Wangari, Kenya's mother

Wangari Maathai was a distinguished environmentalist born in Kenya during British colonial rule. As a well-educated black woman, she used her knowledge and experience to educate and mobilise others in her community to fight for change, but faced numerous challenges: from discrimination at work to threats from the Kenyan government. Her determination and fearlessness never waned as she continued to fight for the environment, human rights and democracy in Kenya. In 2004, she became the first black African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize. Music provided by Free Vibes: https://goo.gl/NkGhTg Warm Nights by Lakey Inspired: https://soundcloud.com/lakeyinspired/... Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported— CC BY 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Artwork by Margo Designs: https://margosdesigns.myportfolio.com/ Sources for further reading: Film: Taking root - the vision of Wangari Maathai http://takingrootfilm.com/earth-day-2020/ https://www.britannica.com/topic/Ibibio https://artsandculture.google.com/exhibit/the-kikuyu-community-of-kenya%C2%A0-national-museums-of-kenya/0QIS6HqkIjAUIQ?hl=en https://www.britannica.com/biography/Wangari-Maathai Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices