When women thrive, the planet thrives

FATIMA
WRITTEN BY

Fátima

Fátima is Ecosia's Video Editorial Lead. She thinks in many Sprachen.

It’s not an original observation and yet one that is often overlooked—women in rural areas are the driving force behind reforestation and community projects.

In a world that keeps questioning the need for International Women’s Day, we want to celebrate the women rallying their communities to restore entire landscapes.

Take Oumou. In Senegal’s savannah—one of the driest places on earth—she’s uniting her community to bring back trees and water to their land.

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