"Our forests provide wild mushrooms and fruits and a safe space to experience our traditions and cultural beliefs."

"Plastics are one of the most incredible inventions of our time but they are also equally disruptive and costly"

"We may have won one battle, but the war on plastics in Malawi and across the world is far from over"

"Together, we challenged the idea that these companies can put a price tag on our environment and call that development."

"You sometimes put your family at risk coming up against huge companies and people that are well connected politically…"

"Some of them are losing their livestock because once the animals get into the field, which is so heavily polluted wit…"

"A lot of plastic wastes that we are generating end up at open dumpsites and they slide right back into the communitie…"

"Malawi is very far behind. Recycling of waste requires technology and we do not have a lot of that technology."

"Individuals have to be aware of their own contribution to the mess. Malawians should make it easier for plastics to e…"

"A woman is never just one thing. She is strength and grace, fire and kindness, a dreamer and a fighter. Today, we cel…"