
Saviour Iwezue, political science student at the University of Lagos, and leader the Team Iluminate collective, poses during a photo session in Lagos, Nigeria, on October 20, 2025. Saviour Iwezue says she made a commitment to environmental protection at the age of 9, after suffering from respiratory problems caused by the fumes from the daily burning of waste in her neighbourhood of Festac, in Lagos, Nigeria. This story is part of The 89 Percent Project, an initiative of the global journalism collaboration Covering Climate Now. (Photo by OLYMPIA DE MAISMONT / AFP) (Photo by OLYMPIA DE MAISMONT/AFP via Getty Images)

