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Wangari Maathai (Wangarĩ Muta Maathai) 
Wangari Maathai (Wangarĩ Muta Maathai)
Nairobi, Kenya
Wangarĩ Muta Maathai was a renowned Kenyan social, environmental and political activist and the first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize. Maathai was the first woman in East and Central Africa to become a Doctor of Philosophy, receiving her Ph.D. from the University of Nairobi in Kenya. In 1977, Maathai founded the Green Belt Movement, an environmental non-governmental organization focused on the planting of trees, environmental conservation, and women's rights. In 1984, she was aw
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As we face the impact of the Climate Crisis the work of Wangari Maathai is more important than ever. A trailblazing activist who saw the connection between environmental justice and women's rights better than anyone, Wangari reminds us of the hummingbird — no action is too small."I will be a hummingbird. I will do the best I can." - Wangari Maathai. We cannot tire or give up. We owe it to the present and future generations of all species to rise up and walk. Wangari Maathai https://www.greenbeltmovement.org/wangari-maathai/biography
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Nairobi, Kenya
Wangarĩ Muta Maathai was a renowned Kenyan social, environmental and political activist and the first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize. Maathai was the first woman in East and Central Africa to become a Doctor of Philosophy, receiving her Ph.D. from the University of Nairobi in Kenya. In 1977, Maathai founded the Green Belt Movement, an environmental non-governmental organization focused on the planting of trees, environmental conservation, and women's rights. In 1984, she was aw
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As we face the impact of the Climate Crisis the work of Wangari Maathai is more important than ever. A trailblazing activist who saw the connection between environmental justice and women's rights better than anyone, Wangari reminds us of the hummingbird — no action is too small."I will be a hummingbird. I will do the best I can." - Wangari Maathai. We cannot tire or give up. We owe it to the present and future generations of all species to rise up and walk. Wangari Maathai https://www.greenbeltmovement.org/wangari-maathai/biography
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◄ Sammy Maeta (Sanse)
[P7.2025.09] 07/03/2025
Great naturalist live long, working with your vision to create good environment, for our condusive living
[P7.2025.09] 07/03/2025
Great naturalist live long, working with your vision to create good environment, for our condusive living