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Wangari Maathai
“Every one of us can make a contribution. And quite often we are looking for the big things and forget that, wherever we are, we can make a contribution. Sometimes I tell myself, I may only be planting a tree here, but just imagine what's happening if there are billions of people out there doing something. Just imagine the power of what we can do.” - Hon. Prof. Wangari Maathai

“Every one of us can make a contribution. And quite often we are looking for the big things and forget that, wherever we are, we can make a contribution. Sometimes I tell myself, I may only be planting a tree here, but just imagine what's happening if there are billions of people out there doing something. Just imagine the power of what we can do.” - Hon. Prof. Wangari Maathai

Wangari MaathaiMama Miti : the Mother of Trees
Submitted To,
Mrs. Sutapa Bhattacharjee
Assistant Professor
IBA, University of Dhaka
Submitted By,
Group 02, Section AConsisting of,Ayesha Sabrina (08)
Rahul Saadat (26)
Muhammed Tayabur Rahman (33)
Sumit Saha (39)
Tahrima Tabassum (52)

Date of Submission,
12.12.2012 |

1. Introduction
If we look back into history, we will find that all the major events that made a difference to mankind, even the mundane work life has been led by an individual or a group’s ideals and inspiring words. As Rob Goffee and Gareth Jones have to say, “In this age of empowerment, it is difficult to do anything in organizations without followers —and they are becoming

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