Wangari Maathai Flashcards
What is Wangari Maathai real name
Wangari Muta Maathai, nicknamed the woman who planted trees
What are Wangari Maathai place and date of birth
April 1, 1940, in Ihithe ( Kenya)
What are Wangari Maathai place and date of death
25 September 2011 à Nairobi (Kenya) with Ovarian cancer
What is Wangari Maathai profession
biologist, professor of anatomy in veterinary medicine, political activist, and environmentalist.
Who is Wangari Maathai ex-husband
Mwangi Mathai (divorce: 1978)
Who are Wangari Maathai children
Waweru, Wanjira et Muta
What is Wangari Maathai academic life
Université de Pittsburgh (M.Sc. 1966)
Université de Munich
Université de Nairobi (Ph,D. 1971)
What is Wangari Maathai achievements and rewards
In, 2004, she received the Nobel Peace Prize for “her contribution to sustainable development, democracy, and peace” as a result of her commitment against deforestation in Kenya. She is the first African woman to receive this distinction.
She founded the Green Belt Movement in 1977, in response to the phenomenon of deforestation and soil erosion, and in close collaboration with women from Kenyan villages.
In 1977, she was a member of the Maendeleo Ya Wanawake Organization (Kenya National Council of Women).
she founded the Mazingira Green Party in 2003.
She was elected to the Kenyan parliament in December 2002, with 98% of the vote. It was around the same time that Mwai Kibaki won the presidential election against Arap Moi and in January 2003, he appointed her Deputy Minister for the Environment, Natural Resources, and Wildlife.
a year later, she received the Nobel Peace Prize and founded a women’s NGO against deforestation.
In 2006, she received the title of Doctor honoris causa from Sōka University of Hachiouji-Tokyo.
2008, she speaks at the opening conference of the World Forum Lille (World Forum for the responsible economy), on the occasion of the world premiere of the film We will stay on Earth.
2009, Wangari Muta Maathai is Honorary Advisor to the Council for the Future of the World.
What is Wangari Maathai books names.
The Green Belt Movement (1985)
Unbowed: A Memoir (2006)
The Challenge for Africa (2009)
