Nemonte Nenquimo, mom, indigenous person and activist extraordinaire, is an incredibly accomplished woman at the age of 34. As co-founder of the Ceibo Alliance, she succeeded in saving 500,000 acres of Waoriani Territory in the Amazon rainforest in Ecudor by taking the fight against big oil to the courts and securing a win with a landmark court ruling.
Then, while participating in the court battle, she simultaneously assisted communities in remaining independent of the oil companies by helping to install rainwater harvest systems and solar panels, supported a woman-led cacao and chocolate production business and secured training for Waorani youth to be filmmakers so that they can document the activism in their community, creating powerful images for the digital campaign against the sale of indigenous lands to oil companies.
Because of her efforts in land preservation for indigenous people, she was awarded the Goldman Environmental Prize a.k.a the “Green Nobel”. She has also been recognized by Time Magazine’s One Hundred Most Influential People of 2020.
A toast (with lemonade of course) in honor of this inspiring woman. May we all find a way to do good in this world like she has.
If wish to follow their work, you can find them on FB under Alianza Ceibo or at their website https://www.alianzaceibo.org
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