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Founded by Professor Wangari Maathai. GBM plants trees with communities to protect the environment & their rights in Kenya. RTs≠endorsement

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@GreenBeltMovmnt
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Today we celebrate Prof Wangari Maathai's 11th Memorial. A remarkable hero who fought for human rights, democracy and env conservation thu planting of trees. She was the first African woman to win the Nobel Peace prize. We encourage all to plant a tree in remembrance of a hero.
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What a remarkable way to celebrate Professor Wangari Maathai across the African continent!
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Governor Sakaja announces the construction of a night club in Uhuru Park
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The Green Belt Movement has and remains acutely alert to the full preservation and conservation of public spaces. We are thus making a clarion call to all patriotic and green-conscious Kenyans to rally behind us as we petition the relevant authorities on #UhuruPark
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83 years ago, the Green Belt Movement Founder, Professor Wangari Mathaai was born in a small village in Tetu, Kenya. She became the first female Doctor of Philosophy in East and Central Africa.
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In recognition of the work of Nobel Laureate Professor Wangari Maathai, the African Union designated the 3rd of March, every year, as Wangari Maathai Day to be observed in conjunction with Africa Environmental Day. Happy #WangariMaathaiDay
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Wangari Maathai was a woman of firsts: the first woman in Eastern and Central Africa to earn a doctorate, the first female professor at the @uonbi and the first African woman to win the @NobelPrize (2004 Peace Prize). What do you remember her for?
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Today marks 6 years since the passing of our Founder Professor #WangariMaathai . We miss you dearly Prof! Your legacy lives on!
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Started at City Park, now Magnate Ventures is still cutting down trees along Limuru Rd for their billboards. Gov @MikeSonko , kindly end this
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"You can't afford to give up. No matter how dark the cloud is, there is always a thin silver lining, look for it and hold on to it long enough." Wangari Maathai #Wangariat80
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On location at Nakumatt Ukay demolition site with members of a community tree nursery group who protested the construction of this mall alongside @GreenBeltMovmnt and Prof Wangari Maathai in 2004
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1/3 This is Alina Villas in Spring Valley along Lower Kabete Rd. The developer, Sound Equipment Ltd, has built 10 residential houses on a wetland straddling Mathare River
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The day is finally here!! The first ever @EarthshotPrize Awards will be held tonight at the Alexandra Place in London. The event will be headlined by Prince William @KensingtonRoyal and will feature a speech from Sir David Attenborough #EarthshotPrize #EarthshotPrizeLondon2021
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Professor Wangari Maathai would have been 84 today. In 1977, she established #GBM & went on to champion democratic ideals. The iconic Uhuru Park and Karura Forest signify her efforts. We are keeping her vision alive by being at the forefront of #environmental #conservation .
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It is the little things that citizens do that will make a difference . Join the Greenbelt Movement this Saturday, November 16, 2019 at the Freedom Corner, Uhuru Park from 10am - 1pm as we advocate for the protection of Green Spaces✊ Full article : 👇
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In honor of a woman who relentlessly did the little she could, when she could and where she could. She lived as a hummingbird and her impact is felt years later. We continue her legacy by conserving our water towers and empowering women countrywide. #africaenvironmentday
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“A tree has roots in the soil yet reaches to the sky. It tells us that in order to aspire we need to be grounded and that no matter how high we go it is from our roots that we draw sustenance.” - Wangari Maathai #WangariMaathaiMemorial
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Not even the heavy rain and bad roads could hold back our continued restoration of Bahati Forest in Nakuru County. Today we transported 22,000 seedlings and planted over 2,000 with @kdfinfo
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We celebrate Professor #WangariMaathai , a true Kenyan heroine. #MashujaaDay
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The Wangari Maathai Institute at @uonbi taking shape. The Institute will forge regional & international partnerships. It will create a center of excellence for academic enquiry into sustainable management of natural resources and community adaptation practices to climate change
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#Earthshot Awards: 🥇 Awards made from old pipes/waste ✈️ Guests asked NOT to fly in ♻️ Set powered by cyclists & built with recycled material 💡 Low energy lighting 🍃 Plant based Canapés 📝 Script & plans are paperless 🎤 Virtual performances from abroad #EarthshotPrize
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"When we plant trees, we plant the seeds of peace and seeds of hope. We also secure the future for our children." Professor Wangari Maathai #PeaceDay
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“Until you dig a hole, you plant a tree, you water it and make it survive, you haven't done a thing. You are just talking." Professor Wangari Maathai
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On this day in 2004, Prof. Maathai was awarded the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize. In the words of the Nobel Committee: "She thinks globally and acts locally."
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On this exact month in 1989, Prof. Maathai learned of a plan to construct a 60-storey complex in #UhuruPark intended to house, among others, the headquarters of KANU. After her myriad of protest letters and court cases, the foreign investors canceled the project in January 1990
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200 trees along Nyerere road some as old as 30 years have been marked for felling in the name of development ! Let us be vigilant ! @DaimaGreenSpace #ForTheLoveOfTrees
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We recognize the direct connection between tree coverage & water supply. We understand that in order to begin solving the water crisis in Kenya, we must actively work to restore the forests and ecosystems that protect the nation's precious water sources. #WorldWaterWeek @Ecosia
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Prof Maathai’s legacy in ruins, Karura Forest up for construction #SaveKaruraForest
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Today, we honour our heroine, mentor, leader and friend of earth and most of all, for her visionary work towards creating a sustainable and peaceful world. Join us in celebrating her birthday by planting trees to mark this day…her legacy lives on #HappyBirthdayProf #GBMturns40
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The first Earthshot is Protect and Restore Nature. The #EarthshotPrize is centred around 5 Earthshots – simple but ambitious goals, which if achieved by 2030, will improve life on Earth for us all. @EarthshotPrize
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Taking full advantage of the heavy rains in Mt. Elgon - despite the few challenges. With funding from @Ecosia , we're planting a total of 520,000 trees in different parts of Mt. Elgon forest. Thank you @kdfinfo for partnering with us on this as well.
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Lest we forget #GBMTurns40
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@vanessa_vash is setting the pace for Uganda’s climate change movement and was one of a handful of youth activists to speak at the COP25 in Spain. In this clip, she points out how Wangari Maathai's work keeps her going #Wangariat80
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Today marks 5years since we lost this great colleague, mother and friend. What do you remember her for? #WangariMaathaiMemorial
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Wangari Maathai's fight for the environment is celebrated here in Kenya and across the world. Her legacy lives on even as we celebrate 10 years of her passing today. #RememberingWangariMaathai #WangariMaathaiMemorial
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Big win for Karura Forest as 151 title deeds of about 2,000 acres revoked #HandsOffKarura
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Over the course of last week we have planted close to 240,000 indigenous trees in Mt Elgon water tower region! This is one of the five major water towers in Kenya. #treeplanting #kenya #environment
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"It's very important to remain optimistic & to see the silver lining in everything you do. Because no matter how sometimes things look difficult & look like there's no hope, there's always a small glimmering of silver lining that's in everything." Prof. Maathai #WangariMaathaiDay
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Happening right now: Today, @GreenBeltMovmnt organized a major clean up of Baruku River in Donduri, Nakuru County. Alongside communities living near the river, @kdfinfo Cadets from Kenya Military Academy joined us as part of their Environmental Soldier Program
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"We owe it to ourselves and to the next generation to conserve the environment so that we can bequeath our children a sustainable world that benefits all." Professor Wangari Maathai #DayOfTheAfricanChild
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“Every person who has ever achieved anything has been knocked down many times. But all of them picked themselves up and kept going, and that is what I have always tried to do.” #WangariMaathaiDay
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We held a joint tree planting session with @KeForestService at the Wangari Maathai Corner in Karura Forest to celebrate #EarthDay2020 50 indigenous trees, symbolic to the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, were planted.
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"African women in general need to know that it's okay for them to be the way they are - to see the way they are as a strength, and to be liberated from fear and from silence." Professor Wangari Maathai Happy International #Womensday #IWD2018
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The trees planted at Kiptogot Forest in Mt. Elgon Water Tower under the @Ecosia project are doing well. These trees were planted in June 2020 😀😀 #PlantingSeedsOfHope
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We are proud to announce that we are a Global Alliance Partner of The @EarthshotPrize - the most prestigious global environment prize in history launched today by Prince William. To learn more, visit:
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Light moment at the office when this little hummingbird flew in and patched on Prof. Maathai's photo - just as we prepare to mark her 7th memorial on 25th Sept. Prof really must have been a hummingbird as she rightly put it in this narrative #MyLittleThing
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President @BillClinton remembers Professor #WangariMaathai as a tireless advocate for social justice and human rights
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Today, the Green Belt Movement, family and friends of Prof Wangari Maathai celebrate the 7th #WangariMaathaiMemorial as we endeavor to promote her legacy of peace and freedom for future generations
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Kenya Defence Forces Airborne Unit hit the ground at Bahati forest in Nakuru with a team from Green Belt Movement for logistics planning as we embark on a massive reforestation at this site
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“In the course of history, there comes a time when humanity is called to shift to a new level of consciousness, to reach a higher moral ground. A time when we have to shed our fear and give hope to each other.” Prof Maathai #WangariMaathaiDay
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Major @David_Wando , Head of @kdfinfo 's Environmental Program, expounds some endeavors undertaken by the Kenya Defence Forces towards mitigating pollution within the barracks and their areas of operation
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We marked the 51st annual celebration of #EarthDay in partnership with NCBA Bank, Royal Media service, Junior Achievement, and other #ChangeTheStory campaign partners at Kibiko Forest, Ngong Hills where we inaugurated the campaign in 2018.
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We have enlisted the men and women from @kdfinfo to plant trees in the war against land degradation. The soldiers have put down their guns and taken up shovels to fight this public enemy with us in partnership with @Ecosia in MajiMazuri Forest, Kericho County.
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Forests help to keep air, soil, water and people healthy. They have a vital role to play in some of the biggest challenges we face today, such as addressing climate change, eliminating hunger and keeping urban and rural communities sustainable #InternationalDayOfForests
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"African women in general need to know that it's okay for them to be the way they are - to see the way they are as a strength, and to be liberated from fear and from silence." Prof. Wangari Maathai #InternationalWomensDay #IWD2021
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Good mornimg from the beautiful, lush Michuki Park Nairobi, the venue for this year's #WangariMaathaiDay and #AfricaEnvironmentDay celebrations
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Planting trees where they're needed 🌱 #treeplanting #indigenoustrees
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Lest we forget what it took to reclaim Karura Forest #HandsOffKarura
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The current state of our forests and water shortage well put
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Thank you @kdfinfo for your continued partnership as we #ChangeTheStory and continue rehabilitating degraded forest sites in Nakuru County #PandaMitiPendaKenya
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It has been a busy and productive period, We have planted 110,901 trees in Dundori Forest, Nakuru County, under the AFD grant.
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Its official, Prof Wangari Maathai Road! Wangari honored at last. Thank you @county_nairobi #ProfWangariMaathaiRd !
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Helping children connect with nature creates future generations conscious of the benefits of trees and forests and the need to manage them sustainably. #InternationalDayOfForests
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Remembering Professor #WangariMaathai six years on!
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The #EarthshotPrize aims to find new solutions that work on every level, have a positive effect on environmental change and improve living standards globally.
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As we mark the 7th #WangariMaathaiMemorial , we call upon all to reflect on the many brave women & men of Africa, and around the world, who work tirelessly to foster peace and act as great stewards of our world's natural resources. Professor Maathai’s life epitomized these values.
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As we prepare to celebrate World Environment Day this Sunday, we have begun our Phase V project with @Ecosia where we are planting close to 700,000 trees in the Mount Elgon Water Tower. This we plan to do in 2 weeks!!
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@GreenBeltMovmnt
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Tomorrow we honor the late Professor Wangari Maathai as we celebrate 10 years of her passing. Her love for the environment and women empowerment is felt here in Kenya and across the globe. Her light and legacy lives on #RememberingWangariMaathai #WangariMaathaiMemorial
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For the #Wangariat80 campaign today, we feature our Executive Director @NyChege as she reminisces Prof. Maathai’s contagious laugh, her love for music, and her commitment to helping others succeed
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The Green Belt Movement team plants a tree with @Environment_Ke CS Keriako Tobiko at the #WangariMaathai corner in Karura forest marking #IntlForestDay #InternationalDayofForests #IDF2018KE
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This year, the Green Belt Movement turns 40! 40 years of community empowerment and livelihood improvement using tree-planting as an entry point. Stay tuned for events throughout the year commemorating GBM at 40 #GBMturns40
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It has been 5 years since you left us Prof! We honor you and endeavor to keep your legacy alive! #WangariMaathaiMemorial
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Yay! Proud to have Prof. Wangari Maathai featured in @ChelseaClinton 's new book "She Persisted Around the World". This a book for everyone who has ever aimed high and been told to step down, for everyone who has ever raised their voice and been told to quiet down
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Thrilled to announce She Persisted Around the World, a picture book celebrating 13 incredible women who overcame adversity to change our world for the better. Coming out March 6, 2018!
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Don’t forget to get out there and hug your favorite tree! #hugatree #EarthDay2015 @potentash @Shiko_Msa http://t.co/SmeZNjmlt3
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April 1, 2016 - no cakes! no candles! We'll plant 76 trees. Join us by planting yours wherever you are #Wangariat76
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The @EarthshotPrize will incentivise change and help to repair our planet over the next ten years and Prizes will be awarded in 5 categories - the Earthshots. The second Earthshot is Clean our Air.
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It's a chilly morning in Kipsagat, Nandi North forest but this little hummingbird is already up and ready for the day's activities alongside our team on the ground 🙂. We are targeting to plant 200,000 indigenous tree seedlings during this short rains season.
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Unbowed Maathai stood against Moi and won via @dailynation
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Today would have been Prof. @WangariMaathai 82nd Birthday. A fearless leader and an all-time phenomenal woman. She set the bar high in her fight for environmental justice, democracy and human rights. Her work continues to be emulated ... #IAmWangariMaathai #PlantingSeedsOfHope
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Wangari Maathai finally recognised at home as Nyeri county erects her monument
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The @EarthshotPrize The most prestigious global environment prize in history. Launched today by Prince William with the Green Belt Movement as a Global Alliance Partner. Find out more at
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Beautiful montage of Professsor Wangari Maathai #GBMturns40
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Established in 1921 as a zoological garden, City Park is an island of peace in an urban jungle - the perfect setting for our tree planting activity on March 2nd which is a lead-up to #WangariMaathaiDay . Join us and experience the rich biodiversity this park has to offer
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"We have a responsibility to protect the rights of generations, of all species, that cannot speak for themselves today. The global challenge of climate change requires that we ask no less of our leaders, or ourselves." Prof. Wangari Maathai
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With little over a week to #WangariMaathaiDay , we reflect on some of her most motivating quotes. Which of #WangariMaathai 's quotes inspires you the most?
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She was an inspiration for women and girls and her incredible leadership qualities has created hope that more women and girls can make an incredible difference and become changemakers. #RememberingWangariMaathai #WangariMaathaiMemorial
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At the confluence of these two streams at Sikhendu Forest in Mt. Elgon, the scale of detrimental human activities, including deforestation, is clear. The stream on the left emanates from the forest while the other passes through farms upstream.
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Wangari Maathai has many firsts: she was the first woman to get a PhD in East Africa, she was the first chair of a department in @uonbi and the first woman to receive the @NobelPrize #RememberingWangariMaathai #WangariMaathaiMemorial
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Alina Villas along Lower Kabete Rd are clearly built on a wetland & they ought to face the same fate as Southend Mall. Gov @mamangilu during her tenure as Lands CS stated that they would be demolished. @NemaKenya had also halted construction but now most are already complete
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GBM continues to honor the legacy of Prof #WangariMaathai through conservation. We recently concluded the planting of over 800k trees in Mt. Elgon and Mau water towers despite the Covid 19 challenge. Indeed, the legacy lives on!
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Despite her physical challenge, this lady in Kapolet Forest, Trans Nzoia County, has proved that indeed disability isn't inability. She has been actively participating in our tree planting activities from site clearing, pitting, planting & aftercare on the slopes of River Nzoia.
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In 2018, we embarked on a large scale restoration project in partnership with Ecosia around Cherangany, Mt. Elgon and Mau Complex watersheds, planting 800,000 trees. 20,000 were planted at the Kenya Military Academy and these are before & after pictures captured in 2018 & 2020
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CS @tunajibu : My ministry will work towards promoting Lake Ol Bolossat as a tourism destination and especially for bird-watching #WorldWetlandsDayKe #WorldWetlandsDay
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Your water comes from somewhere. Somewhere worth protecting. Happy #WorldWaterDay ! @nature_org
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Did you know? In 2020, @GreenBeltMovmnt , @WangariMaathai & @UoNWMI were jointly awarded the Conservationist of the Year 2020 Award by the Perfect World Foundation for continuing to advance the legacy of Prof. Wangari Maathai #WangariMaathaiDay
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