2018 fellow Davephine Tholley presented at the NGO CSW Forum 66, an event hosted by the civil society branch of the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW). The two-week forum runs parallel to the official CSW session at UN Headquarters, bringing in civil society to engage in the CSW event’s sessions. Davephine is a civil engineer and current Chevening fellow pursuing a master’s in engineering business management at University of Sussex. Her event, Climate Crisis and Education: A woman’s voice included, was hosted by Graduate Women International (GWI) and brought together GWI representatives to speak about the climate crisis in their communities. In her presentation, Davephine spoke about the causes, consequences and possible solutions to the climate crisis in Sierra Leone. She explained that the climate crisis has resulted in extreme weather conditions in Sierra Leone including flooding, soil destabilization and water scarcity. She also shared solutions, outlining the roles that government, communities and corporations can take on in working towards change. “As women, we are most vulnerable when it comes to the consequences of climate change,” she said. “We have to be at the table contributing to these polices and implementing these initiatives.”