Jennifer Uchendu

Jennifer Uchendu is a Nigerian ecofeminist and sustainable development advocate. She is the founder of an online platform making sustainability actionable and interesting for young Nigerians through a social enterprise called SustyVibes.[1][2][3][4]

Jennifer Uchendu
Born (1992-08-10) August 10, 1992
Lagos, Nigeria
NationalityNigerian
Education
Known forFounder of SustyVibes, Mandela Washington Fellows

Early life

Uchendu grew up in Lagos, where she attended primary and secondary school before enrolling at Covenant University where she completed a bachelor's degree in biochemistry.[5]

Advocacy

In 2016, Uchendu founded SustyVibes, a social enterprise making sustainability actionable for young people in Nigeria through projects, products and policies. SustyVibes was born out of the need to create a platform where Nigerian youths can contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals through pop-cultural tools like music, photography, movies, tourism etc.[6][7][8][9]

SustyVibes is a combination of Sustainable and Vibes which seeks to make sustainable development an interesting engagements for youths through an online platform where everyone can learn about sustainability news in Nigeria.[10][11]

Since inception, the organization has trained over 2000 students from different schools and has a network of over 200 volunteers in Nigeria.[12] SustyVibes organized a one-day workshop on "Youth Leading Sustainability" during the International Youth Day in Rivers State in 2016.[13]

Awards and recognitions

References
  1. "MY INTERVIEW WITH JENNIFER UCHENDU OF SUSTYVIBES – GLOBAL SUSTAINABILITY".
  2. "TEDxCovenantUniversity". Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  3. "BN Climate Change Conversation: Jennifer Reminds us that We Have a Crisis on Our Hands & We Need to Act NOW". Retrieved 18 October 2019.
  4. "22 diverse voices to follow on Twitter this Earth Day". Retrieved 19 April 2019.
  5. "Meet 5 of Africa's Game-Changing Female Renewable Energy Leaders – Issue #1".
  6. "SustyVibes to hold 1st ever environmental awareness photography exhibition in December". Retrieved 11 November 2018.
  7. "Lagos litter pickers want to clean up Nigeria's streets". Retrieved 12 October 2018.
  8. "SustyVibes is cleaning Nigeria, one party at a time". Retrieved 14 November 2019.
  9. "UN Secretary-General's Envoy on Youth at the 63rd session of the Commission on the Status of Women".
  10. "My Stroll with Jennifer Uchendu, Founder, SustyVibes".
  11. "Working Towards a Sustainable Nigeria".
  12. "Young Entrepreneurs: Jennifer Uchendu". Retrieved 14 November 2019.
  13. "How Can Young People Around the World Lead Sustainability?".
  14. "Jennifer Olachi Uchendu".
  15. "SME100 Rewards 25 Young Nigerian Entrepreneurs".
  16. "Wimbiz Spotlights Africa's Current Greatest Resource".
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