Professor Wangari Maathai‚ under the auspices of the National Council of Women of Kenya. The Green Belt movement is an indigenous‚ grassroots‚ non-governmental organization that takes a holistic approach to development by focusing on environmental conservation‚ community development and capacity building. The Green Belt Movement organizes women in rural Kenya to plant trees‚ combat deforestation‚ restore their main source of fuel for cooking‚ generate income‚ and stop soil erosion. Professor Maathai incorporated
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Cited: Maathai‚ Wangari. The Challenge for Africa. New York: Pantheon‚ 2009. Print Africa: A Voyage of Discovery With Basil Davidson. Dir. John Percival. Perf. Basil Davidson. PBS‚ 1984. Class Video Condé‚ Maryse. Segu: A Novel. New York: Viking‚ 1987. Print Sembène
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Have you ever heard of the phrase “Go Green”? What does it mean to "Go Green?" Going Green means to adopt certain practices and habits that reduce the overall impact on the environment. These practices may include anything from recycling‚ reducing energy usage‚ using public transportation‚ and buying local products. Going Green is used in our schools‚ businesses and everyday life practices. New ideas are being invented more than ever these days. These ideas and practices are considered green technology
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This essay highlights this by closely examining the contextualization carried out by Maathai on the local and global
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! Peace is a word often said but not always practiced. Wanguri Maathai spent her life striving to make Kenya a better environment and initiating the planting of trees. Tenzin Gyatso also wanted to improve the environment as a spiritual leader to the absence of war‚ pain and torture. Aung San Suu Kyi wanted freedom and equal rights through non-violence. Wanagari Maathai‚ Tenzin Gyatso and Aung San Suu Kyi were all awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2004‚ 1989 and 1991 for the GreenBelt Movement‚ spiritual
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difference. There have been many figures throughout history that have been great examples of how important it is to respond to the call the Pope has made for environmental action and protection. Some influential activists have been Julia Hill and Wangari Maathai‚ both being very inspiring through their actions. People should heed
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In my opinion‚ she is one of the greatest examples of a powerful woman. Maathai‚ was a Kenyan woman who founded the Green Belt Movement in 1977 and who was also the first African-American woman who was awarded with the Nobel Peace Prize in 2004. Her intelligence won her a college scholarship which led to her getting her doctoral
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JOMO KENYATTA Mzee Jomo Kenyatta‚ as founding president of the Republic of Kenya is arguably one of Kenya’s greatest and most beloved leaders. Even though his physical presence is long gone‚ his vision for a unified and free Kenya lives on‚ and remains a major source of inspiration not only to Kenyans‚ but for all people of African descent. The name Kenyatta stems from the Swahili phrase taa ya Kenya‚ which stands for the “light of Kenya”‚ truly befitting of his stature. Just as light
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For millennia‚ women have left their mark on the world‚ at times changing the course of history and at other times influencing small but significant spheres of life. Only in the past century‚ however‚ have concerted efforts been made to represent women’s contributions more fully in history books. Consequently‚ changes in status for many women in modern times—the right to own property‚ to vote‚ and to choose their own careers—may obscure the accomplishments made by women of earlier eras. In selecting
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The Greenbelt Movement Kappreccia Davis Grantham University The Greenbelt Movement Wangari Maathai is a smart and courageous woman she has helped her community and inspired the world in so many ways. She has helped the environment become much stronger and heathier so her people can leave better and won’t have to suffer. In my essay I’m going to talk about how she helped them and what work she did to make the environment better place to live.to make the forest more sustainably and how the
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