THAND LE CH NYAVANHU, 2

Nvironmental and social activist climate and energy campaigner : reenpeace frica

handile hinyavanhu is a ohannesburg-based climate and social activist working towards establishing an intersectional response to the climate crisis as the norm She places the focus on the women who are most affected by extreme weather events due to poverty, and what their reality may resemble when factors like gender-based violence and the femicide rate are considered alongside environmental issues

am happy to have the opportunity to work with an organisation as renowned as reenpeace Africa t has opened many doors for my advocacy and has allowed me to have enough resources to pursue it full time, says hinyavanhu hinyavanhu holds on to the hope of a socially equitable South Africa where everyone can experience an environment that is safe, free from harm and conducive to a life of dignity

orking together, South Africans can achieve the goal of a society that is safer for women, and where environmental issues and inequality don’t further displace marginalised groups

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