Do you know who Dr. Wangari Maathai is?
By raydene
@raydene (9871)
United States
December 6, 2007 5:24pm CST
Dr. Wangari Maathai is the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize laureate and Founder of the Green Belt Movement..
A million trees a million dreams..
She is a wonderful woman ..so full of spark...
You can read more about her and her projects at
http://www.greenbeltmovement.org/
http://www.shaklee.net/raydenelabatore/prodHouWangari
I raise my glass to her...she shows the strength that can occur with one person..then 2...then 3...
Go Green
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@AnoChaudhary (1719)
• India
12 Dec 07
Hello Raydene....thank you for sharing this information. I love hearing about individuals who make a difference. I have a great story to tell as well. In Bangalore, where i live, we have an old and poor lady who cares for about 10,000 trees just by herself. Nobody knew about this until some newspapers got out the story. She is illiterate too poor and now a widow. She and her husband when alive did not have children so they started planting trees on the highway and started caring for them. If i find more information on her i will start a blog on her if its not available yet. She is quite an inspiration :)
@faith210 (11224)
• Philippines
12 Dec 07
Hi raydene! I am glad you shared this. I never knew her until now. I am glad that she was recognized for her efforts and been awarded with such a prestigious Nobel Peace Prize! I do think that there should be more and more people like her who are genuinely concerned about the environment and the people through peaceful means yet her messages and works are strongly advocated all around Kenya and of the world. I salute and admire people like her. Take care and have a nice day. :)
