Some of them are losing their livestock because once the an… - Gloria Majiga-Kamoto

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Some of them are losing their livestock because once the animals get into the field, which is so heavily polluted with single-use plastic, they consume these plastics, which kill them, thereby affecting the livelihood of their owners.

Gloria Majiga-Kamoto

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About Gloria Majiga-Kamoto

Gloria Majiga (born c. 1991) is a Malawian community development officer and environmental activist, who was awarded the Goldman Environmental Prize for Africa, in recognition of her work in advocating for the enforcement of a national ban on the importation, manufacture and distribution of single-use plastics in Malawi, in 2019.

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Alternative Names: Gloria Majiga–Kamoto

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You sometimes put your family at risk coming up against huge companies and people that are well connected politically. You always find there’s a conflict of interest and you’re stuck in the middle. It does feel a bit threatening and can also feel a bit scary.

We may have won one battle, but the war on plastics in Malawi and across the world is far from over

Together, we challenged the idea that these companies can put a price tag on our environment and call that development.

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