Wanjira Mathai
Living Legends
Why Florian Guillaume recommends Wanjira Mathai
“She carries the Green Belt Movement forward while shaping climate policy for the continent. With her, the link between restored land and restored dignity becomes obvious.”
Wanjira Mathai is a Kenyan environmental advocate leading climate and landscape restoration work across Africa as Managing Director for Africa and Global Partnerships at the World Resources Institute. She chairs the Wangari Maathai Foundation, continuing the legacy of her mother, Nobel Peace Laureate Wangari Maathai, by championing tree-growing, youth leadership and women's empowerment. Her work bridges grassroots movements like the Green Belt Movement with global policy, focusing on the AFR100
- Place
- Nairobi, Kenya
- Recommended by
- Florian Guillaume
- Collections
- Living Legends · Co-Being · Arts & Culture
Kiswahili
Anaiendeleza Green Belt Movement huku akiunda sera za tabianchi kwa ajili ya bara hili. Pamoja naye, uhusiano kati ya ardhi iliyorejeshwa na utu uliorejeshwa unakuwa dhahiri.
Wanjira Mathai ni mtetezi wa mazingira kutoka Kenya anayeongoza kazi ya tabianchi na urejeshaji wa mandhari kote barani Afrika, akiwa Mkurugenzi Mtendaji wa Afrika na Ushirikiano wa Kimataifa katika World Resources Institute. Yeye ni mwenyekiti wa Wangari Maathai Foundation, akiendeleza urithi wa mama yake, mshindi wa Tuzo ya Amani ya Nobel, Wangari Maathai, kwa kutetea upandaji miti, uongozi wa vijana na uwezeshaji wa wanawake. Kazi yake inaunganisha mavuguvugu ya mashinani kama Green Belt Movement na sera za kimataifa, ikilenga mpango wa AFR100 wa kurejesha hekta milioni 100 za ardhi iliyoharibika barani Afrika ifikapo mwaka 2030.
