WGEP Champions Environmental Action, Our Sisters Lead Changemakers, & Remembering Cleancy
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WGEP Champions Environmental Action
Our Sisters Lead Changemakers leading a community clean up at their village market
Girls’ education and climate change may not seem directly linked, but research shows otherwise. For every additional year of schooling a girl receives, her country’s resilience to climate disasters increases. Quality education also opens pathways to gender parity in climate leadership, ensuring that women and girls have a voice in building a sustainable future.
Project Drawdown identifies Education and Family Planning as a core climate solution, citing its potential to curb overpopulation and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. By investing in girls’ education, we are investing in a greener, more equitable world.
Members of the women’s literacy group with their new, climate smart mud stove
Thanks to support from Rick Steves’ Climate Smart Commitment, we have expanded our women- and girl-led climate initiatives, especially through our leadership program in Senegal. This school year, students organized multiple community cleanups, including a recent effort to restore local mangrove ecosystems.
At the same time, WGEP’s women’s literacy and income-generation groups continue to drive grassroots sustainability. In 2025 alone, 613 women have taken part in 18 hands-on sessions to build fuel-efficient mud ovens, which reduce the need for firewood. Another 110 women have joined workshops on fruit and vegetable preservation—a critical skill for rural communities that lack electricity and the ability to keep their fruits and vegetables fresh during the post-harvest months.
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Our Sisters Lead changemakers selected for the leadership retreat
This April and May, Our Sisters Lead brought together 60 girls and 14 boys for an intensive 3 day leadership retreat. This group of students was selected from the larger program cohort of 400 students that engages in leadership training all year long. Participants who were selected, received hands-on training on how to lead their own awareness campaigns. This year students chose topics to engage in that are important to them including environmental protection, prevention of gender-based violence, substance abuse, traffic safety, and reproductive health.
Our Sisters Lead Changemaker presenting on substance abuse prevention
Our Sisters Lead Changemaker leading a public session on the prevention of violence against women and girls
Following the retreats, these young changemakers led small-group discussions and public forums in their communities using skits, debates, and interactive presentations to raise awareness and spark meaningful dialogue among community members. In a culture where young people, especially young women, are often not encouraged to stand up and lead, these young women are paving the way for real change on important social issues.
This year, leaders have already organized 12 meetings reaching more than 3,600 community members. We’re continually inspired by their leadership and passion for change!
In Memoriam: Cleancy Karimi
Cleancy Karimi at the Gatunga Library and IT Center, Tharaka-Nithi, Kenya
It is with deep sadness that we share the passing of our beloved colleague, Cleancy Karimi, a dedicated member of our library staff in Tharaka-Nithi, Kenya. Cleancy was a pillar in the Tharaka community since joining the TWWP team as the Gatunga Library’s sole librarian, welcoming every student with kindness, curiosity, and a deep commitment to learning.
Since the opening of the library, Cleancy has played a vital role in making it a safe, vibrant, and inspiring space for young readers. Her presence will be profoundly missed by students, colleagues, and community members alike.
We extend our heartfelt condolences to her family, friends, and all those whose lives were touched by Cleancy. May her legacy live on through the joy of reading and the countless lives she inspired.
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