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25 Years of Environmental Justice - GAIA and the People Leading It | Weyinmi Okotie, Richard Benin, Maimoni Ubrei-Joe

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In this special 25th anniversary episode, Weyinmi Okotie, Program Manager for Clean Air at GAIA/BFFP Africa, sits down with Richard Benin, Executive Director of CODAF, and Maimoni Ubrei-Joe, Director of Campaigns and Administration at CODAF.

Together, they reflect on CODAF’s journey and explore how being a GAIA has strengthened and supported their mission.

[Recorded in April 2025].
8 May English South Africa Society & Culture · Earth Sciences

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