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Nov 2023
27m 26s

100 Women: Changing how we think about o...

Bbc World Service
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Kim Chakanetsa meets two climate change pioneers who are are on this year's BBC 100 Women list.

Basima Abdulrahman is the founder and CEO of KESK, the first company in Iraq that offers green services and products.

Jennifer Uchendu is the founder of SustyVibes, a youth-led sustainability organisation, and The Eco Anxiety Project, an initiative promoting awareness and research into climate change and its impact on young Africans’ mental health.

Produced by Alice Gioia

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