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Precious Donna Gift Jayno

Precious Donna Gift Jayno

Precious Donna Gift Jayno is a 23-year-old civil engineer in Cebu City, Philippines. Her long membership in Chiro Pilipinas, a church-based youth organization, has molded her into a leader in the organization. Her exposure to the realities of her community led her to become the head of the National Social Action Committee, which focuses on environmental protection and solidarity, for which she advocates. She was part of the COP28 delegation of the International Federation of Catholic Parochial Youth Movements (FIMCAP).

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Precious Donna Gift Jayno, a 23-year-old civil engineer in Cebu City, Philippines, was part of the COP28 delegation of the International Federation of Catholic Parochial Youth Movements (FIMCAP), a network of Catholic youth organizations. (Courtesy of Precious Donna Gift Jayno)

COP28 challenged this young Catholic and confirmed her climate work

COP28 showed Precious Donna Gift Jayno the complicated reality of efficiently and sustainably fighting climate change. But most importantly, she says, it confirmed her Catholic obligation to care for the environment.

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