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Climateopp_Pod: The Green Belt Movement also empowers women by training them in sustainable farming techniques and supporting their participation in decision-making processes at all levels.
Let's celebrate the legacy of Wangari Maathai...
Ori735Orimba: I don't really know why I care so much. I just have something inside me that tells me that there is a problem, and I have got to do something about it. I think that is what I would call the God in me.,Wangari Maathai,Me, Problem, Know ,
DanielNjeru007: Nobel Prize Winners: Kenya has produced two Nobel Prize winners: Wangari Maathai, who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2004 for her environmental and social justice work, and Barack Obama, who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2009 for his efforts to strengthen international diplomacy.
ChrisNgaruthi: Nyeri County is versatile. It gave us Prof. Wangarĩ Muta Maathai, Mwai wa Kibaki, Dedan Kimathi, General Mathenge, Waruhiu Itote and of late Gachagua, fair to say things have gone downhill.
QuantForensic: Until you dig a hole, you plant a tree, you water it and make it survive, you haven't done a thing. You're just talking ~ Prof Wangari Maathai
OngoroOdiembo: Mt Kenya gave us Matiba, Wangari Maathai Kibaki then Gachagua, surely you can not export your worst crop, it won't earn you value, and village vagabonds are kept in the village and not exposed to majirani. They will decimate your reputation.
onkoba_cw: Wangari Maathai
She was awarded the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize for her ' ' ' 'contribution to sustainable development, democratic and peace.' using her " Green Belt Movement " which planted more than 30 million trees in Africa.
chuimlambuzi: The only two kenyans I ever believed in; Wangari Maathai and Uhuru Kenyatta have been insulted today
MulomaHeritage: Wangari Maathai (1940–2011) was a Kenyan scholar and environmental activist. As founder of the Green Belt Movement, which through environmental activism linked political struggles of governance, human rights and peace, was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2004. (source: UNESCO)
reciclamovil: Wangari Maathai was the founder of the Green Belt Movement and the 2004 Nobel Peace
mwanawaingo: Wangari Maathai didnt do all that for this
snipsnipbloop: Was banned for “being anti-logging,”conveniently forgetting Wangari Maathai won a Nobel Peace Prize for planting trees.
Apparently not wanting nature and animals and the woods and forests to die was bad. When in fact we know it was and is only good for the world.
yngbenoit: Wangari Maathai
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LandscapeNotes: Queen Of Trees Wangari Maathai Risked Her Life For Reforestation, Bios Urn
adrian25853: Wangari Maathai (1940-2011)
Wangari was a Kenyan social, environmental and political activist who founded the Green Belt Movement, which campaigned for the planting of trees, environmental conservation and women’s rights.
She later served in parliament a…
kendikarimi: The late Kenyan Nobel Peace Laureate, Wangari Maathai, put it simply and well when she said: “The higher you go, the fewer women there are.”
Can we please be the generation that changes this narrative?
wesrono: Professor Wangari Maathai many here might no remember her but was a giant..the Nobel laureate on Sustainable development, here is oozing lots of wisdom.
This is on how brainwashed we got from colonisers to hate ourselves
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poem_as: The real words of Wangari Maathai.
SheEvolvesWorld: The African woman whose legacy has changed my life: Wangari Maathai
Camila44Gh: Big Ideas for Little Environmentalists: Restoration with Wangari Maathai XUL2ELH
Thriving_luos: regarding the treatment of women. Barack, do you consider the accompanying collage of illustrious Kenyan women to be "bad traditions," given that the legendary Prof. Wangari Maathai is not even represented in the collage...?
luttakalori: "There needs to be one place in the world where it is okay to be an African, and that is Africa" - Wangari Maathai
Jeffg57: No matter how dark the cloud, there is always a thin, silver lining, and that is what we must look for.
WANGARI MAATHAI
MovePastDivorce: No matter how dark the cloud, there is always a thin, silver lining, and that is what we must look for.
WANGARI MAATHAI
lewysss_: Wangari Maathai deserves more recognition and respect than whatever Moi did
MISS_LAW16: African Great - Professor Wangari Maathai Reveals The Colonizers Hidden ...
nongmoreport: Outrage as the Alliance for Science tries to co-opt the legacy of Wangari Maathai
FoodSovereignGH: Outrage as the Alliance for Science tries to co-opt the legacy of Wangari Maathai
Stop_Monsanto: Outrage as the Alliance for Science tries to co-opt the legacy of Wangari Maathai
DrColleenHacker: Know her name!
Wangari Maathai
MulomaHeritage: Wangari Maathai (1940–2011) was a Kenyan scholar and environmental activist. As founder of the Green Belt Movement, which through environmental activism linked political struggles of governance, human rights and peace, was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2004. (source: UNESCO)
NobelPrize: In 1977 Wangari Maathai started planting trees in Kenya to combat deforestation. Her Green Belt Movement gave jobs to women, became a symbol for democratic struggle and led to the planting of more than 50 million trees.
Read her lecture:
georgenjoroge_: The late Nobel Laureate Professor Wangari Maathai had an enlightenment level second to none.
CypKim: 1. Climate change: As you are aware Kenya has been hit by severe drought, a worse case since over 40 years ago. Many of us weren't born by then. What's the cause? Prof Wangari Maathai prophesied that a severe drought coming from North Eastern will hit us if we don't plant trees
Lorraine_kh: Spent two weeks in Kenya diving into thorough African feminist development and leadership.
Looking into the work of Wangari Maathai and interacting with various women-led organisations whom- through the hardships and challenges continue to fight for their rights and equality.1/3
MatiriNgemi: Wangari Maathai dropping gems. We are so honored to be able to tell the stories of our pre-colonial past, and to honor the heroes and heroines to whom we owe so much. See you Sunday for the Second HEROINE Episode. If you haven’t yet, check out the Episode on Mûgo wa Kîbirû.
RuudInKenya: Now at Wangari Maathai Road where the motorcade is forced to slow down
FulaFeminist101: Today we celebrate Wanjira Mathai- a Kenyan environmental activist and Chair of the Wangari Maathai Foundation. She is the daughter of Wangari Maathai and Board member of the Green Belt Movement. Thanks for keeping the legacy alive !!
Iampinchez: That's how Wangari Maathai preserved Uhuru & Central parks and also Karura forest.
And started the greenbelt movement, making the establishment uncomfortable.
yngbenoit: Wangari Maathai
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NordbergValerie: A BRAVE AND WISE WOMAN.
Wangari Maathai obituary.
Wimbiz: could vote in the local government elections of 1976”. Tayo Agunbiade - Author and Independent Scholar.
If you don't vote, you lose the right to complain. - Wangari Maathai
sarahreedhobson: As we continue to celebrate the achievements of women throughout history, I want to acknowledge the remarkable legacy of Wangari Maathai, a pioneering environmentalist, and human rights advocate who broke down barriers and inspired generations.
sarahreedhobson: Wangari Maathai was the first African woman to receive the Nobel Peace Prize for her work in promoting sustainable development, democracy, and peace. Maathai founded the Green Belt Movement, which has planted millions of trees in Kenya and inspired similar movements in other...
sarahreedhobson: countries, highlighting the importance of environmental protection.
Thank you, Wangari Maathai, for your unwavering commitment to social justice, and environmental protection, and for your incredible legacy as a true hero.
Meridian_Remote: “No matter who or where we are, or what our capabilities, we are called to do the best we can.”
Wangari Maathai
WanjikuReports: 1. Wangari Maathai | The first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize.
lekh27: My very best wishes to Wangari Maathai
RedefineAfrica1: In the spirit of celebrating women, we present to you a phenomenal woman, Wangari Muta Maathai (1940 – 2011) who was a Kenyan environmental and political activist. She founded the Green Belt Movement, an environmental organization that focused on planting trees,
schultz88qynto: Planting the Trees of Kenya: The Story of Wangari Maathai (Frances Foster Books) 2KBKKQZ
CarefaceC: World Top 10 Interview Wangari Maathai Mother Of The Environment Talk Ab...
Babalucky254: Wangari Muta Maathai, (born April 1, 1940, Nyeri, Kenya—died September 25, 2011, Nairobi), Kenyan politician and environmental activist who was awarded the 2004 Nobel Prize for Peace, becoming the first Black African woman to win a Nobel Prize.
mwendefrey: Women like Wangari Maathai, Manduli, Njoki Ndungu, Martha Karua fought alot for women in Kenya to have education, an equal voice and say in otherwise male dominated spaces.
achim_albrecht: Good morning Twitterland
"Culture is coded wisdom…Wisdom that has been accumulated for thousands of years and generations. Some of that wisdom is coded in our ceremonies, it is coded in our values, it is coded in our songs, in our dances, in our plays."
Wangari Maathai
Am_morwani: The University is proud to be associated with world renowned environmentalist and Nobel Peace Laureate, the late Professor Wangari Maathai as well as climate scientist, the late Prof. Richard Samson Ondingo. Prof. Ondingo was the vice chairman of the Intergovernmental Panel
new_nomad: Wangari Maathai, for her work environmental and activist work. Nobel Peace Prize winner:
GMESAfrica: Several initiatives in this area marked the region. That of the Nobel Prize winner Wangari Maathai, recently honored by the African Union (
EbenBright1: Climate & Sustainable Development Network of Nigeria joins Africa and the World to mark the Africa Environment and Wangari Maathai Day 2023. And the World Wildlife Day 2023 at National Park Service Abuja.
Date: 3rd March, 2023.
Time: 10am
Venue: National Park Service Abuja.
DictatorWatch: Where do you start educating such a person that ALL STARTS & ENDS WITH POLITICS! Wangari Maathai was a mere environmentalist. Moi broke into her house to arrest & jail her. No woman has been so publicly insulted as she was. Eventually she figured the solution was political!
catherine_amayi: When I finally go into teaching, I'll focus on climate/ ecological history. History ni muhimu. Moi, the same one who brutalized Wangari Maathai for defending Karura & Uhuru Park? That Moi? The same one who decimated the mighty Mau? The one with the biggest logging company in EA?
ExecutiveReview: 9. Wangari Maathai: A Kenyan environmental & political activist, she founded Green Belt Movement, which mobilized thousands of women to plant trees, combat deforestation & promote sustainable development in Africa. She became the first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize.
Avant_GardeBks: In "Trees for Peace: The Story of Wangari Maathai", children learn in 2004, Maathai became the first African woman as well as environmentalist to receive the Nobel Peace Prize. Available on
ncontsi: Anyways, Wangari Maathai. She knew and did her best. We remember her.
ncontsi: Felt sad when noting Kenyans lamenting the drying up of Lake Ol’bollosat. Lake Ol’bollosat is gone, disappeared along with ecological systems it supported, hippos, rare birds etc. They spoke on how right Wangari Maathai was & how they didn't see her warnings all those years ago.
kilimanispeaks: “You cannot protect the environment unless you empower people, you inform them, and you help them understand that these resources are their own, that they must protect them” - Wangari Maathai
Together, let's slow down the connected crises of climate change and biodiversity loss.
GlobalLitin: Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, Dr. Wangari Maathai.
"As the first African woman to receive this prize, I accept it on behalf of the people of Kenya & Africa, & indeed the world."
Her 2004 address:
Afrosocialwork: Maathai's was a huge contribution acknowledged in African social work and development here
NobelPrize: “We are called to assist the earth, to heal her wounds, and in the process heal our own.”
After becoming the first woman to earn a doctorate degree in East and Central Africa, Wangari Maathai started a movement that led to the planting of 50 million trees.
JimmyGeorge18: Vuria Hill has been in fire for the past week. Vegetation including indigenous tree species and butterflies are being destroyed. The hill has been a rain catchment area. Locals have tried fighting the fire but in vain.If only Wangari Maathai would raise up watu wangekula nyahunyo
PeperukaWorld: When starting the brand, there were 4 women we wanted to honor in print: Miriam Makeba, Rita Marley, Wangari Maathai and Winnie Mandela. They have impacted the world in so many ways! 5 years since Mama Winnie passed, but we’re still deeply inspired to dare to take a stand. 11/31
duchessmagazine: IWD2023: Celebrating the Legacy of Wangarĩ Muta Maathai, Africa's Trailblazing Nobel Peace Prize Laureate
go2uj: Prof Mpedi begins his closing remarks with the words of a Kenyan political activist Wangari Maathai, “Today we are faced with a challenge that calls for a shift in our thinking, so that humanity stops threatening its life-support system.
ToddLaVogue: TCSMS PBL: Our deep dive into environmental justice brings us to our final day learning about an absolute icon, Wangari Maathai, and her tireless work in Kenya.
RaisedonB: "African women in general need to know that it’s OK for them to be the way they are – to see the way they are as a strength, and to be liberated from fear and from silence." – Wangari Maathai.
Hanyasmuse_: One day post IWD, and Emily Dickinson would have really appreciated if I tweeted about her 'To make a prairie (1755)'. And it's intersection with Wangari Maathai's work.
HarareSa: Ambassador Mabudafhasi honoured the invitation from the Embassy of Kenya in Zimbabwe in celebrating the Wangari Maathai Day, on 03 March 2023 to commemorate Kenyan environmentalist and Nobel prize winner, Prof. Wangari Maathai.
Wimbiz: "We must work together to build a world where everyone is respected, no matter their gender, race, or background." —Wangari Maathai, Kenyan environmental activist.
KBCChannel1: As the world marks International Women's Day,we highlight some of the women who left a mark on the country's history. The first female member of parliament in Kenya Grace Akech Onyango and Nobel laureate Wangari Maathai, Charity Ngilu and Martha Karua are among the notable women.
awkariuki: The way Moi used to uproot trees planted by the late Wangari Maathai
JuttaPaulusRLP: Wangari Maathai – The Kenyan environmental activist, winner of the Nobel peace prize, founded the Green Belt Movement in 1977. This indigenous grassroots organization protects the environment and empowers women through the planting of trees. B!
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GreenbeltAccess: Happy Women's History Month!
Did you know Wangari Maathai, the first African woman to win the Nobel Prize, founded the Green Belt Movement, which planted over 50 million trees in Kenya?
Watch the full video:
irene_asuwa: Watching Taking Root a Wangari Maathai documentary as we celebrate International Working Women's Day.Understanding the start of privatization and commodification of natural
AfricanWriting: "African women in general need to know that it’s OK for them to be the way they are – to see the way they are as a strength, and to be liberated from fear and from silence." – Wangari Maathai.
Happy International Women's Day!
Goodable: Wangari Maathai was the first woman in East and Central Africa to earn a Ph.D.
As an environmentalist, she was harassed and even put in jail.
She became the first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize, and today, more than 51 million trees have been planted thanks to her.
ManelCamacho3: 1 Moby Dick
2 Odyssey 2001
3 The origin of the species.
4 Wangari Maathai: The Woman Who Planted Millions of Trees.
5 El general en su laberinto
6 La Fontaine's Fables <3!
7 Le Petit Prince
8 The Popol Vuh
mbate: When Wangari Maathai aka Shawty for Trees was talking about this, we thought it would take 2,000 years. Human Beings are such destructive creatures. We've messed up sources because buloti maguta maguta. Effect-drought!
AgikuyuWomen: Mūtuathuku, Wangarì Maathai and many other prophets.
The book is now in it's second reprint and is available from us in both hard copy and digital format.
Hard copy - 1,300 including delivery
Digital format - 500
Our Gìkūyū English Dictionary First Edition is available at
punchingprof: “Until you dig a hole, you plant a tree, you water it and make it survive, you haven’t done a thing. You are just talking.” - Wangari Maathai
jgathuku: A thread on excerpts from chapter 14 on THE AFRICAN FAMILY by Wangari Maathai
1. "A critical element in sustaining development in Africa is to keep African families intact" pg275
NobelPrize: Wangari Maathai was a Nobel Prize laureate of many firsts: the first woman in East and Central Africa to earn a doctorate degree, the first female professor in Kenya and the first African woman to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
Read more:
Mvtrix_: Day 5-7
Women’s History Month
Daisy Bates-was a civil rights activist,journalist, and lecturer who played a leading role in the Little Rock Integration Crisis of 1957.
Sister Rosetta Thorpe-"the Godmother of rock and roll"
Wangari Maathai-First African to win Nobel Piece Prize
LucyNyarAgutu: Bad News : Bunge La Wanainchi Trees forbshade werw cut Jacaranda Ground Nairobi to following Chebukati Business Daily Sonko Miguna Miguna Kidero DCI HQ Kiambu Road and Gladys Wanga help me say No for this babaric act on tree... Professor Wangari Maathai
thekenyatimes: Wangari Maathai Foundation Recognizes Enviromental Activists
Belouga_: Wangari Maathai was the founder of the Green Belt Movement, a group who protected the environment and stood up to a corrupt government.
From planting over 51 million trees to fighting for equal rights, Wangari inspired millions of people worldwide.
Temigrl: “A tree has roots in the soil yet reaches to the sky.
It tells us that in order to aspire we need to be grounded
and that no matter how high we go it is from our roots that
we draw sustenance.”
― Wangari Maathai
SenterStaged: Wangari Maathai was the first Black African woman to receive a Nobel Peace Prize for her efforts in environmental conservation. In the 1970s, she founded the Green Belt Movement, an environmental non-governmental organization focused on environmental conservation and women’s
_NjokiNgethe: Eg
Wangari Maathai
Koigi Wa Mwere
Robert Ouko
Kenneth Matiba
Rev. Njoya
(&many others I cannot remember rn..)
They sacrificed too much for us to be this ungrateful.
Honestly horrified to see y'all's blind hate being used to trick y'all into taking all of us into the abyss.
yngbenoit: Wangari Maathai
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DukeAAAS: "Grace Lee Boggs and Wangari Maathai were central figures in the development of the global environmental movement."
Women of Color Consciousness and the Global Environmental Movement
