Taking Root

I had the amazing opportunity to sit next to Nobel Peace Prize winner Wangari Maathai at a conference a few years ago...such an amazing and humble woman! I was excited to hear that there will be an entire PBS special dedicated to her work - check her out tonight on PBS at 10pm in "Taking Root: The Vision of Wangari Maathai". See below for a quick synopsis & click here for more information on the film. Also, click here to check out The Green Belt Movement - the inspirational global non-profit founded by Wangari.

How does the simple act of planting trees lead to winning the Nobel Peace Prize? Ask Wangari Maathai of Kenya. In 1977, she suggested rural women plant trees to address problems stemming from a degraded environment. Under her leadership, their tree-planting grew into a nationwide movement to safeguard the environment, defend human rights and promote democracy, earning Maathai the Nobel Peace Prize in 2004.