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Line 1: {{Short description|American climate activist}} {{Infobox person | name = | | occupation = Climate justice activist | organization = Black Girl Environmentalist | education = {{plainlist| *[[University of Connecticut]] (BA) *[[University of Oxford]] (MS) }} | known_for = | honours = | website = {{URL|https://blackgirlenvironmentalist.org/}} }} '''Wanjiku "Wawa" Gatheru''' == Early life == Gatheru was born to Kenyan immigrants and raised in the rural area of [[Pomfret, Connecticut]],<ref name="CleverCloggs">{{Cite web |last=Reitz |first=Stephanie |date=2019-11-24 |title=Student Leader Wanjiku (Wawa) Gatheru Named UConn's First Rhodes Scholar |url=https://today.uconn.edu/2019/11/student-leader-wanjiku-wawa-gatheru-named-uconns-first-rhodes-scholar/ |access-date=2024-02-22 |website=UConn Today |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Wanjiku "Wawa" Gatheru |url=https://www.wgbh.org/people/wanjiku-wawa-gatheru |access-date=2024-07-23 |website=GBH |language=en}}</ref> She became interested in climate activism at 15 and took classes in environmental science.<ref>{{Cite web |title=A Conversation with Black Girl Environmentalist Founder Wawa Gatheru |url=https://www.earthisland.org/journal/index.php/magazine/entry/a-conversation-with-black-girl-environmentalist-founder-wawa-gatheru/ |access-date=2024-07-19 |website=Earth Island Journal}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-04-21 |title=How this 22-year-old is creating an anti-racist climate movement: 'We're trying to create a new future' |url=https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/black-environmentalist-creating-anti-racist-climate-movement-214113532.html |access-date=2024-07-19 |website=Yahoo Life |language=en-US}}</ref> Gatheru attended the [[University of Connecticut]]. She received the [[Harry S. Truman Scholarship|Harry S. Truman]], Rhodes, and [[Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation]]{{`}}s scholarship in 2019.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hirsh |first=Sophie |date=2021-11-23 |title=Why Community Is Key in Climate Justice Activism, According to Wawa Gatheru (Exclusive) |url=https://www.greenmatters.com/p/climate-justice-activism-wawa-gatheru |access-date=2024-07-19 |website=Green Matters |language=en-US}}</ref> She graduated [[Latin honors|''magna cum laude'']] in 2020 with a BA in [[Environmental studies]] and a minor in Urban and Community Studies.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Wawa Gatheru: Keynote speaker for 2022 MLKjr Day festivities |url=https://diversity.williams.edu/davis-center/davis-center-news/wawagatheru/ |access-date=2024-02-22 |website=The Davis Center |language=en-US}}</ref> She earned her Master's from the [[University of Oxford]] in nature, society and environmental governance.<ref>{{Cite == Activism == Line 19 ⟶ 24: In 2022, she hosted the black [[Ecofeminism|eco-feminist]] summit, which was featured in the ''[[British Vogue]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Attlee |first=Joycelyn Longdon |date=2022-10-03 |title=Inside The UK's First Black Ecofeminist Summit |url=https://www.vogue.co.uk/arts-and-lifestyle/article/black-ecofeminist-summit |access-date=2024-07-19 |website=British Vogue |language=en-GB}}</ref> She was the board chair at the [[Environmental Media Association]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Climate activist Wawa Gatheru: Fight for an age of "unprecedented care" {{!}} Bryant News |url=https://news.bryant.edu/climate-activist-wawa-gatheru-fight-age-unprecedented-care |access-date=2024-02-22 |website=news.bryant.edu |language=en}}</ref> == Achievements == Gatheru was recognized as a Young Futurist by The Root in 2020, a [[Grist (magazine)|Grist]] 50 FIXER, and ''[[Glamour (magazine)|Glamour]]'' College Woman of the Year.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-12-29 |title=Wanjiku "Wawa" Gatheru - Environmental Justice Advocate & Writer |url=https://conveningleaders.org/gatheru-wanjiku/ |access-date=2024-02-22 |website=PCMA Convening Leaders |language=en-US}}</ref> In 2021, she was [[Victoria's Secret]] PINK Purpose Project Winner.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-02-28 |title=Making Climate Work More Intentional and Creative: A Conversation with Wawa Gatheru |url=https://www.green4ema.org/impact-network-blog/2022/02/28/making-climate-work-more-intentional-and-creative-a-conversation-with-wawa-gatheru |access-date=2024-02-22 |website=Environmental Media Association |language=en-US}}</ref> In January 2023, she appeared on the cover of ''Vogue'' alongside [[Billie Eilish]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nast |first=Condé |date=2023-01-04 |title=Billie Eilish on Climate Activism and Radical Hope |url=https://www.vogue.com/article/billie-eilish-climate-activism-january-cover-2022-video |access-date=2024-02-22 |website=Vogue |language=en-US}}</ref> I She was also named Climate Creator to Watch by Pique Action and the [[Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lundstrom |first=Kathryn |date=2023-01-31 |title=These 17 Creators Are Leading the Conversation on Climate |url=https://www.adweek.com/brand-marketing/were-more-than-just-a-commercial-these-17-creators-are-leading-the-conversation-on-climate/ |access-date=2024-02-22 |website=www.adweek.com |language=en-US}}</ref> became a member of the first-ever National Environmental Youth Advisory Council at the [[United States Environmental Protection Agency|U.S. Environmental Protection Agency]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=US EPA |first=OA |date=2023-11-16 |title=EPA Administrator Regan Announces Members of First-Ever National Environmental Youth Advisory Council |url=https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-administrator-regan-announces-members-first-ever-national-environmental-youth |access-date=2024-02-22 |website=www.epa.gov |language=en}}</ref> and won a Trailblazer Award at In 2024, Gatheru was named in [[Forbes 30 Under 30]] List under Social Impact.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Wawa Gatheru |url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/wawa-gatheru/ |access-date=2024-02-22 |website=Forbes |language=en}}</ref> Line 28 ⟶ 34: == References == {{reflist}} [[Category:Rhodes Scholars]] [[Category:Climate activists]] [[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]] [[Category:Living people]] | |||