Raeesah Noor-Mahomed

Raeesah Noor-Mahomed is a South African climate action activist based in Cape Town. She is the founder of Stage for Change.

In early 2020, she was inspired by the actions of Greta Thunberg and the threat posed by Australian wildfires. As a 17-year-old student at Parktown School for Girls, she joined Extinction Rebellion and the Fridays for Future movement, protesting outside Gauteng Legislature.

In November 2021, she protested at Glasgow's Festival Park outside COP26. The activists were demanding media attention for activists from the regions and populations that are suffering disproportionate consequences of climate change, i.e. Most Affected People and Areas (MAPA). Thunberg stood beside Noor-Mahomed but directed cameras to the MAPA activists instead of providing interviews herself.