Wangari Maathai & The Green Belt Movement

Wangari Maathai is a Kenyan environmentalist and political activist. In the 1970s, Maathai founded the Green Belt Movement, an environmental NGO focused on environmental conservation and women's rights. In 2004, she became the first African woman to receive the Nobel Peace Prize for her contributions to sustainable development, democracy, and peace.


Wangari Maathai also recommends:

[annelissaouafi]

this women is honestly my new role model. she is so amazingly uplifting and awe-inspiring. Rest in peace Wangari Maathai.

[NAmy]

She is so inspiring. EVERYBODY should hear her speech it's so important

[dotuslust]

Dearest Wangari,
Your energy is awesome and infectious.
You live on in our voices and actions.

[etlogic]

Amazing woman. So realistic. So strong. So charismatic.

[Yobidefy]

She passed away almost 9 years ago. I remember back in college our instructor would always play video about her advocacy. She truly remarkable and always full of hope.

[wizzyslyde]

I'm reading her book - Unbowed a memoir - at the moment for a summer reading assignment and I am grateful that I was introduced to this book because it really is inspiring to see someone who was so disadvantaged to rise so high with the purpose of improving her country despite its own governance opposing her.

[Ethericrose]

A tree does have a personality, that personality is it's soul. I have a friend, shes a 🌳, I have cried with her, laughed with her, I love her and I know she loves me too. She always listens, never judges and gives great hugs. Shes around maybe 300 yrs old and is listed so shes safe from being murdered. I call her mother.

[dwivedid]

she walked her talk... infact she walked her concern... so powerful

[roxianealexander]

God Bless this beautiful woman. She uplifts me and gives me hope for the future, and hope for the future of our beautiful planet.

[ButternutBanyana]

RIP Dr Wangari Mathai, you have been my hero for as long as I can remember my African sista. You are an inspiration to us all <3

[marianklerck]

How inspiring this was to watch! "It all started with planting that one tree." I love the idea of teaching people to be self-sufficient and to pass the baton to others, the younger ones. The pride they take in their project is amazing.

[rinapieters]

Thank you Dr. Maathai for all you have done for uplifting the women of your country. Learning them about the environment, helping them through that teaching to better their circumstances.

[girishn]

Love you so much wangari mam you are Pride of Kenya and all African nations, this beautiful woman pass away vary Big loss from Africa and entair world love and respect from INDIA ❤❤❤❤

[sirasy]

Professor Wangari Maathai You were a GREAT WOMAN with a GREAT DREAM! Kenya was blessed with Your work and Your Visions and Your Wisdom.

[toniguy]

Wangari Maathai has been my heroine and role model for many years. She fought her government, full of men, recruited women to save her country by simply planting trees!!

[paullivingstone]

A powerful courageous woman and vision for the future, who spoke truth to power and lived her life... God bless the Green Belt Movement!

[gigigould]

Such wise words and so inspiring. The world needs more people like her. May she Rest In Peace and her good work live on.

[lcvornn]

One of the most amazing and useful women who has lived. Bless her wherever her spirit is, as she blessed us with her example of vision, courage and profound practicality.

[pracilla]

We have a lesson about her in our English textbook.

[RUBY-djkw]

She is the most inspiring woman i've ever seen, she's beautiful, and she's also wants to make the enviroment better..