Rahmina Paullete

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Rahmina Paullete
Born19 November 2005
Kisumu, Kenya
Alma materKisumu Senior School
OccupationActivist
OrganizationKisumu Environmental Champs
Known forEnvironmental activist
Notable workClimate activist
Websitehttps://rahminapaullete.com/

Rahmina Paullete, commonly known as Rahmina, is an 18 year old Kenyan climate activist. She is the head campaigner for #LetLakeVictoriaBreatheAgain that advocates for the restoration of Lake Victoria. She is also the founder of Kisumu Environmental Champions, an organization that does environmental wildlife conservation and climate change advocacy.

Education[edit]

Rahimna sat for her Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) at the M.A Junior Academy in 2019.[1] She studied at Kisumu Senior Academy where she completed her IGCSE. She is currently an International Relations student at Daystar University.[2]

Career[edit]

Paullete is the head campaigner for #LetLakeVictoriaBreatheAgain[3][4] that advocates for the restoration[5] of Lake Victoria.[6] She is the founder of Kisumu Environmental Champions, an organization that does environmental wildlife conservation and climate change advocacy.[7][8][9] She is a member of the Wangari Maathai Foundation[10] and is a part of Fridays For Future.[11] In 2021, she was among the delegates who represented Kenya in the COP26 summit which happened in Glasgow, Scotland.[12][13][14]

Awards[edit]

  • 2016 Green Kids Award[15]
  • 2018 Environmental Ambassador Kisumu County[16][17]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Kenyan teen environmentalist among delegates to COP26". Naturenews.africa. 2021-10-30. Retrieved 2022-12-05.
  2. ^ Mirror, The African (2022-11-01). "13 young activists fighting for climate action in Africa". The African Mirror. Retrieved 2022-12-05.
  3. ^ "Rahmina Paulette Oyugi". Young African Conservation Leaders. Retrieved 2022-12-05.
  4. ^ "Kenyan climate activist reacts to discussions at COP26 conference". Business Daily. 2021-11-05. Retrieved 2022-12-05.
  5. ^ Mirror, The African (2022-11-01). "13 young activists fighting for climate action in Africa". The African Mirror. Retrieved 2022-12-05.
  6. ^ "Kenya: Youth climate activist highlights pollution on Lake Victoria". AfricaNews. 2022-03-22. Retrieved 2022-12-05.
  7. ^ "Kisumu Environmental Champs". www.climate-chance.org. Retrieved 2022-12-05.
  8. ^ The 16-year-old activist protecting Africa's largest lake - CNN Video, 14 November 2022, retrieved 2022-12-05
  9. ^ Monitor, The Christian Science (2022-11-18). "The Christian Science Monitor Daily for November 18, 2022". The Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved 2022-12-05.
  10. ^ "The 16-year-old activist protecting Africa's largest lake". WFMZ.com. Retrieved 2022-12-05.
  11. ^ Staff Reporter (2022-03-25). "Young people join ProVeg International to demand food system change". Farmers Review Africa. Retrieved 2022-12-05.
  12. ^ Manhandara, Chris (29 October 2021). "Teen Environmentalist Among Delegates To COP26". Kenya News Agency. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
  13. ^ https://www.kenyanews.go.ke/teen-environmentalist-among-delegates-to-cop26/
  14. ^ "Provisional list of registered participants" (PDF). United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.
  15. ^ paukwastories (2022-06-13). "Rahmina Paulette". Paukwa. Retrieved 2022-12-05.
  16. ^ "Kenya: Youth climate activist highlights pollution on Lake Victoria". AfricaNews. 2022-03-29. Retrieved 2022-12-05.
  17. ^ "Meet the Winners of the Climate Action Awards East Africa". ICPAC. Retrieved 2022-12-05.


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