About Us
A grassroots movement turning the tide on plastic pollution in Nigeria.
Founded by Nigerians, run by Nigerians, for the rivers, lagoons and coastlines that sustain us all.
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Founder Portrait
Founder Story
It began with a single bag of plastic on a Lagos shoreline.
What started as one weekend cleanup with a handful of friends has grown into a national initiative active across seven coastal states. Our founder, born and raised along the West African coast, saw firsthand how the wealth of the community is inseparable from the health of its environment.
Today, MyEnvironment MyWealth mobilizes thousands of volunteers, partners with multinational corporations and local schools, and trains the next generation of waterway stewards — all anchored in the simple belief that the environment is wealth.
Leadership
The team behind the work
A multidisciplinary team of environmental scientists, community organizers, educators and storytellers.
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Founder & Executive Director
Visionary leadership
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Director of Operations
Field & logistics
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Head of Partnerships
Corporate & grants
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Community Engagement Lead
Coastal communities
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Education Program Lead
Schools & youth
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Communications Director
Storytelling & media
Our Values
What we hold true
Transparency
Every cleanup is documented, every naira accounted for, every result published.
Community First
We move at the pace of the communities we serve — never the other way around.
Ecological Integrity
We measure success in restored ecosystems, not just bags collected.
Dignified Action
Volunteers and beneficiaries alike are treated as the leaders they are.
Why Waterways Matter
When the waterway suffers, the community suffers.
Over 70% of Nigeria's coastal population depends directly on rivers, lagoons and the Atlantic for income, food and transportation. Yet our waterways receive some of the highest concentrations of plastic waste in the world.
Cleaner waterways mean healthier fish stocks, safer drinking water, resilient coastal economies, and stronger defenses against the floods that increasingly threaten our cities.
70%
Of coastal Nigerians depend on waterways for livelihood
200kt
Plastic enters Nigerian waters annually
27
Waterways we currently steward
1M+
People in communities we serve
Partners & Sponsors
Standing with us
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