Wawa Gatheru - Closing the Climate Work Gap Through Black Girl Environmentalist | The Daily Show
Wawa Gatheru: Restructuring the World Through Climate Equity Pipelines
Learn how Wawa Gatheru channels historical movement wisdom to maintain optimism while building concrete talent pipelines for Black women and gender-expansive people in the critical climate sector.
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- Build pipelines to address the significant underrepresentation of people of color in the "green ceiling" jobs (12–16% representation).
- Reframe the climate crisis not as a guarantee of doom, but as a generational opportunity to fundamentally restructure systems inherited from past social movements.
- Fundamentally shift climate communication away from constant doom toward inspiring stories of innovative local action, like land reclamation and regenerative farming techniques.
This interview introduces Black Girl Environmentalist (BGE), an organization dedicated to equipping the next generation of diverse climate leaders. Gatheru explains how political setbacks complicate climate work but stresses that shared values rooted in clean air and water offer a path forward for broad coalition building.
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Top Comments (10)
no wayyy, i went to college with wawa at uconn. it's great to see her on the daily show and doing great things in the environmentalism field!!
Thank you for giving Wawa Gatheru space on the Daily Show platform. She is so grounded, inspiring and she has an enthusiastic and positive outlook. It is indeed easy to have a very pessimistic view these days, and she highlights ways for people to view what is occurring thru a more constructive outlook.
KENYANS 🇰🇪🇰🇪🇰🇪gather here! Our girl Wawa🇰🇪 is carrying Dr. Wangari Maathai's legacy and talking to Josh Johnson. 🇰🇪🌍
WOW! Bravo Josh! 👏🏾👏🏾 Thanks TDS for putting Josh Johnson back in the host chair! Thanks Josh for interviewing Wawa Gatheru. What a beautiful, amazing gift to the planet! I will definitely follow her. 💐
Two very impressive people, Josh and Wawa.
Such a beautiful and smart young lady. We need more of her in this world. More girls in science. The passion and dedication is exploding out of this sweet young lady. Makes me very happy to see a program like this.
“Crisis of care” … she hit the bullseye. Brilliant!
Hey from Portugal! Josh Johnson needs to host more often. We need all his positive vibes. And Wawa indeed brought me hope ❤
Is it just me, or was Josh completely mesmerized by her? 😀
Best 15 minutes on my feed all week. Thank you Josh for elevating black girl voices!
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Top Comments (10)
no wayyy, i went to college with wawa at uconn. it's great to see her on the daily show and doing great things in the environmentalism field!!
Thank you for giving Wawa Gatheru space on the Daily Show platform. She is so grounded, inspiring and she has an enthusiastic and positive outlook. It is indeed easy to have a very pessimistic view these days, and she highlights ways for people to view what is occurring thru a more constructive outlook.
KENYANS 🇰🇪🇰🇪🇰🇪gather here! Our girl Wawa🇰🇪 is carrying Dr. Wangari Maathai's legacy and talking to Josh Johnson. 🇰🇪🌍
WOW! Bravo Josh! 👏🏾👏🏾 Thanks TDS for putting Josh Johnson back in the host chair! Thanks Josh for interviewing Wawa Gatheru. What a beautiful, amazing gift to the planet! I will definitely follow her. 💐
Two very impressive people, Josh and Wawa.
Such a beautiful and smart young lady. We need more of her in this world. More girls in science. The passion and dedication is exploding out of this sweet young lady. Makes me very happy to see a program like this.
“Crisis of care” … she hit the bullseye. Brilliant!
Hey from Portugal! Josh Johnson needs to host more often. We need all his positive vibes. And Wawa indeed brought me hope ❤
Is it just me, or was Josh completely mesmerized by her? 😀
Best 15 minutes on my feed all week. Thank you Josh for elevating black girl voices!