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STOCKHOLM: Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg on Wednesday announced that a foundation she has set up would donate 150,000 euros (175,000 dollars) to assist people affected by climate change in Africa.
The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, Oil Change International and Solar Sister would each receive 50,000 euros, the Greta Thunberg Foundation said.
The statement said that Africa was “one of the most vulnerable regions for the impacts of the climate crisis, as heatwaves, droughts and floods intensify with rising global temperatures.” The funds to the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement were to support disaster relief work across Africa. Solar Sister assists local women entrepreneurs in Tanzania and Nigeria to build clean, solar-powered businesses, while Oil Change International combats “harmful oil and gas projects across Africa,” the statement added. (DPA)
The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, Oil Change International and Solar Sister would each receive 50,000 euros, the Greta Thunberg Foundation said.
The statement said that Africa was “one of the most vulnerable regions for the impacts of the climate crisis, as heatwaves, droughts and floods intensify with rising global temperatures.” The funds to the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement were to support disaster relief work across Africa. Solar Sister assists local women entrepreneurs in Tanzania and Nigeria to build clean, solar-powered businesses, while Oil Change International combats “harmful oil and gas projects across Africa,” the statement added. (DPA)
