Sixty People Join GreenFaith’s International Fellowship Program

International Initiative Trains Religious Leaders for Climate & Environmental Leadership

GreenFaith announced today that sixty faith leaders have been named GreenFaith Fellows and will join the 2021 Class of the GreenFaith Fellowship Program.  The Fellowship Program is the only international comprehensive education and training program to prepare religious leaders from diverse religious traditions for climate and environmental leadership.  “We’re thrilled to welcome them to the Program,” said Rev. Fletcher Harper, GreenFaith’s Executive Director.  “We look forward to working with each of them to support their growth as a climate and environmental justice leader.”

Through regional caucus meetings, extensive case studies, monthly and quarterly webinars, the Fellows will engage in education and training in eco-theology, community organizing, as well as climate and environmental justice advocacy. Each Fellow develops their own eco-theology and organizes religious leaders to build communities of care and resilience in response to climate and environmental injustices.  Upon completion of their year in the Fellowship, they will join the Fellowship’s global network and mentor other emerging religious leaders in this field.

The class of 60 Fellows come from diverse religious backgrounds, representing Jewish, Christian, Islamic, Baha’i, Buddhist, Hindu, and Indigenous Religions. The Fellows will also form regional caucuses in the United States, Latin America, Africa, Indonesia, and India. Fellows come from a wide variety of settings, including churches, mosques, temples, universities, campus ministries, NGO’s, and denominational organizations. 

GreenFaith’s Director of Education & Training, Rev. abby mohaupt, directs the Program, with support from the Education & Training Team.  “This program will offer these leaders the opportunity to become well-trained leaders in climate and environmental justice issues,” said mohaupt.  “They will help to create communities of care and resilience that will heal people and the planet.”

GreenFaith is building a global, multi-faith climate and environmental movement. Together our members create communities to transform ourselves, our spiritual institutions, and society to protect the planet and create a compassionate, loving and just world. Founded in 1992, GreenFaith is a leader in the fast-growing climate and environmental justice movement and has won national and international recognition for its work.  For more information, see www.greenfaith.org.

The full list of Fellows and their home countries are: 

 

Didier	NSHIMIRIMANA	Burundi
Sukh Bachan	Kaur	Chile
Carlos Augusto	Lozano	Colombia
Paula Andrea	Garcés Martinez	Colombia
Nudy Maria	Oviedo Lozada	Colombia
William	Porras	Colombia
Diana Carolina	Peña Murcia	Colombia
Azucena	Correa Plata	Colombia
sarah	berry	India
Shabana	Khan	India
subhi	dhupar	India
Brigitta	Isworo Laksmi	Indonesia
Faiza	Fauziah	Indonesia
Gina	Karina	Indonesia
Nefa	Firman	Indonesia
Syamsidar	S	Indonesia
Edith	Nyamwange	Kenya
JAIRUS	KOKI	Kenya
Jean Marie Vianney	nikobahoze	Kenya
Maurine	Otieno	Kenya
Charles	Bakolo	Malawi
mansurni	abadi	Malaysia
Wulandari	Wulandari	Malaysia
Mayela	Manasjan	Mexico
Tamar Zehla	Jiménez	Mexico
Daniela	Ochoa	Mexico
El jadid	Saida	Morroco
Al-Mahroof	Muhammad	Nigeria
Dinkin	Kalbeth	Nigeria
Olamilekan kolade	Fadahunsi	Nigeria
VICTOR	AYEGBA MATTHEW	Nigeria
Gloria	Lozada	Puerto Rico
Carmen E.	Sotero-Figueroa	Puerto Rico
Kubwimana	Joseph	Rwanda
MAHAME	Andrew	Rwanda
Medoune	Niang	Senegal
Marwa	Elhaj	Sudan
Rianne	ten Veen	The Netherlands
Bonnie	Massey	USA
Caitlin	Castelaz	USA
Fran	Teplitz	USA
Gail	Tierney	USA
Jessie	Rathburn	USA
Jim	Robinson	USA
Kaley	Casenhiser	USA
kip	Coerper	USA
Laura	Heller	USA
Madison	Winters	USA
Shweta	Arya	USA
Vijah	Ramjattan	USA
Whitney	Terrill	USA
Jessica	Rigel	USA
Angela	Ngulube	Zambia
Collins	Shava	Zimbabwe
Elizabeth Rudo	Munyama	Zimbabwe
Jonathan	Chihwai	Zimbabwe
Tendai	Matamba	Zimbabwe
Elizabeth Rudo	Munyama	Zimbabwe
Rumbidzai	Chihwai	Zimbabwe