A Kenyan politician, activist and environmentalist; Wangari
Maathai is famous for the fight women’s rights and tree planting.
She was able to encourage the women of Kenya to plant
trees to conserve the environment. This was accomplished with the payment of
stipends to these women which encouraged them to plant more.
“I don’t really know
why I care so much. I just have something inside me that tells me that there is
a problem and I have got to do something about it. I think that is what I would
call the God in me.” - Wangari Maathai
A true hero indeed, to save the environment.
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