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  • Wangari Maathai
  • I was a Kenyan social, environmental, and political activist who founded the Green Belt Movement, an environmental non-governmental organization focused on the planting of trees, environmental conservation, and women's rights. In 2004 I became the first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize.

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  • I went on to become the first woman in East and Central Africa to become a Doctor of Philosophy, receiving her PhD from the University of Nairobi in Kenya. In 1984, she was awarded the Right Livelihood Award for "converting the Kenyan ecological debate into mass action for reforestation". As an academic and the author of several books, Maathai was not only an activist but also an intellectual who has made significant contributions to thinking about ecology, development, gender, and African cultures and religions.

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Wangarĩ Maathai Forest Champion Award�

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  • 2012 – Narayan Kaji Shrestha, with an honourable mention to Kurshida Begum
  • 2014 – Martha Isabel "Pati" Ruiz Corzo, with an honourable mention to Chut Wutty
  • 2015 – Gertrude Kabusimbi Kenyangi[87]
  • 2017 – Maria Margarida Ribeiro da Silva, a Brazilian forestry activist
  • 2019 – Léonidas Nzigiyimpa, a Burundian forestry activist
  • 2022 – Cécile Ndjebet, a Cameroonian activist

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It is also noted for its advocacy of human rights, democratization of access to public lands, and environmental justice issues such as the role of women's traditional ecological knowledge in addressing environmental degradation and desertification.

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PERSONAL GROWTH/ROLE

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As a designer: my role is to Green Belt Movement. Plant trees and respect plants, trees vegetation in the street and open spaces. If people support them we will have sustainable future.

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I hold the playground for children in the park.

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Calculate your Carbon Footprint

Consider how to minimize your carbon footprint. We are committed to reducing our impact on the planet and working towards a sustainable future.

Inspired by a theory from Wangari that allowed for the design of a vision and goals for urban life and Create bicycle paths.

Walk and Bike Almost twenty pounds of greenhouse gasses are emitted into the air. Minimizing your solo driving and utilizing pollution free transportation alternative like walking and biking will help the environment.