Mariama Mamane

Mariama Mamane
Born
Niger River
Alma materUniversity of Niamey
OrganizationJacigreen
Known forAgricultural and ecological engineering

Mariama Mamane is an environmentalist and engineer from Niger.[1][2][3]

Mamane founded Jacigreen company and won several innovation prizes for her work to improve the ecology of rivers.

Early life and education

Mamane was born to a mother who holds a master's degree in life and earth sciences.[4]

Mamane grew up by the Niger River in her home city of Niamey, and as of 2020 was living in Burkina Faso.[5][4] She holds a degree in biodiversity and environmental management from University of Niamey.[4]

Career

In 2016, Mamane won the Entrepreneurial Journey prize from International Institute for Water and Environmental Engineering (also known as 2iE)[6] and founded the company Jacigreen[2][7] and registered it in Ouagadougou.[8][9] Jacigreen works to turn invasive hyacinth into agricultural fertiliser and compost and biogas.[1][2] The biogas is used in generators to create electricity.[2]

In 2016, Mamane also won the jury's favourite prize at the African Rethink Awards.[4]

In 2017, Mamane was awarded the United Nations Environment Programme Young Champions of the Earth Prize.[1][6] The prize was worth $15,000.[10][11]

References

  1. ^ a b c Moyouzame, Aisha (7 March 2020). "Au Niger, Mariama Mamane transforme les plantes nuisibles en électricité et en biogaz". aniamey.com. Retrieved 2022-02-20.
  2. ^ a b c d "Persistence pays: powering a green economy". UNEP. 2019-07-23. Retrieved 2022-02-20.
  3. ^ "Jacigreen : la dépollueuse du fleuve Niger". BBC News Afrique (in French). 2017-05-01. Retrieved 2022-02-20.
  4. ^ a b c d "A Ouagadougou, une élève ingénieure veut produire de l'électricité avec la jacinthe d'eau". Le Monde.fr (in French). 2016-11-29. Retrieved 2022-02-20.
  5. ^ "UN Environment Young Champion of the Earth for Africa: Mariama Mamane". UNICEF Global Development Commons. Retrieved 2022-02-20.
  6. ^ a b "Produire de l'énergie à partir de la jacinthe, le projet "Jacigreen" de Mariama Mamane". Commodafrica. 2017-12-11. Retrieved 2022-02-20.
  7. ^ "Mariama Mamane | CoalitionWILD". Coalition Wild. Retrieved 2022-02-20.
  8. ^ "When invasive plants produce some great ideas!". Living Circular. Retrieved 2022-02-20.
  9. ^ "Magugu maji ni kula yangu, ni mtaji wangu - Mariama Mamane". Habari za UN (in Swahili). 2019-07-30. Retrieved 2022-02-20.
  10. ^ "Meet UN's 'Young Champions Of The Earth'". NDTV.com. Retrieved 2022-02-20.
  11. ^ "Environnement : La nigérienne Mariama Mamane, championne de la terre pour l'Afrique - leFaso.net". lefaso.net. Retrieved 2022-02-20.