Life is filled with unsung heroes...

Life is filled with unsung heroes...

They are like the kidneys, you don’t do anything with them or hear from them until they stop doing what they used to do. Nobody compliments the kidney for its beauty nor its shape. But the kidney becomes a big part of the conversation when it stops working - only noticed when they don't do their bit. Just like the kidneys, we take unsung heroes for granted until they leave the scene.

Let me introduces you to one of those unsung heroes... She is rarely talked about or used as an example. We know more about what happened to her rather than who she was and her contribution to the community that she was an important part of.

Let me tell you about Kenya's Most Famous Conservationist: Prof. Wangarĩ Muta Maathai...

Kenya's Most Famous Conservationist: Prof. Wangarĩ Muta Maathai caused millions of trees to be planted in Kenya.

Wangarĩ Muta Maathai was a Kenyan social, environmental and political activist. Born in rural Kenya, Wangari Maathai best known for winning the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate and the first woman in eastern Africa to earn her doctorate.

Maathai and her work with the National Council of Women in Kenya, where she introduced community-based tree planting as a means to both reduce poverty and conserve wildlife. Her efforts blossomed into the Green Belt Movement, which has enjoyed great success over three decades.

Sadly, Maathai passed away in 2011 of cancer, but her legacy lives on through the Wangari Maathai Institute for Peace and Environmental Studies out of Nairobi University.

Wangari Maathai was a conservationist who, through her efforts, caused millions of trees to be planted in Kenya.

Please do your part in the conservation of our environment, the outcome of what you do is not for you to determine but will surely impact generations to come...

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