New Voices Senior Fellow Phyllis Omido Wins Landmark Environmental Case

Phyllis Omido has won a landmark class action suit against the owners of a lead smelter plant on behalf of the Owimo Uhuru community in Mombasa, Kenya. The “ruling comes after years of grassroots work by environmental activist Phyllis Omido, who launched a legal challenge against the government and the smelting plant owners, accusing them …

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Leading Development Experts from African, Asian, and Latin American Countries Join Aspen Institute’s 2020 New Voices Fellowship Program

Program to change the global development media and advocacy discussion includes 25 Fellows from 16 African, Asian and Latin American Countries. The Aspen Institute announced today the 2020 class of the New Voices Fellowship, a groundbreaking program which equips experts from developing countries to play a more powerful role as advocates and policymakers in the …

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