![]() ![]() ![]() when we see that we are part of the problem, we can become part of the solution." I love that the Green Belt Movement began as a grassroots movement with "everyday women" planting trees and making a difference, not waiting for Big Important Government (or Big Important Men) to take care of it for them. People wanted to blame others, especially the government, but Wangari said, "Think of what we ourselves are doing. When Wangari saw that the people who had once loved the land had "forgotten to care for the land that fed them" she saw how the land could not longer take care of them and this lead to all sorts of poverty and illness. I think this story is so powerful not only because it shows us a truly outstanding woman-but it shows how we can each be part of something outstanding-life is always giving us opportunities to shine. But, first and foremost, Wangari loves trees, nature, and the harmony that sings when humans work in rhythm with their environment-and this love, which began in her childhood, is what inspired her in everything else. ![]() This is the a beautiful and inspiring story of Kenyan Wangari Maathai, the first woman from Africa to receive the Nobel Peace Prize and founder of the Green Belt Movement. ![]()
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