"I lived for six years in Kenya. Two of those years were in a slum area where we had to stand in line for water, and the toilet system was pathetic. It was there that I learned to value water. I had one pail, and that was it: for bathing myself and using the last bit for washing my underwear. When one doesnβt have much, one treasures every little bit. I lived as the poor lived, so I learned how not to be wastefulβa trait I carry to this day where I use every bit of everything. I learned how to value empty containers, because they can be of use eventually."
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Gina Lopez
Regina Paz Lopez Regina Paz "Gina" La'o Lopez; December 27, 1953 β August 19, 2019) was a Filipino environmentalist and philanthropist who served as Secretary of the Philippines' Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in an ad interim basis under the Duterte administration.[1][2] She was previously the Chairperson of the Pasig River Rehabilitation Commission under two consecutive administrations. Lopez was also a yoga missionary and a pioneer for corporate social responsibility.
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