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Xoli Fuyani (left) with the girls during a beach clean-up with Beach Co-op. Photo courtesy : Xoli Fuyani
CLIMATE ACTIVISTS

Mentoring programme behind a new wave of young female climate advocates in South Africa

‘Black Girls Rising’ enables girls aged 12 to 18 to lead climate change efforts in their communities through both theoretical and practical training

  • Kate Okorie
7 min read
Looking to the future: Gabriel Klassen had to face the harsh reality of Cape Town running out of water
CAPE TOWN

Cape Town’s Day Zero scare raised a new generation of young climate activists

Gabriel Klassen, who grew up on Cape Town’s Cape Flats, is one of the many young climate activists in South Africa who are reaching out to their peers and pushing for change and…

  • Tunicia Phillips
4 min read