Yero Sarr
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| Yero Sarr | |
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| 🏳️ Citizenship | Senegal |
| 💼 Occupation | Climate Activist |
| Known for | Activism |
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Yero Sarr is a Senegalese climate activist. He is a founder of Fridays for Future Senegal and has campaigned on climate change and environmental issues. He has participated in youth climate initiatives in Senegal and internationally.[1][2]
Early life and education
Sarr grew up in Senegal after moving there from Ivory Coast as a child. He studied physics and chemistry and became involved in climate activism while he was a student.[3]
Activism
Sarr became involved in youth climate activism at the age of 16. He later helped establish the Senegalese branch of Fridays for Future, a youth climate movement that began with school strikes inspired by Greta Thunberg.[2][1]
His activism has included campaigns concerning climate change and environmental issues in West Africa. Greenpeace has reported that he has worked with environmental organisations on issues including the effects of industrial fishing on communities in West Africa.[2]
In 2023, Sarr participated in a World Bank discussion on youth engagement in climate change in Africa. The World Bank identified him as the founder of Fridays for Future Senegal.[4]
Sarr has also been involved with Act on Sahel, an initiative concerned with environmental and youth issues in the Sahel region.[5]
2019 assault
In September 2019, Sarr was assaulted while campaigning for climate action in Senegal. According to an Agence France-Presse report, an adult attacked him and fractured his jaw after objecting to his climate activism.[1]
At the time, Sarr was 18 years old and studying physics and chemistry. He was described by AFP as the founder of the Senegalese branch of Fridays for Future.[1]
Recognition
In 2021, Greenpeace included Sarr in a list of African youth climate activists.[2]
In 2022, he was included in the Forbes Africa 30 Under 30 list.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Au Sénégal, un étudiant paie d'une mâchoire fracturée son combat pour le climat". Voice of America Afrique. Agence France-Presse. 23 September 2019.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "10 African Climate Youth Activists Changing the Face of The Planet". Greenpeace International. 2021.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Yero Sarr : Infatigable Défenseur De l'Environnement". Forbes Afrique. 20 May 2024.
- ↑ "African Youth Engagement on Climate Change". World Bank. 11 September 2023.
- ↑ "Senegal-Germany People's Alliance for Climate Justice". Fridays for Future. 2022.
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