It's a matter of life and death for this country. The Kenyan forests are facing extinction and it is a man-made problem.
Wangari MaathaiNo matter who or where we are, or what our capabilities, we are called to do the best we can.
Wangari MaathaiIt was easy for me to be ridiculed and for both men and women to perceive that maybe I'm a bit crazy because I'm educated in the West and I have lost some of my basic decency as an African woman.
Wangari MaathaiUsing trees as a symbol of peace is in keeping with a widespread African tradition. For example, the elders of the Kikuyu carried a staff from the thigi tree that, when placed between two disputing sides, caused them to stop fighting and seek reconciliation. Many communities in Africa have these traditions.
Wangari Maathai