Wangarĩ Maathai

Wangarĩ Maathai (/wænˈɡɑːri mɑːˈðaɪ/; 1 April 1940 – 25 September 2011) na she be a Kenyan social, environmental, den political activist wey found de Green Belt Movement, an environmental non-governmental organization wey focus on planting trees, environmental conservation, den women's rights. Insyd 2004 na she cam be de first African woman to win de Nobel Peace Prize.

As a beneficiary of the Kennedy Airlift, na she study insyd de United States, earning a bachelor's degree from Mount St. Scholastica College insyd Atchison, Kansas den a master's degree from de University of Pittsburgh insyd Pittsburgh. She then cam be de first woman insyd East den Central Africa make she cam be a Doctor of Philosophy, receiving ein Ph.D. from de University of Nairobi insyd Nairobi, Kenya.Wangari Maathai at Library of Congress Insyd 1984, na she receive de Right Livelihood Award for "converting de Kenyan ecological debate into mass action for reforestation."

Na Wangari Maathai be an elected member of de parliament of Kenya den, between January 2003 den November 2005, na she serve as de assistant minister for environment den natural resources insyd de government of Presido Mwai Kibaki. Na she be a Honorary Councillor insyd de World Future Council. As an academic den de author of chaw books, na Maathai no be an activist per buh she sanso be an intellectual wey make significant contributions to thinking about ecology, development den gender in addition to African cultures den religions. Na she die of complications from ovarian cancer on 25 September 2011."Wangari Maathai, the woman of trees, dies". Africa Renewal. 17 January 2012. Retrieved 29 April 2023.

 Early life den education 
Na dem born Maathai on 1 April 1940 insyd de village of Ihithe, Nyeri District, insyd de central highlands of de colony of Kenya. Na ein family be Kikuyu, de most populous ethnic group insyd Kenya, wey na she live insyd de area for chaw generations.Maathai 2006, p. 3. Around 1943, na Maathai family move go a white-owned farm insyd de Rift Valley near Nakuru, wer na ein poppie find work.Maathai 2006, pp. 14–15. Late insyd 1947, na she go back to Ihithe plus ein mommie, as na two of ein bros dey attend primary school insyd de village, wey na der be no schooling available on de farm wer na ein poppie work. Na ein poppie still dey de farm.Maathai 2006, p. 29. Shortly afterward, at de age of eight, she join ein bros at Ihithe Primary School.

Wangarĩ Maathai Forest Champion Award
Insyd 2012, na de Collaborative Partnership on Forests CPF, an international consortium of 14 organisations, secretariats den institutions wey dey work on international forest issues, launch de inaugural Wangarĩ Maathai Forest Champion Award.

Winners include:
 2012 – Narayan Kaji Shrestha, plus an honourable mention to Kurshida Begum
 2014 – Martha Isabel "Pati" Ruiz Corzo, plus an honourable mention to Chut Wutty
 2015 – Gertrude Kabusimbi Kenyangi
 2017 – Maria Margarida Ribeiro da Silva, a Brazilian forestry activist
 2019 – Léonidas Nzigiyimpa, a Burundian forestry activist
 2022 – Cécile Ndjebet, a Cameroonian activist
Publications dem select
 ; (1985)
 The bottom is heavy too: even with the Green Belt Movement : the Fifth Edinburgh Medal Address (1994)
 Bottle-necks of development in Africa (1995)
 The Canopy of Hope: My Life Campaigning for Africa, Women, and the Environment (2002)
 Unbowed: A Memoir (2006) 
 Reclaiming rights and resources women, poverty and environment (2007)
 Rainwater Harvesting (2008)
 State of the world's minorities 2008: events of 2007 (2008)
 ; (2009)
 Moral Ground: Ethical Action for a Planet in Peril. (2010) chapter Nelson, Michael P. and Kathleen Dean Moore (eds.). Trinity University Press, 
 Replenishing the Earth (2010) 
Honours
 1984: Right Livelihood Award
 1986: Better World Society
 1987: Global 500 Roll of Honour
 1991: Goldman Environmental Prize
 1991: The Hunger Project's Africa Prize for LeadershipHighlights of the 1991 Africa Prize Archived 4 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine. The Hunger Project Archived 25 June 2020 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 24 February 2009
 1993: Edinburgh Medal (for "Outstanding contribution to Humanity through Science")
 1993: Jane Addams Leadership Award
 1993: Benedictine College Offeramus MedalWangari Maathai: 'An alumna of whom we are most proud' Archived 5 February 2007 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 8 March 2010
 1994: The Golden Ark Award
 2001: The Juliet Hollister Award
 2003: Global Environment Award, World Association of Non-Governmental Organizations
 2004: Conservation Scientist Award from Columbia University
 2004: J. Sterling Morton Award
 2004: Petra Kelly Prize
 2004: Sophie Prize
 2004: Nobel Peace Prize
 2006: Légion d'honneur

 2006: Doctor of Public Service (honorary degree), University of Pittsburgh
 2007: World Citizenship Award
 2007: Livingstone Medal from Royal Scottish Geographical Society
 2007: Indira Gandhi Prize
 2007: Cross of de Order of St. Benedict
 2008: The Elizabeth Blackwell Award from Hobart and William Smith Colleges
 2009: NAACP Image Award - Chairman's Award (with Al Gore)NAACP sets a date for image awards: Nominees to be announced in January; ceremony to be held following month Archived 9 January 2009 at the Wayback MachineMba, Ngozi (22 January 2009). Nominees for 40th NAACP Image Awards Unveiled Archived 7 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Jamati Online Archived 25 January 2021 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 24 February 2009

 2009: Grand Cordon of de Order of the Rising Sun of Japan
 2011: The Nichols-Chancellor's Medal wey Vanderbilt University award
 2013: Doctor of Science (honorary degree), Syracuse University, New York
 2020: The Perfect World Award by The Perfect World Foundation

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Read further
 Namulundah Florence, Wangari Maathai: Visionary, Environmental Leader, Political Activist, Lantern, 2015
 Wangari Maathai, The Greenbelt Movement: Sharing the Approach and the Experience, Lantern Books, 2003. 
 Wangari Maathai, The Canopy of Hope: My Life Campaigning for Africa, Women, and the Environment, Lantern Books, 2002; 
 Wangari Maathai, Bottom is Heavy Too: Edinburgh Medal Lecture, Edinburgh UP, 1994. 
 Picture book (fr.), Franck Prévot (text) & Aurélia Fronty (illustrations), Wangari Maathai, la femme qui plante des millions d'arbres, Rue du monde, 2011 ()
 External links 

 Taking Root: The Vision of Wangari Maathai documentary film
 Official Site: The Wangari Maathai Foundation
 The Green Belt Movement and Wangari Maathai
 Wangari Maathai and the Billion Tree Campaign
 Feature on Wangari Maathai by the International Museum of Women
 Seeds of change planting a path to peace
 Nobel Women's Initiative

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