Wangari Maathai
Wangari Maathai
Wangari Muta Maathaiwas a Kenyan environmental and political activist. She was educated in the United States at Mount St. Scholasticaand the University of Pittsburgh, as well as the University of Nairobi in Kenya...
NationalityKenyan
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth1 April 1940
CityNyeri, Kenya
CountryKenya
beautiful flower flames
That's the way I do things when I want to celebrate, I always plant a tree. And so I got an indigenous tree, called Nandi flame, it has this beautiful red flowers. When it is in flower it is like it is in flame.
teamwork men together
We can work together for a better world with men and women of goodwill, those who radiate the intrinsic goodness of humankind.
tree want way
That's the way I do things when I want to celebrate, I always plant a tree.
peace people tree
Every one of us can make a contribution. And quite often we are looking for the big things and forget that, wherever we are, we can make a contribution. Sometimes I tell myself, I may only be planting a tree here, but just imagine what's happening if there are billions of people out there doing something. Just imagine the power of what we can do.
environment protect governance
I am working to make sure we don't only protect the environment, we also improve governance.
earth
We can love ourselves by loving the earth.
want environment poor
The living conditions of the poor must be improved if we really want to save our environment
future rights vision
In a few decades, the relationship between the environment, resources and conflict may seem almost as obvious as the connection we see today between human rights, democracy and peace.
differences tree littles
It's the little things citizens do. That's what will make the difference. My little thing is planting trees.
development doe needs
We need to promote development that does not destroy our environment.
giving-up generations earth
We cannot tire or give up. We owe it to the present and future generations of all species to rise up and walk!
jobs school people
Education is a very empowering experience, so many people who went to school also managed to improve their quality of life much faster because they could get a job, they could get money. Once people see that you improve your life if you are educated, then education becomes a valuable tool and people want it.
skills role-models roles
Those of us who have been privileged to receive education, skills, and experiences and even power must be role models for the next generation of leadership.
biblical expression free-your-mind
You have to know yourself, and that once you know yourself, then you cannot be bound by - because sometimes we are bound by other people's thoughts, because we are not sure about ourselves. But once you know yourself... I guess it is really an expression of the biblical statements that the truth will make you free! When you know, then you are free, your mind is free.