Driven to protect the planet one child, one tree and one recycled piece of plastic at a time, environmental advocate Doyinsola Ogunye is helping children, youth and women in Nigeria to create a more sustainable future for themselves. Ogunye founded the Mental and Environmental Development Initiative for Children (MEDIC), through which she also established a Kids Clean Club, Kids Beach Garden and Sea Turtle Sanctuary, and other activities to teach children eco-friendly habits such as cleaning up beaches, planting trees and recycling. She also founded the Recycling Scheme for Women and Youth Empowerment (RESWAYE), an initiative to empower youth and women to protect the environment through recycling and waste management. As she navigates her daily work, Ogunye says she is guided by the same question that came to her when she first found herself in a new environment she didn’t like: What can I do? Over the years, she has found some answers — and has even been rewarded for them. Across Africa, she is recognized as an environmental advocate pulling resources to better the planet. In 2020, she won the Her Network Woman of the Year award. She is an alumnus of the Social Innovators Programme (SIP) and a goalkeeper at the Gates Foundation for U.N. Sustainable Development Goals. Doyinsola Ogunye is known across Africa for her work to help children and women build more sustainable futures. Image courtesy of Doyinsola Ogunye. Doyinsola Ogunye recently spoke with Mongabay by phone to discuss her initiatives. The following interview has been…This article was originally published on Mongabay
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