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.
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Wangari Maathai’s Green Belt Movement Grantham University Written By: Shanice Brooks Green Belt Movement Wangari Maathai’s Green Belt Movement has planted over 40 million trees all over Africa. Wangari Maathai was the first African women to receive the Nobel Peace Prize for her contributions to sustainable development‚ democracy‚ and peace and founded of the Green Belt Movement offers a refreshingly unique perspective on the challenges facing Africa. Wangari is loved by the people and she gain
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Wangari Muta Maathai was born in 1940 to a farming family in the highlands of Mount Kenya in Nyeri‚ Kenya. At a young age‚ Maathai became interested in Environmental Sciences. In 1964‚ she obtained a Biological Sciences degree from Mount St. Scholastica College in Atchison‚ Kansas. She went on to earn a Master of Science degree from the University of Pittsburgh in 1966. After receiving her Master of Science degree‚ she became the first woman from her region to obtain a Ph.D. from the University of
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Throughout history many people have devoted their life to promoting and protecting people’s human rights. One of whom was Wangari Maathai. She devoted her life towards bettering the environment of her native land‚ Kenya. Maathai was an environmentalist who developed the Greenbelt Movement. She was also known as a women’s rights advocate and she received many awards. Some of which were the Nobel peace prize in 2004‚ legion d’Honneur‚ France’s highest award in 2006 and in 2005 she was named one 100
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idea of the mass waste of resources from the wealthy‚ and it is not being used efficiently if it was used wisely then the world crisis will be solved. Maathai believed that if the resources were not wasted massively‚ it will end poverty. As the wealthy’s riches are depleting‚ humans forget to address the real problems of the world. In the speech‚ Maathai stated that the reason there is no peace is because the world focuses on conflicts‚ instead of ending world crisis. The resources created competition
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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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Reducing Deforestation Abstract The Green Belt Movement was established in 1977 by Dr. Wangari Maathai. The movement was enacted to plant enough trees and raise awareness regarding tropical deforestation. Although she was persecuted for her efforts to protect Kenya’s forest‚ she continued to fight the forest “give-aways” by planting trees and other nonviolent actions . The movement discovered that the survival of the forests is dependent upon how well they are cared for; it is also dependent
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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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Founded in 1977 by Professor Wangari Maathai‚ the Green Belt Movement (GBM) has planted over 51 million trees in Kenya. GBM works at the grassroots‚ national‚ and international levels to promote environmental conservation; to build climate resilience and empower communities‚ especially women and girls; to foster democratic space and sustainable livelihoods. Wangari Muta Maathai has become an international figure because of her persistence in the struggle for democracy‚ human rights and environmental
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Wangari maathai was an extraordinary woman and activist because of her lifelong dedication to the environment. Wangari Maathai watched as her homeland forestation in Kenya‚ Africa was drastically disappearing acre by acre because of factories. In response‚ she started the Green Belt Movement. Her mission was to create a more sustainable livelihood for the community by making the land a more greener place‚ and what better way to make the world greener than to plant trees. Green Belt Movement communities
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