International Women’s Day

We celebrated International Women’s day today by exploring the amazing life and legacy of Wangari Maathai. We learned how Wangari dedicated her life to protecting the environment and supporting women by setting up an organisation called the Green Belt Movement to encourage women to plant millions of trees throughout Kenya. Among her many achievements throughout her life, Wangari was the first woman in Africa to receive the Nobel Peace Prize for her work. Since the Green Belt Movement began, over 40 million trees have been planted all over Kenya.
 
Wangari has also inspired many people from across the world to fight for green spaces in their own communities. 

‘It’s the little things citizens do.
That’s what will make the difference.’
- Wangari Maathai 

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