Nohra Padilla
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Nohra Padilla | |
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| Nationality | Colombian |
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| Awards | Goldman Environmental Prize (2013) |
Nohra Padilla is a Colombian environmentalist. She grew up in Bogotá. She has assumed a leading position in the Association of Recyclers of Bogotá, and of the National Association of Recyclers in Colombia, which organizes about 12,000 members. She was awarded the Goldman Environmental Prize in 2013 for her contribution to waste management and recycling in Colombia.[1]
Background
Padilla grew up in a relatively poor family, and while a schoolgirl, from the age of 7, she helped her family with collecting recycles at the Bogotá municipal dump site. After finishing secondary school, she could not afford further education, and pursued with
Padilla has eventually attended the university for studying
References
- ^ a b "Prize Recipient, 2013 South and Central America. Nohra Padilla". Goldman Environmental Prize. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
- ^ a b c "Bogota Recycler Nohra Padilla Praised on World Stage". wiego.org. Women in Informal Employment: Globalizing and Organizing (WIEGO). Retrieved 25 April 2019.
- ^ a b c "Nohra Padilla". globalrec.org. Global Alliance of Waste Pickers. 31 January 2013. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
- ^ "Nohra Padilla". habitat3.org. 18 October 2016. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
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