Greta Thunberg's foundation to donate €150,000 to climate change activists in Africa

17-year-old Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg, on September 23 anunced her foundation would donate $175,000 (150,000 euros) to charities working to support ‘people on frontline of climate crisis in Africa’. While taking to Twitter, Greta informed that organisations including International Red Cross, Red Crescent Movement, Oil Change International and Solar Sister, would each receive $59,000 for ir efforts in Africa. 

teen environmentalist, in a statement said, “We are in a global emergency, which affects all of us. But everyone is t suffering its consequences equally. Africa is being disproportionately hit by climate crisis, despite contributing to it among least. Africa is a key in fight for climate justice and w faces both huge risks as well as many opportunities to develop sustainable societies which put people and planet first”. 

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Climate crisis in Africa 

According to a press release, Africa is one of most vulnerable regions for impacts of climate crisis, as heatwaves, droughts and floods intensify with rising global temperatures. sub-Saharan Africa, especially, is believed to have seen ‘climate extremes’, which has become ‘more frequent and more intense’. Scientists also say that climate crisis is causing more extreme floods and droughts in Africa and recently countries across continent have been hit by heavy floods, including Sudan, Ethiopia, Niger, Ch and Nigeria. 

Furr, press te informed that donation by Greta Thunberg Foundation comes after 17-year-old was awarded Gulbenkian Prize for Humanity in July 2020 along with a donation of €1 million to her foundation. foundation will be donating full sum to charitable projects combatting climate and ecological crisis and supporting people facing its worst impacts. ditionally,   Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation has donated €500,000 of award sum alrey, and second part will be donated when Greta accepts award in Portugal.

(Im credit: AP) 

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