Saving the Environment
Nature needs YOU!
Betty S.
What is this all about?
Kenyan Flag
Wangari Maathai planting a tree
What is the Greenbelt Movement?
A quote from Maathai: "A tree has a personality." She believes trees can give people hope; They can encourage people to make better decisions.
Maathai’s group plants seedlings in little bags so they can then plant them in larger areas such as reforestation places around Kenya. But if you decide to help by planting a tree in your backyard, that is good, too. The Green Belt Movement is an organization that anyone can help with. Start by planting a tree.
Nandi Flame Tree
Video about Wangari Maathai
Who was Wangari Maathai?
Not only was Maathai an environmentalist, but she was also a feminist. She had faith in women, and believed they were just as great as men, if not greater. In 2004, she was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. Wangari Maathai was a truly great woman.
Wangari Maathai
Wangari Maathai with President Obama
Birdseye View of a Forest in Kenya
Wangari Maathai
How can I help?
Red=Kenya
Video about Wangari Maathai
keep the environment green
Bibliography
"The Green Belt Movement : The Story of Wangari Maathai." YES! Magazine. Web. 14 Apr. 2016.
"Wangari Maathai." Britannica School. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 2016. Web. 14 Apr. 2016.