Omojo Okala

Nigerian Okala Omojo Gloria joined FIELD as an intern in September 2008 to experience the realities of practicing international environmental law.

"I have always wanted to be involved in research on sustainable development and environmental issues. This was one of the reasons I applied for the FIELD Internship programme. Furthermore, there are a lot of environmental abuses in Nigeria and I knew that working with an organisation like FIELD would give me a better understanding of how these abuses can be addressed adequately."

"The different projects I worked on while at FIELD have allowed to broaden my views significantly. I was involved in projects such as Capacity building for Climate Change and Women in Africa, Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest degradation (REDD) in Indonesia and Malaysia, and Freedom of Information Legislation in Africa."

"The entire internship has been very inspiring and I hope to return to Nigeria with my new knowledge to either work for the Ministry of Justice or an environmental charity."

Omojo holds a LLB degree in Public and International Law at the University of Abuja, Nigeria, and a LLM in International and European Business law at the Anglia Ruskin University Cambridge.

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