“If you harm the environment, your harm yourself.” Isatou Ceesay is a Gambian activist and social entrepreneur, popularly referred to as the Queen of Recycling. She initiated a recycling movement called One Plastic Bag in the Gambia. Through this movement, she educated women in The Gambia to recycle plastic waste into sellable products that earned them income. Her recycling project, which began in 1998 amidst much resistance and taunting, is still thriving today. In 2012, she was awarded a TIAW “Difference Maker” award in Washington, DC. She is humbled by the fact that there is a book about her and hopes it will inspire others to join her cause or be a changemaker in their own communities. Read more here https://climateheroes.org/isatou-ceesay-turning-waste-to-wealth/