Cast your vote for Elizabeth Wathuti in the Sustainability and Climate Change category here: https://www.pulselive.co.ke/influencer-awards
As a spokesperson for youth climate voices, Elizabeth Wathuti provides a bridge between grassroots climate action and global advocacy.
A community mobiliser Wathuti is someone who lives by local action but speaks on international platforms.
She is a vibrant young leader from Nyeri County who has become a symbol of generational urgency in the climate movement.
To crown her efforts, she has received recognitions and awards for her youth-led climate activism in Africa. Her core values are equity, justice, local empowerment, women’s leadership, and climate resilience.
Wathuti’s profile highlights her work, recognition and impact in key areas:
1. Climate Advocacy & Youth Leadership
Her role in pushing for climate justice, especially as a young African woman speaking truth to power. She is viewd as carrying “the weight of a generation’s hopes” at global climate summits.
She calls for global solidarity and frames climate action as a moral duty, not just policy.
2. Grassroots Impact and Tree Planting
A recurring point is her founding of the Green Generation Initiative and that under it, over 30,000 tree seedlings have been planted in Kenya.
Her approach blends environmental restoration with community empowerment, especially in schools and youth groups.
3. Recognition and Awards
Wathuti has been widely honored: – Named among, Time Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People / Time100 Impact Award.
Prior awards include Africa Green Person of the Year (2019) and inclusion among Africa’s most influential youth.
Cast your vote for Elizabeth Wathuti in the Sustainability and Climate Change category here: https://www.pulselive.co.ke/influencer-awards
