Huda Alkaff

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AFFILIATION: Wisconsin Green Muslims

TITLE: Founder and Director

LOCATION: Wisconsin

LANGUAGE: Arabic, English

EXPERTISE AREA: Energy Policy, Environmental Education, Environmental Justice, Water

ABOUT THE EXPERT:

Huda Alkaff is an ecologist, environmental educator, and the founder and director of Wisconsin Green Muslims, a grassroots environmental justice group formed in 2005 connecting faith, environmental justice, sustainability, and healing through education and service. Huda’s higher education degrees are in Conservation Ecology, Sustainable Development, and Science/Environmental Education from the University of Georgia.

For over two decades, Huda advocates for environmental justice, initiating Muslim and interfaith programs on energy democracy and water equity. She is the Coordinator of Wisconsin Faith Communities for Equitable Solar Initiative that connects with over 9,000 people from 19 different faith traditions, spiritualities and various backgrounds.

Huda received recognitions from the 2015 White House Champions of Change for Faith Climate Justice Leaders by President Obama, the 2016 Sierra Club Great Waters group Environmental Hero of the Year, the 2017 Environment America’s Voices for 100 percent Renewable Energy, the 2018 Wisconsin Association for Environmental Education Eco-Justice Award, and the RE-AMP Network Superstar award, the 2021 Rachel’s Network Catalyst Award, the 2022 American Climate Leadership Award Finalist, the 2022 Environmental Justice Award by Midwest Environmental Advocates, and the 2023 Cecil Corbin-Mark Vanguard Fellowship by the Green Leadership Trust.

CONTACT:

Contact Huda Alkaff HERE.