1st April 1940 – 25th September 2011
“We owe it to ourselves and to the next generation to conserve the environment so that we can bequeath our children a sustainable world that benefits all.” – Wangari Maathai (BrainyQuote)
Professor Wangari Maathai, Nobel Prize Laureate, devoted half of her life to environmental conservation, fighting for democracy, human rights and women’s rights.
What started as a woman’s tree planting journey to provide women a sustainable income and restore their damaged land through planting of trees eventually became a fight for environment, democracy, peace and human rights in her homeland.