A Tribute to Wangari Muta Maathai. Tree Mother of Africa WWW.GOODNEWS.WS

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Wangari Maathai, African Icon. Green Legacy Will Live Forever. I heard on the news this morning that Nobel Peace Prize winner and awesome woman of Africa, Prof. Wangari Muta Maathai, died after a long illness on the 26th of September 2011 in Nairobi. Her family and loved ones were with her at the time.I felt such a jolt of sadness shoot though my heart because Wangari Muta Maathai was one of the true icons that I looked up to -- a strong African woman, who loved her country and understood the importance of better management of natural resources. She was also the first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize. Two other firsts: first woman in central or eastern Africa to hold a Ph.D. first woman head of a university department in Kenya. Professor Maathai also had great empathy for the poorest of the poor -- rural women, and worked tirelessly to ensure that they have more access to resources so that they could better their lives.The Green Belt Movement; Wangari Maathai founded the Green Belt movement in Kenya in 1977. This movement has planted more than 10 million trees to prevent soil erosion and provide firewood for cooking fires. The program has been carried out primarily by women in the villages of Kenya, who through protecting their environment and through the paid employment for planting the trees are able to better care for their children and their children's future.Her website, The Green Belt Movement says: "Prof. Wangari Muta Maathai started the Green Belt Movement in 1977, working with women to improve their livelihoods by increasing their access to resources like firewood for cooking and clean water. She became a great advocate for better natural resource management practices that are sustainable, equitable, and just."Her memory and legacy will live on even longer than the 10 million trees she planted. Rest in well-deserved peace Mama.

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