Environmental activist Wangari Maathai
About this book
Nobel Peace Prize winner Wangari Maathai started the Green Belt Movement, which educated women in villages in Kenya and paid them for every tree they planted. The program helped plant millions of trees and brought money to the villages.
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- OL19747292W
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Women conservationistsGreen Belt Movement (Society : Kenya)Juvenile literatureTree planters (Persons)BiographyTree plantingKenya, juvenile literatureWomen, biographyWomen, biography, juvenile literatureKenyaScientists, juvenile literatureWomen scientists