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.

Placeholder

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.

Placeholder

Team Photo

Founder & Executive Director

Visionary leadership

Placeholder

Team Photo

Director of Operations

Field & logistics

Placeholder

Team Photo

Head of Partnerships

Corporate & grants

Placeholder

Team Photo

Community Engagement Lead

Coastal communities

Placeholder

Team Photo

Education Program Lead

Schools & youth

Placeholder

Team Photo

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

Placeholder

Partner 1

Placeholder

Partner 2

Placeholder

Partner 3

Placeholder

Partner 4

Placeholder

Partner 5

Placeholder

Partner 6

Placeholder

Partner 7

Placeholder

Partner 8

Placeholder

Partner 9

Placeholder

Partner 10

Placeholder

Partner 11

Placeholder

Partner 12