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Fatima Jibrell was born on 30 December, 1947 in Sanaag, Somalia, is a Somali environmentalist, conservationist, humanitarian. Discover Fatima Jibrell's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 76 years old?

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Occupation Environmental activist, filmmaker
Age 76 years old
Zodiac Sign Capricorn
Born 30 December 1947
Birthday 30 December
Birthplace Sanaag, Somalia
Nationality Somalia

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Children Five daughters, including Degan Ali

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1947

Fatima Jibrell (Fadumo Jibriil, فاطمة جبريل; born December 30, 1947) is a Somali-American environmental activist.

She was the co-founder and executive director of the Horn of Africa Relief and Development Organization (now Adeso), co-founder of Sun Fire Cooking, and was instrumental in the creation of the Women's Coalition for Peace.

Jibrell was born on December 30, 1947, in Sanaag, Somalia to a nomadic family.

Her father was a merchant marine who settled in New York City.

As a child in Somalia, she attended a British boarding school until the age of 16, when she left the country to join her father in the United States.

There, Jibrell graduated from Temple High School.

1969

In 1969, she returned to Somalia and worked for the government, whereafter she married her husband, Abdurahman Mohamoud Ali, a diplomat.

While she and her family were stationed in Iraq, Jibrell began undergraduate studies at the University of Damascus in nearby Syria.

1981

In 1981, her husband was transferred to the U.S., where she completed her Bachelor of Arts in English.

She eventually went on to pursue a Master's in Social Work from the University of Connecticut.

While living in the U.S., Jibrell and her husband raised five daughters, including Degan Ali.

She also became an American citizen.

1991

Spurred on by the civil war in Somalia that began in 1991, Jibrell along with her husband and family friends co-founded the Horn of Africa Relief and Development Organization, colloquially referred to as Horn Relief, a non-governmental organization (NGO) for which she served as the executive director.

1999

In 1999, Horn Relief coordinated a peace march in the northeastern Puntland region of Somalia to put an end to the so-called "charcoal wars."

2000

As a result of Jibrell's lobbying and education efforts, the Puntland government in 2000 prohibited the exportation of charcoal.

The government has also since enforced the ban, which has reportedly led to an 80% drop in exports of the product.

For her efforts environmental degradation and desertification, Jibrell has received a number of awards.

2002

In 2002, she was presented the Goldman Environmental Prize, the most prestigious grassroots environmental award.

2006

While Jibrell retired as executive director in 2006, she maintains a role on the organization's board of directors and in its Somalia programs.

Adeso describes its mission as grassroots level work aimed at uplifting local communities.

Jibrell was instrumental in the creation of the Women's Coalition for Peace to encourage more participation by women in politics and social issues.

She also co-founded Sun Fire Cooking, which aims to introduce solar cookers to Somalia so as to reduce the reliance on charcoal as a fuel.

2008

In 2008, Jibrell wrote and co-produced a short film entitled Charcoal Traffic, which employs a fictional storyline to educate the public about the charcoal crisis.

The film was directed by the filmmaker Nathan Collett.

In 2008, she also won the National Geographic Society/Buffett Foundation Award for Leadership in Conservation.

2011

In 2011, Jibrell along with retired Australian diplomat James Lindsay also published Peace and Milk: Scenes of Northern Somalia, a photography book on Somalia's nomadic countryside and life.

The work has received international accolades from environmental organizations, including the Goldman Environmental Foundation and Résistants pour la Terre.

Through Horn Relief, Jibrell mounted a successful campaign to salvage old-growth forests of acacia trees in the northeastern part of Somalia.

These trees, which can grow up to 500 years old, were being cut down to make charcoal since this so-called "black gold" is highly in demand in the Arabian Peninsula, where the region's Bedouin tribes believe the acacia to be sacred.

However, while being a relatively inexpensive fuel that meets a user's needs, the production of charcoal often leads to deforestation and desertification.

As a way of addressing this problem, Jibrell and Horn Relief trained a group of adolescents to educate the public on the permanent damage that producing charcoal can create.

2012

In 2012, Horn Relief officially changed its name to Adeso.

2014

In 2014 Jibrell received the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) Champions of the Earth award for her environmental conservation work.

2016

Additionally in 2016 Jibrell received the Takreem Award for Environmental Development and Sustainability.