Destiny Watford wani Ba'amurkiya ce mai rajin kare muhalli. Ta sami lambar yabo ta muhalli ta Goldman a shekarar, 2016.[1][2][3]

Destiny Watford
Rayuwa
Haihuwa New Jersey, 1995 (28/29 shekaru)
ƙasa Tarayyar Amurka
Sana'a
Sana'a environmentalist (en) Fassara
Kyaututtuka
Fafutuka environmentalism (en) Fassara
Destiny Watford (hagu) tare da Nancy Pelosi, 2016

Tarihin rayuwa

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Watford ta girma ne a Curtis Bay, Maryland, a wani yanki mai mahimmancin gurɓatar iska.[4][5][6] Yayinda take makarantar sakandare, ta fara kamfen neman tallafi kan wani aikin hada wuta wanda birni da jihar suka amince dashi, kuma zai iya kona tan 4,000 na barnar kowace rana.[5] Fiye da shekaru huɗu, ta jagoranci bayar da shawarwari tare da sauran ɗalibai a makarantar sakandaren Benjamin Franklin bisa la'akari da tasirin tasirin lafiya daga ƙarin gurɓatar iska a yankin, gami da yaduwar asma da aka riga aka samu a cikin jama'ar yankin[6][7] Aikinsu ya haɗa da bincike game da amfani da ƙasa da manufofin yanki, da kuma neman shiga makaranta da jami'an gwamnati.[8] A cikin shekara ta, 2016, Ma'aikatar Muhalli ta Maryland ta soke aikin ƙone wuta.[9][10]

Ta yi karatu a jami’ar Towson.[11] A cikin shekara ta, 2018, ta gabatar a Taron Gasar Fuskantarwa.[12] A lokacin da take da shekaru 16, ta kirkiro kungiyar gwagwarmaya Free Your Voice,[3][13] wanda yanzu wani bangare ne na kungiyar kare hakkin dan adam ta United Workers.[14]

Kyauta da yabo

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Destiny Watford a cikin wani taro

Watford ta sami kyaututtuka da yabo iri-iri, gami da Kyautar Muhalli ta Goldman a shekarar, 2016, kazalika da fitarwa a matsayin Jarumar Birdland a shekarar, 2016,[15] Jagoran Zamani Mai Zuwa 2016,[16] da Essence Work 100 Woman.[17]

Jawabin jama'a

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Watford babban mai gabatarwa ne mai magana akan muhalli da kuma adalci kan muhalli. Bayanan magana sun hada da:

  • Mai magana a Shekara ta, 2017 TEDxMidAtlantic[18]
  • Mai jawabi a Gaban Taron Kasa na Kasa na shekarar, 2018[12]
  • Muhimmin bayani a Jami'ar a shekara ta, 2018 na Jami'ar Maryland na Yanayin Yanayi da Taro na Bambancin Kiwan lafiya[19]
  • Muhimmin bayani a Taron Taron Tsabtace Makamashi mai tsabta na shekarar, 2019 na New Mexico[20]
  •  
    Jigon magana a bikin 2019 na 'Powerarfin 10' Taron Jami'ar Towson[21]

Manazarta

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  1. "Destiny Watford". Goldman Environmental Foundation (in Turanci). Retrieved 2021-04-20.
  2. Worland, Jason (October 8, 2020). "Fighting for Environmental Justice on the Streets of Baltimore". Time. Retrieved 2021-04-20.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Norris, Anna (April 26, 2016). "This Brave Baltimore Student Shut Down the Nation's Largest Trash Incinerator". The Weather Channel. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  4. Dance, Scott (April 18, 2016). "Curtis Bay youth wins award for campaign against Fairfield incinerator". Baltimore Sun. Archived from the original on 10 May 2021. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  5. 5.0 5.1 Blackstone, John (April 19, 2016). "Baltimore student takes on gov't, saves town from more pollution". CBS News. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  6. 6.0 6.1 Fears, Darryl (April 18, 2016). "This Baltimore 20-year-old just won a huge international award for taking out a giant trash incinerator". Washington Post (in Turanci). ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2021-04-26.
  7. Schwartz, Ariel (April 20, 2016). "This 20 year-old stopped the largest trash incinerator in the U.S. from being built". Business Insider. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  8. Mock, Brentin (April 25, 2016). "How Destiny Won Over Baltimore". Bloomberg. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  9. "Meet the black activist who derailed a big polluting project before graduating college". Grist (in Turanci). 2016-04-18. Retrieved 2021-04-20.
  10. Dance, Scott (December 15, 2017). "How a trash incinerator — Baltimore's biggest polluter — became 'green' energy". Baltimore Sun. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  11. "TU in the News: Destiny Watford '17 wins international award for activism". Towson University (in Turanci). Retrieved 2021-04-20.
  12. 12.0 12.1 "Destiny Watford". Facing Race: A National Conference (in Turanci). Retrieved 2021-04-20.
  13. Inc, Younts Design. "Youth Environmental Activism / Expert Q&A: Destiny Watford, Charles Graham, & Evan Maminski". Biohabitats (in Turanci). Retrieved 2021-04-20.
  14. Pinder, Gay (August 18, 2016). "How Destiny Watford went from 'just' a teenager to acclaimed activist". The Daily Record. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  15. "Birdland Hero: Destiny Watford | 06/25/2016". MLB.com (in Turanci). Retrieved 2021-05-01.
  16. "Meet the 20-Year-Old Who Stood Up to a Major Company—and Won". Time. Retrieved 2021-05-01.
  17. Kwateng-Clark, Danielle (August 1, 2017). "ESSENCE Black Girl Magic: Meet The 20-Year-Old Environmentalist Fighting For Her Community". Essence (in Turanci). Retrieved 2021-04-20.
  18. Watford, Destiny, How one student activist helped her community stop a polluting incinerator (in Turanci), retrieved 2021-05-01
  19. "2018 Symposium". Community Engagement, Environmental Justice & Health (in Turanci). Retrieved 2021-05-01.
  20. "Clean Energy Conference w/ Goldman Prize Winner Destiny Watford :: Sustainability Studies Program | The University of New Mexico". sust.unm.edu. Retrieved 2021-05-01.
  21. "Celebrating 'The Power of 10'". Towson University (in Turanci). Retrieved 2021-05-01.