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One World VIP-Award for Wangari MaathaiOne World VIP-Award for Wangari Maathai Posthumously Presented in NairobiStarAfrica.comWangari Maathai had accepted the One World VIP-Award 2010 for her outstanding achievements (VIP, stands for Very Impacting Person!). Last year she was not able to receive the prize personally. Her award ceremony was scheduled for the occasion of the ...Posted on 16 November 2011 | 12:57 pm
One World VIP-Award for Wangari MaathaiOne World VIP-Award for Wangari Maathai Posthumously Presented in NairobiU.S. Politics TodayWangari Maathai had accepted the One World VIP-Award 2010 for her outstanding achievements (VIP, stands for Very Impacting Person!). Last year she was not able to receive the prize personally. Her award ceremony was scheduled for the occasion of the ...and more »
Posted on 15 November 2011 | 3:07 pm
Wangari Maathai Tree Dedication &BBC NewsWangari Maathai Tree Dedication & Commemorative EventAppalachian State UniversityA tree dedication and ceremony will remember the life of Wangari Maathai of Kenya, who passed on September 25, 2011. The Appalachian African Community invites you to join us. A short opening introduction to the life and accomplishments of Wangari ...Goodnite Wangari MaathaiVanguardTrees planted in Edinburgh for Kenyan activistBBC Newsall 3 news articles »
Posted on 14 November 2011 | 2:39 pm
Lugari Land Set Aside for Maathai MemorialLugari Land Set Aside for Maathai Memorial ParkMiddle East North Africa Financial NetworkNov 14, 2011 (Nairobi Star/All Africa Global Media via COMTEX) -- THE forest department in Lugari district has set aside land for a memorial park in honour of Nobel laureate Wangari Maathai. Regional forest manager Stanley Mwangi said the park will ...
Posted on 14 November 2011 | 10:23 am
Tree dedication and ceremony Nov. 17 honorsTree dedication and ceremony Nov. 17 honors human rights activist Wangari MaathaiAppalachian State UniversityBOONE—Appalachian State University's Appalachian African Community will honor the life and memory of Wangari Maathai Thursday, Nov. 17, at 12:30 pm at Durham Park on campus. Maathai, a globally recognized champion for human rights and women's ...
Posted on 11 November 2011 | 4:39 pm
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Students and faculty continue to showSharlene Simon, assistant director for research proposal development, looks over information about pine saplings that were being given away at the Africa Regional Reception, Tuesday, Jan. 31 The reception was held by the Office of International Affairs, and featured free pine saplings faculty and students visited the event.Posted on 8 February 2012 | 3:54 pm
Kenya: Key Lessons From the President's[Business Daily] As the beneficiaries of Equity Foundation's 'Wings to Fly' scholarships narrated their stories of triumph over adversity, President Kibaki shed tears. The President said it was his "most joyous moment."
Posted on 7 February 2012 | 12:56 pm
Need-to-know news and views for UB facultyUB Alert: Emergency text, e-mail messages. Sign up > On Feb. 18, author and broadcast journalist Soledad O’Brien will deliver UB’s 36th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration Lecture in Buffalo’s Kleinhans Music Hall—45 years after King himself addressed an audience in Kleinhans at the invitation of the UB Graduate Student Association (GSA).
Posted on 2 February 2012 | 8:19 pm
AU Summit Meetings Underway in AddisLeadership fight, increasing intra-Africa trade, famine top list of busy agenda as preliminary discussions begin
Posted on 23 January 2012 | 7:08 pm
Which African do you most admire?Each week African Voices brings you inspiring and compelling profiles of Africans across the continent and around the world. Now, we want to hear from you. Let us know which African you most admire, and why. Your comments could end up on a future episode of African Voices.
Posted on 23 January 2012 | 5:17 pm
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Kenyans bid farewell to laureate WangariKenyans on Saturday bade farewell to the first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize in a colorful state funeral marked with prayers, praises and tree planting.Posted on 3 October 2011 | 5:19 pm
First African woman to win Nobel Peace PrizeKenya's former president called her a mad woman. Seen as a threat to the rich and powerful, Wangari Maathai was beaten, arrested and vilified for the simple act of planting a tree, a natural wonder Maathai believed could reduce poverty and conflict.
Posted on 26 September 2011 | 5:11 am
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*Wangari Maathai was the first woman from*Wangari Maathai was the first woman from Africa honoured with the Nobel Peace Prize for the year 2004 by the Norwegian Nobel CommitteePosted on 9 February 2012 | 1:08 pm
* Wangari Maathai was the first woman from* Wangari Maathai was the first woman from Africa honoured with the Nobel Peace Prize for the year 2004 by the Norwegian Nobel Committee
Posted on 9 February 2012 | 12:34 pm
* Wangari Maathai was the first woman from* Wangari Maathai was the first woman from Africa honoured with the Nobel Peace Prize for the year 2004 by the Norwegian Nobel Committee
Posted on 9 February 2012 | 12:26 pm
"... How often we r looking 4 The big"... How often we r looking 4 The big thing and forget that, wherever we r, we can make a contribution" Wangari Maathai
Posted on 8 February 2012 | 9:30 pm
@DMV_Africans Wangari maathai first african@DMV_Africans Wangari maathai first african woman to receive the nobel prize #Kenya
Posted on 8 February 2012 | 9:00 pm
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African Environment Day Renamed toMaathai as an outstanding personality and created the “Wangari Maathai Award for Outstanding Achievements in Environment and Biodiversity Conservation” to boost conservation. The prize will recognize individuals with ...Posted on 6 February 2012 | 12:45 pm
AU Names “Wangari Maathai Day” «The 18th Africa Union Summit has changed “African Environment Day” to “Wangari Maathai Day”, in honor of the late Nobel Peace laureate who dedicated her life and work to changing and saving the environment.
Posted on 2 February 2012 | 1:48 pm
Leadership 101: Part 3: LeadershipI picked one of my heroines, Dr. Wangari Muta Maathai for the subject of this paper. She was the founder of the Green Belt Movement (GBM), a non-governmental organization in Kenya. GBM sponsors promotes environmental ...
Posted on 1 February 2012 | 7:15 pm
Dr. Wangari Maathai | Rosetta StoneDr. Wangari Maathai, an environmental and political activist born in Kenya, founded the Greenbelt movement, which revitalized local economies and ecosystems worldwide, empowering women and communities through the ...
Posted on 1 February 2012 | 2:50 am
Inflection Point: Wangari Maathai: AAs a beacon of light we celebrate the late Nobel Peace laureate Wangari Maathai. Hers is story of a courageous women who point blank told her people; if we allow a few greedy people to destroy our forest then we deserved ...
Posted on 31 January 2012 | 7:22 am
