Fatima Jibrell (Somali: Fadumo Jibriil, Arabic: فاطمة جبريل; born December 30, 1947) is a Somali-American environmental activist. She was the co-founder and executive director of the Horn of Africa Relief and Development Organization (now Adeso ), co-founder of Sun Fire Cooking, and was instrumental in the creation of the Women's ...

Fatima Jibrell saved northeastern Somalia from the massive logging of old-growth acacia trees by persuading the regional government to create and enforce a ban on exports of charcoal made from the trees.

Fatima Jibrell founded Adeso in 1991 (previously Horn Relief) with a vision of a peaceful and healthy Somalia. Adeso played a key role in developing an indigenous environmental movement in Somalia, and gained international acclaim for inspiring social and political change.

Fatima Jibrell, one of Somalia’s preeminent environmental activists, is the founder of Horn Relief, an African-led nonprofit organization established in 1991 in response to Somalia’s devastating …

Fatima Jibrell is an inspiring environmentalist. She was born and raised in Somalia. Somalia is a country on the east coast of Africa. Jibrell immigrated to the United States during high school. She studied there and became an American citizen. In the early 1990s, Jibrell went...

Born into a nomadic pastoralist family in Somalia, Fatima Jibrell’s story is one of love for her people and the environment that supports their way of life. In 1991, Fatima founded Adeso (then called the Horn of Africa Relief and Development Organization) to turn her vision of peace and conservation into reality.

2024年1月29日 · Curtis AbrahamFatima Jibrell is a Somali-American environmental activist. She was the co-founder and executive director of the Horn of Africa Relief and Development Organization, co-founder of Sun Fire Cooking, and was instrumental in the creation of the Women's Coalition for Peace.

Jibrell officially retired from Adeso in 2006, but she still serves as a senior advisor and lifetime board member. Her innovative conservation work continues to gain strength and recognition. Today, she is being honored with a 2014 UNEP Champions of the Earth award, the United Nation’s highest environmental accolade.

2022年5月9日 · Fatima Jibrell is a Somali-American environmental activist. She was the co-founder and executive director of Adeso, co-founder of Sun Fire Cooking, and was instrumental in the creation of the Women’s Coalition for Peace.

Somali environmentalist Fatima Jibrell is waging a tireless battle to protect her tiny, arid, and war-ravaged country. Somalia, a desert country the size of Texas, has only 2 percent arable land. With the ever-present threat of devastating droughts, protecting the environment is a must.