Fatou Jeng Quotes
Gambia
Fatou Jeng is a youth climate activist from Gambia, focused on education, conservation and planting trees.
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A climate justice approach is the single-best hope the world has.
Leaders are failing to grasp the urgency of the crisis before us.
Justice is about having your voice heard and being included in the process.
Poorer countries, which contribute least to global emissions, must be supported so they can adapt to the growing consequences of a warming world.
The fight cannot be won through well-meaning words, one-off programmes or snappy press releases. It requires a strategic, systematic approach that builds alliances of the willing and drives catalytic change.
We already know that economic downturns lead to increased levels of gender-based violence.
The world is watching, young people are watching
The government can’t do it alone–and neither can we
This is the harsh reality we are facing. If we want to fight the climate crisis and talk about climate justice, then we need to ensure that girls’ education is put at the heart of the discussions. We have been talking for a long time, but what we need now is real action.
We believe in the power of empowering local communities
Much of the innovation we are seeing today—whether in the circular economy, education, waste management, or climate-smart agriculture—is already being led by young people
Women, in particular, have been systematically excluded from the decision-making table
Cultural expectations on women to care for their families will not fall, even when livelihoods are destroyed as a result of the climate crisis
Impact matters most at the grassroots level
The future for people living in poorer countries has become increasingly precarious
When humanitarian crises deteriorate and hunger levels increase, women and girls will shoulder the burden
as long as large swathes of humanity remain underrepresented and unsupported, action at Cop will have little meaning.
At some point, you have no choice but to be involved in climate advocacy, because whether you like it or not, it directly affects your livelihood and your wellbeing
We cannot talk about addressing the most pressing challenges of our time while leaving out the group that makes up more than half of Africa’s population