Rahmina Paullete

Rahmina Paullete, commonly known as Rahmina, is a 17 year old Kenyan climate activist and a conservationist at Fridays for future as well as the head campaigner for #LetLakeVictoriaBreatheAgain [1][2] that advocates for the restoration[3] of Lake Victoria.[4] She is the founder of Kisumu environmental champions, an organization that does environmental, wildlife conservation and climate change advocacy.[5][6][7]

Rahmina Paullete
Born19/11/2005
Kisumu, Kenya
EducationM.A Junior Academy
Alma materKisumu Senior School
OccupationActivist
OrganizationKisumu Environmental Champs
Known forEnvironmental activist
Websitehttps://rahminapaullete.com/

Through eco innovation she is using water hyacinth to generate environmental friendly products named Rahmina Paullete Eco-products where she is the CEO

In recent years she has also been in managerial positions including a focal point at food at COP,content creator at Sustory and a Fossil Fuel Treaty Champion

Education

Rahimna sat for her Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) at the M.A Junior Academy in 2019.[8] She studied at Kisumu Senior Academy where she completed her IGCSE .[9]

Career

She is a member of the Wangari Maathai Foundation which develops courageous and responsible leadership among youth.[10] She is also the lead campaigner at Food@COP, a movement led by a collection of young people from across the globe who believe that climate-friendly negotiations must take place over climate-friendly meals.Moreover , she is also a treaty champion at Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty . In addition, she is a communication specialist at Sustory Love and a Youth coordinator at 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
  • 2016 Little Miss Kenya Kisumu County[15]
  • 2016 Green Kids Award [16]
  • 2018 Environmental Ambassador Kisumu County[17][18]
  • 2018 Eco Warrior Tourism Change Maker Award[19]
  • 2019 Little Princess of Africa
  • 2019 Kidpreneur of The Year (Lake Basin Innovation and Investment Week)
  • 2020 Reimagine a Park by Daima Green Spaces(Wangari Maathai Foundation)
  • 2020 Lake Hub Innovation Award (My Little Big Thing Incubation Finalist by Safaricom.
  • 2021 Build Your Business Potential Program Certificate Award by U.S Embassy Nairobi
  • 2021 Africa Kids Awards (Young Achievers Category)
  • 2021 ICPAC Climate Action Awards East Africa by IGAD
  • 2021 Top 100 Young African Conservation Leaders Award by African Wildlife Foundation
  • 2022 Trailblazers Presidential Award
  • 2022 MTM Environmental Excellence Award

References
  1. "Rahmina Paulette Oyugi". Young African Conservation Leaders. Retrieved 2022-12-05.
  2. "Kenyan climate activist reacts to discussions at COP26 conference". Business Daily. 2021-11-05. Retrieved 2022-12-05.
  3. Mirror, The African (2022-11-01). "13 young activists fighting for climate action in Africa". The African Mirror. Retrieved 2022-12-05.
  4. "Kenya: Youth climate activist highlights pollution on Lake Victoria". AfricaNews. 2022-03-22. Retrieved 2022-12-05.
  5. "Kisumu Environmental Champs". www.climate-chance.org. Retrieved 2022-12-05.
  6. The 16-year-old activist protecting Africa's largest lake - CNN Video, 14 November 2022, retrieved 2022-12-05
  7. Monitor, The Christian Science (2022-11-18). "The Christian Science Monitor Daily for November 18, 2022". The Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved 2022-12-05.
  8. "Kenyan teen environmentalist among delegates to COP26". Naturenews.africa. 2021-10-30. Retrieved 2022-12-05.
  9. Mirror, The African (2022-11-01). "13 young activists fighting for climate action in Africa". The African Mirror. 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. "Account Suspended". www.delreport.com. Retrieved 2022-12-05.
  16. paukwastories (2022-06-13). "Rahmina Paulette". Paukwa. Retrieved 2022-12-05.
  17. "Kenya: Youth climate activist highlights pollution on Lake Victoria". AfricaNews. 2022-03-29. Retrieved 2022-12-05.
  18. "Meet the Winners of the Climate Action Awards East Africa". ICPAC. Retrieved 2022-12-05.
  19. "Account Suspended". www.delreport.com. Retrieved 2022-12-05.

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