Yvonne Carr was born in 1945 in Jamaica and went on to train as a youth worker after she came to the capital.
She died suddenly in 2003 just weeks before the opening of the Patmore Estate community centre she fought to create.
Green plaques honour notable people, places and events that are not covered by the English Heritage Blue Plaque Scheme.
Yvonne’s has been funded by the National Heritage Lottery Fund as part of Wandsworth’s year as London Borough of Culture.
