Ragnhild Jacobsson

Ragnhild Jacobsson
Born	Ragnhild Røstad 15 July 1966 Skjervøy. Norway
Other names	Rags
Citizenship	Swedish
Occupation	Philanthropist
Years active	2001–present
Organization	The Perfect World Foundation
Known for	social entrepreneurship and conservationism

Ragnhild Jacobsson (born 15 July 1966) is a Norwegian entrepreneur, social worker, and environmental activist.[1]

Personal life

Jacobsson is married to Lars Valentin Jacobsson and the couple supports animal projects globally.[2]

Philanthropy

Ragnhild and her husband Lars have been working on animal projects since 2000. They bought Volunteer Travels Ltd. in 2008 and founded The Perfect World Foundation in 2010.[3] The organizations are now working on more than 80 wildlife and environmental projects in 23 countries. In 2014, Jacobsson, under the umbrella of The Perfect World Foundation, arranged a wildlife gala and conference in Scandinavia. The event was titled Save the Rhino 2014 and was, at the time, the largest of its type in the region.^[citation needed] Mark Shand who was among the advisors to hold this event was the guest of honour and was awarded the "Conservationist of Year 2014" award and the "Fragile Rhino".[4][5][6][7][8]

Both Ragnhild and Lars are ambassadors of the London-based organisation "Elephant Family" and are actively involved in the conservation of Asian elephants.[9][10][11]

References

1. "Slåss för djur: "Fyller själen med glädje"". AB Kvällstidningen Expressen. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
2. "Bilder: Jippot som ska rädda noshörningar – Göteborgs-Posten". Retrieved 19 August 2015.
3. "Historia – The Perfect World Foundation". Retrieved 19 August 2015.
4. "Mr Mark Shand Awarded with". theperfectworldfoundation.org. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
5. "Göteborgsparet ska åka Tuk Tuk i Indien med prins Charles". Archived from the original on 24 August 2015. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
6. "Prins Charles deltar i indiskt tuk-tuk-lopp till förmån för den asiatiska elefanten". Retrieved 24 August 2015.
7. "Prins Charles tar emot Lars och Ragnhild Jacobsson i prinsparets privata hem i London". Retrieved 24 August 2015.
8. "The Prince of Wales And Duchess of Cornwall Launch 'Travels to My Elephant' Rickshaw Race". Getty Images. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
9. "Svenskparets resa med prins Charles". AB Kvällstidningen Expressen. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
10. "Dalaelefant räddar utrotningshotade djur". Retrieved 24 August 2015.
11. "Our Team – Elephant Family". Retrieved 24 August 2015.