Green Botswana Trust honours Kenyan activist
March 16, 2021 In celebration of the late Kenyan social, environmental, and political activist professor Wangari Mathaai, Green Botswana Trust, and the Kenyan High Commission this week planted 50 fruit trees at Nyangagwe Referral Hospital. The ceremony marked “Wakulima Day” which means Farmers Day in Kiswahili language. Maathai founded the Green Belt Movement in 1977, an environmental non-governmental organization focused on the planting of trees, environmental conservation, and women’s rights. The 2004 Nobel Peace Prize winner was in 1984, awarded the Right Livelihood Award for convert...
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