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Nancy Trautmann

40 Million Trees and a Nobel Peace Prize: One Woman's Story | Wangari Maathai - 0 views

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    In this 7-minute excerpt from the documentary Roots of Change: The Vision of Wangari Maathai see how she became the first African woman, and first environmentalist, to win the Nobel Prize for Peace. The Green Belt Movement that she founded has profoundly changed the physical and social landscape of Kenya...and it all began with planting trees.
Michelle Watkins

Taking Root: The Vision of Wangari Maathai - 0 views

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    Taking Root tells the story of Kenyan Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Wangari Maathai whose simple act of planting trees grew into a nationwide movement to safeguard the environment, protect human rights, and defend democracy-a movement for which this charismatic woman became an iconic inspiration.
Nancy Trautmann

TAKING ROOT: The Vision of Wangari Maathai - 0 views

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    These lessons examine how environmental issues such as deforestation are intricately linked to many other social issues, and how organizations such as the Green Belt Movement use certain strategies to mobilize citizen action toward social and environmental justice. These lessons are directed toward grades 9 through 12, and college students for use in the following subject areas: social studies, environmental studies, political science, women's studies, international studies, world history, government and civics.
Michelle Watkins

A voice for the trees - 4 views

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    A terrific overview of the Green Belt movement that includes a flyover of key regions. GBM Founder Wangari Maathai and GBM project officer Njogu Kahare narrate this 3 minute clip.
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