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Changing the tide of waste management in Bamenda, Cameroon
Laura Malou

Mandela Washington Fellowship Reciprocal Exchange

Changing the tide of waste management in Bamenda, Cameroon
Chicagoans fight against pollution in the Pilsen neighborhood’s industrial enclave
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Northwestern University

Chicagoans fight against pollution in the Pilsen neighborhood’s industrial enclave
Informal waste picking: How one woman in Cameroon is providing food for her family while empowering others
Patu Ndango Fen

Mandela Washington Fellowship Reciprocal Exchange

Informal waste picking: How one woman in Cameroon is providing food for her family while empowering others
From water scarcity to security: How Cap Cameroun islanders are solving their problems with plastic bottles
Gladys Asu Ngouana

Mandela Washington Fellowship Reciprocal Exchange

From water scarcity to security: How Cap Cameroun islanders are solving their problems with plastic bottles
Ayeah Leonette is a singer and single mother saving the planet, one car tire at a time
Giyo Ndzi

Mandela Washington Fellowship Reciprocal Exchange

Ayeah Leonette is a singer and single mother saving the planet, one car tire at a time
Campus sustainability and circularity: George Washington University’s Green Move-Out Program
Daria Nastasia

Planet Forward Video Production Assistant | George Washington University

Countering misinformation and evaluating environmental impact: Experts discuss aftermath of Ohio train derailment and toxic spill
Delan Li

University of Connecticut

Countering misinformation and evaluating environmental impact: Experts discuss aftermath of Ohio train derailment and toxic spill
Seeking a swimmable D.C.: Water quality monitoring in Rock Creek
Sophie Kahler & Zoe Swiss

Social Media Manager | Planet Forward

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Essay | Water conservation in the Potomac River
Emma Smith

Unity College

Curbing the tide of single-use plastic straws: A simple and natural solution
Beverly Ndifoin

Mandela Washington Fellow | Notre Dame University

Plastic waste gives life to water & classroom infrastructure in Mbalmayo, Cameroon
Beverly Ndifoin

Mandela Washington Fellow | Notre Dame University

Essay | Is the key to solving the plastic problem in our past?
Hannah Stelben

Franklin & Marshall College

Essay | How a student-led social enterprise inspires youth to think globally, and act locally
Maria Zaharatos

The Middlebury Institute of International Studies

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Celia Ledón: Turning waste into wonderful
Anneliese Forlenza

George Washington University

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ModiMask: Turning used surgical masks into tote bags
Cael Parker

Virginia Commonwealth University

Kids can do it too: How a children’s book can inspire community-based action for the environment
Maria Zaharatos

The Middlebury Institute of International Studies

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