Ragnhild Jacobsson

Ragnhild Jacobsson
Born Ragnhild Røstad
15 July 1966
Skjervøy. Norway
Residence Hovås, Gothenburg, Sweden
Other names Rags
Citizenship Swedish
Education Marketing and design
Occupation Philanthropist
Years active 2001–present
Organization The Perfect World Foundation
Known for social entrepreneurship and conservationism
Home town Smögen
Movement The Perfect World Foundation

Ragnhild Jacobsson (born 15 July 1966) in Tromsø, Norway, is an entrepreneur, artist,[1] designer, philanthropist and conservationist.[2]

During the late 1980s and early 1990s she was known for her career in the music industry,[3] where she was working as a song and music composer as well as a singer.[4][5] Her career was however interrupted due to cancer, but after recovering she became the head designer and co-ordinator for a number of well-known brands on the Swedish market.

Since early 2000 she has been dedicated, together with her husband Lars Jacobsson, to support animal projects around the world.[6][7] Through the purchase of Volunteer Travels Ltd. 2008 and founding The Perfect World Foundation 2010, it fast grew to more than 80 humanitarian, wildlife and environmental projects in 23 countries.

In 2014 she, together with her husband Lars and The Perfect World Foundation, arranged the largest wildlife gala and conference in Scandinavia ever: “Save The Rhino 2014”.[8][9] The decision to hold the gala was taken during a dinner with Mark Shand and Mary Powys in London, December 2013. Jacobsson and her husband decided that Mark Shand would be the gala evening's guest of honour and be awarded the "Conservationist of the year 2014" award, and receive "The Fragile Rhino".[10]

Ragnhild and her husband is as well working close together with, as ambassadors, with the London-based organisation Elephant Family to save the asian elephants.[11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18]

On Sunday, 7 June 2015 at a private event in Stockholm, Ragnhild and Lars in behalf of The Perfect World Foundation honored Jane Goodall with "The Fragile Rhino" prize along with naming her conservationist of the year for 2015.[19]

References

  1. ↑ "Trixie – If You Walk Away (1988)". Retrieved 19 August 2015.
  2. ↑ "Slåss för djur: "Fyller själen med glädje"". AB Kvällstidningen Expressen. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
  3. ↑ Trixie (6) Discography at Discogs, retrieved 19 August 2015
  4. ↑ Ragnhild Røstad Discography at Discogs, retrieved 19 August 2015
  5. ↑ B-sidevaganza med Glen Spove, Trixie, Kristin Kaspersen och 7even 4orty 7even, retrieved 24 August 2015
  6. ↑ "Bilder: Jippot som ska rädda noshörningar – Göteborgs-Posten". Retrieved 19 August 2015.
  7. ↑ "Historia – The Perfect World Foundation". Retrieved 19 August 2015.
  8. ↑ "Gothenburg hosts prestigious charity gala". Göteborg Daily. Archived from the original on 27 September 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
  9. ↑ "Jippot som ska rädda noshörningar". Göteborgs-Posten. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
  10. ↑ "Mr Mark Shand Awarded with". theperfectworldfoundation.org. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
  11. ↑ "Mr Mark Shand Awarded with". theperfectworldfoundation.org. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
  12. ↑ "Göteborgsparet ska åka Tuk Tuk i Indien med prins Charles". Archived from the original on 24 August 2015. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
  13. ↑ "Prins Charles deltar i indiskt tuk-tuk-lopp till förmån för den asiatiska elefanten". Retrieved 24 August 2015.
  14. ↑ "Prins Charles tar emot Lars och Ragnhild Jacobsson i prinsparets privata hem i London". Retrieved 24 August 2015.
  15. ↑ "The Prince of Wales And Duchess of Cornwall Launch 'Travels to mMy Elephant' Rickshaw Race". Getty Images. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
  16. ↑ "Svenskparets resa med prins Charles". AB Kvällstidningen Expressen. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
  17. ↑ "Dalaelefant räddar utrotningshotade djur". Retrieved 24 August 2015.
  18. ↑ "Our Team – Elephant Family". Retrieved 24 August 2015.
  19. ↑ "Jane Honored as Conservationist of the Year". the Jane Goodall Institute. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
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