Wangarĩ Maathai - Wikipedia
WebWangarĩ Muta Maathai ( / wænˈɡɑːri mɑːˈðaɪ /; 1 April 1940 – 25 September 2011) was a Kenyan social, environmental, and political activist who founded the Green Belt Movement, [2] [3] an environmental non-governmental organization focused on the planting of trees, environmental conservation, and women's rights.
Wangari Maathai | Biography, Nobel Peace Prize, Books, Green …
WebApr 26, 2024 · Wangari Maathai (born April 1, 1940, Nyeri, Kenya—died September 25, 2011, Nairobi) was a Kenyan politician and environmental activist who was awarded the 2004 Nobel Prize for Peace, becoming the first Black African woman to win a Nobel Prize.
Wangari Maathai - Quotes, Death & Books - Biography
WebApr 2, 2014 · Famous Activists. Environmentalists. Wangari Maathai was a Kenyan political and environmental activist and her country's assistant minister of environment, natural resources and wildlife....
The story - Wangari Maathai Foundation
WebNairobi, Kenya. Learn more about the life and legacy of Wangari Maathai from the Wangari Maathai Foundation. Wangari Muta Maathai was a renowned Kenyan social, environmental and political activist and the first African woman to win the Nobel Prize.
Wangari Maathai – Facts - NobelPrize.org
WebSep 25, 2011 · Wangari Maathai was the first African woman to receive the Nobel Peace Prize. She was also the first female scholar from East and Central Africa to take a doctorate (in biology), and the first female professor ever in her home country of Kenya. Maathai played an active part in the struggle for democracy in Kenya, and belonged to the …
Wangari Maathai – Biographical - NobelPrize.org
WebWangari Maathai is internationally recognized for her persistent struggle for democracy, human rights and environmental conservation. She has addressed the UN on several occasions and spoke on behalf of women at special sessions of the General Assembly for the five-year review of the earth summit.
Wangari Muta Maathai: A Life of Firsts - National Geographic
WebSeptember 26, 2011. • 10 min read. Wangari Muta Maathi, the Nobel Prize-winning environmental activist who founded the Green Belt Movement, died Sunday at Nairobi Hospital at the age of 71...
Biography | The Green Belt Movement
WebSep 25, 2018 · Wangari Maathai was the founder of the Green Belt Movement and the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate. She authored four books: The Green Belt Movement ; Unbowed: A Memoir ; The Challenge for Africa; and Replenishing the Earth.
Wangari Maathai – Curriculum Vitae* - NobelPrize.org
WebCurriculum Vitae. Wangari Muta Maathai, PhD, EBS. Personal. Date of birth: April 1, 1940. Nationality: Kenyan. Family: Three children (Waweru, Wanjira and Muta) Education. PhD, Anatomy, University of Nairobi (1971)
Remembering Wangari Maathai, First African Woman Nobel …
WebSep 26, 2011 · Remembering Wangari Maathai, First African Woman Nobel Peace Laureate | PBS NewsHour. Nation Sep 26, 2011 3:56 PM EDT. Wangari Maathai, the first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize...
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