Fatima Jibrell Quiz

What is Fatima Jibrell known for?

• Being a writer

• Being an environmentalist

• Being a photographer

• Being a chef

Where was Fatima Jibrell born and raised?

• In the United States

• On the east coast of Africa

• In Europe

• In South America

What did Fatima Jibrell observe when she returned to Somalia in the early 1990s?

• The country was experiencing economic growth

• Many trees were being cut down to make charcoal

• New environmental laws were being implemented

• Solar cookers were already widely used

What environmental issue did the charcoal business cause in Somalia?

• Air pollution

• Water pollution

• Loss of animal habitats and dry land

• Overfishing in the oceans

What did Fatima Jibrell do to address the environmental issues in Somalia?

• She wrote a book about it

• She created an organization to educate people about the dangers of making charcoal

• She became a politician

• She started a recycling program

What is the purpose of the solar cookers promoted by Fatima Jibrell's group?

• To generate electricity for homes

• To provide lighting at night

• To cook food using the sun's energy

• To heat water for bathing

What did Jibrell and Adeso advocate for that the Somali government agreed to in 2012?

• To increase the use of charcoal and wood for cooking

• To stop the charcoal trade

• To start exporting charcoal

• To reduce water usage during droughts

What do Jibrell and people in Adeso teach Somali communities?

• How to increase their income through trade

• How to save water during droughts and protect natural environments

• How to travel to many villages in Somalia

• How to negotiate with the government

Where was Fatima Jibrell born?

• Somalia

• Ethiopia

• Yemen

• Djibouti

What effect was the charcoal business having on Somalia's environment?

• The environment got smokier and less comfortable to live in.

• Animals lost their habitats and the land became very dry.

• The rivers flooded more easily and the plants died.

• It had no significant effect on the environment.