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Elizabeth Wanjiru Wathuti | |
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.jpg) Elizabeth Wathuti in 2022 | |
| Born | 1 August 1995 Kiandu village, Tetu Constituency, Nyeri County Kenya |
| Education | Kenyatta University |
| Years active | 2015–present |
| Known for | Environment and Climate activism since childhood |
Elizabeth Wanjiru Wathuti (born August 1, 1995) is a Kenyan environment and climate activist and founder of the Green Generation Initiative,[1] which nurtures young people to love nature and be environmentally conscious at a young age and has now planted 30,000 tree seedlings in Kenya.[2][3]
In 2019, she was awarded the Africa Green Person of the Year Award by the Eleven Eleven Twelve Foundation[4] and named as one of the 100 Most Influential Young Africans by the Africa Youth Awards.[5]
- ^ "Green Generation Initiative". Green Generation Initiative. Retrieved 2022-11-09.
- ^ "Perspective - Elizabeth Wathuti, the 23-year-old environmental activist planting trees in Kenya". France 24. 2019-09-25. Retrieved 2020-02-02.
- ^ Environment, U. N. "Elizabeth Wathuti". Young Champions of the Earth - UN Environment Program. Retrieved 2020-02-02.
- ^ "Green Award Categories – EETFoundation" (PDF). Retrieved 2020-02-04.
- ^ APANEWS. "Nine Kenyans among 2019 most influential young Africans". apanews.net. Retrieved 2020-01-31.