A Dose of Inspiration !!

Wangari overcame incredible obstacles to devote her life to serve her children, to her constituents, to the women, and indeed all the people of Kenya and to the world as a whole" Former Vice President Al Gore.
Wangari Maathai is the first woman in central or eastern Africa to hold a Ph.D., first woman head of a University Department in Kenya, and most importantly, first African woman to win the Noble Peace Prize !!

In 1977, Maathai founded the Green Belt Movement, which is  an environmental non-governmental organization focused on the planting of trees, environmental conservation, and women's rights . In 1986, she was awarded the Right Livelihood Award , and in 2004, she won her Noble Prize

Wangari passed away in 2011 in Nairobi at the age 71.