All About Wangari Maathai

Wangari Maathai
  • Date of birth: April 1, 1940
  • Born in Neyeri, Kenya
  • First woman to obtain a doctorate degree in Kenya
Wangari Maathai receiving an award
  • A few of the awards she has won:
    • 1984-Right Livelihood Award
    • 1991-Goldman Environmental Prize
    • 1991-Africa Prize
    • 1993-Edinburgh Medal
    • 2004-Petra Kelly Prize
    • 2004-Sophie Prize
    • 2004-Legion d' Honneur: Government of France
    • 2004-Nobel Peace Prize
  • Elected to Parliament in December of 2002
                Wangari digging a hole for a tree                                                  Wangari and others planting a tree
  • Helped women in Africa plant more than 30 million trees
  • Greatest Achievement:
    • "Showing her fellow Kenyans that the health of their forests and rivers and fields matters--for both Africa's future and the people's immediate health."
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