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Nelly Madegwa is an award-winning Kenyan freelance journalist specializing in human-interest and investigative reporting on climate justice, sustainable development, gender equity, and social inclusion. A data-driven storyteller, she brings a nuanced lens to complex global issues, centering the lived experiences of affected communities. Nelly is a Pulitzer Center Persephone Miel Fellow, Oxford Climate Journalism Fellow, and an Aftershocks Data Journalism Fellow with ONE and the Africa Women Journalism Project. Her work has been featured in The Elephant, The Standard (Kenya), Africa Uncensored,Taz, Minority Africa,The Star, and Open Democracy.
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