{"id":87202,"date":"2022-12-09T15:32:28","date_gmt":"2022-12-09T20:32:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/?p=87202"},"modified":"2022-12-09T15:29:29","modified_gmt":"2022-12-09T20:29:29","slug":"hbcu-green-fund-and-center-for-environmental-justice-cites-small-progress-toward-climate-justice-at-cop27-in-egypt-and-commit-to-helping-young-african-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/hbcu-green-fund-and-center-for-environmental-justice-cites-small-progress-toward-climate-justice-at-cop27-in-egypt-and-commit-to-helping-young-african-students\/","title":{"rendered":"HBCU Green Fund and Center for Environmental Justice Cites Small Progress Toward Climate Justice at COP27 in Egypt and Commit to Helping Young African Students"},"content":{"rendered":"

WASHINGTON, D.C. and ATLANTA, Ga., Dec. 9, 2022 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — In an effort to increase diversity at the recent\u00a0United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27)<\/strong>\u00a0in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, the\u00a0HBCU Green Fund<\/strong>\u00a0and the\u00a0Harambee House\/Citizens for Environmental Justice (HH\/CFEJ)<\/strong>\u00a0partnered to lead a delegation of 27 persons from the United States, Africa and the diaspora to participate in the global summit touted as \u201cCOP Africa.\u201d The group is pleased about the historic agreement made to create a loss and damage fund for vulnerable\u00a0nations most impacted by the effects of climate change and\u00a0they are working to help advance projects in Africa among the delegation.<\/p>\n

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Photo Caption: HBCU Green Fund and Harambee House\/Citizens for Environmental Justice Center Delegation to COP27 in Egypt paused for a photo during a meet-and-greet held during the UN Climate Conference.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cDuring a COP26 presentation in Glasgow, Scotland, we pledged to expand Black participation at COP27 in Egypt. Our efforts exceeded our expectations, culminating in a network connecting African and African American climate leaders,\u201d notes\u00a0Felicia Davis<\/strong>, founder of HBCU Green Fund. \u201cIt is enormously difficult for grassroots organizers to travel to international meetings from the US and almost impossible from Africa, so we came together to help. Dr. McClain\u2019s inspiring and powerful message provided a historical linking of continents and bonded the group forever. She reinforced the certainty that a sustainable Africa is crucial to a sustainable planet and our long-term involvement and commitment is key!\u201d<\/p>\n

Dr. Mildred McClain<\/strong>, executive director of the legendary\u00a0Harambee House<\/strong>, expressed during a meet-and-greet for the delegation, \u201cWe are linking a continent, central and south America, and wherever we at. Our name is Harambee!\u201d The\u00a0Environmental Justice pioneer\u00a0known as \u201cMama Bahati,\u201d\u00a0continues, \u201cThe climate change impacts are so incredible that even us, we don\u2019t understand the fullness. It is our responsibility to become subject matter experts and insinuate ourselves everywhere; from the local all the way to international arenas.\u201d<\/p>\n

The delegation included representatives from Burkina Faso, Ghana, Kenya, Liberia, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Togo, and Uganda alongside representatives from the United States to highlight climate work underway in frontline communities and prepare for the\u00a0United Nations conference. With encouragement from local organizers and friends at Microsoft and Nike, the Green Fund hosted a\u00a0PreCOP27 Virtual Summit<\/strong>\u00a0this past September, \u201cA Sustainable Future for Africa and the Diaspora.” The event convened young leaders from the diaspora, featured local climate solutions already underway in Africa, mobilized support for projects, and helped raise funding for African youth participation in COP27 in Egypt.<\/p>\n

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Photo Caption: HBCU Green Fund and Harambee House\/Citizens for Environmental Justice Center Delegates to COP27 after a panel discussion at the Environment Justice Pavilion at the UN Climate Conference in Egypt.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cClimate change is already devastating communities throughout Africa,\u201d said\u00a0Illai Kenney<\/strong>, managing director of HBCU Green Fund.\u00a0\u201cOur delegation included young\u00a0leaders from areas most impacted by climate change and for global meetings to produce real solutions their voices must be included. We are glad to have played a small part in making that happen.\u201d<\/p>\n

During the meeting the HBCU Green Fund announced a new partnership with REDES Ecovillages that features an annual\u00a0HBCU EcoVillage Spring Break Tour<\/strong>. Twelve students attending historically black colleges and universities will meet with 12 Senegalese students in a service-learning experience. REDES is a grassroots community association dedicated to developing a mutual support network of ecovillages in the Sahel region of Africa.\u00a0Founded by\u00a0Dr. Ousmane Pame<\/strong>, REDES has expanded to 141 villages across Senegal and Mauritania.<\/p>\n

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Photo Caption: HBCU Green Fund and Harambee House\/Citizens for Environmental Justice Center Delegates to COP27 after a panel discussion at the Environment Justice Pavilion at the UN Climate Conference in Egypt.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Based in Washington, D.C. and Atlanta, the HBCU Green Fund (hbcugreenfund.org<\/a>) is a non-profit, nonpartisan organization working with historically black colleges and universities in the U.S. and abroad to advance sustainability and promote student engagement in green initiatives.<\/p>\n

The Savannah-based HH\/CFEJ\u00a0(theharambeehouse.net<\/a>\u00a0) was established in 1991 to educate, inspire, organize and build the capacity of African Americans and other communities of color to create and sustain safe, economically vibrant, healthy neighborhoods that promote environmental justice and green sustainability.<\/p>\n

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