“We cannot tire or give up. We owe it to present and future generations to rise up and walk!”⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
- Wangari Maathai (1940-2011)⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Activist, Kenya⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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A renowned social, environmental and political activist, Wangari fought for causes close to her heart. Wangari was a visionary! Her hard work paid off as she was the first woman in East & Central Africa to earn a doctorate degree. (Crazy to think about, right?) She set up the Green Belt Movement, a conservation-based not-for-profit in 1977, and later became a parliament member. Wangari placed no limits on her life and was given 13+ awards. One of which was a Nobel Prize as the first African woman to win it. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
#leadinglady #empowerothers #giveback #livefree