Word: maathai
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...Poverty is both a symptom and a cause of environmental degradation,” Maathai said...
Throughout the speech, Maathai emphasized the need for all those pursuing broad social change to be truly active in their efforts...
...poverty, you may have to go down and plant a tree; then at least you will have taken action,” Maathai said...
...efforts to further develop this idea, Maathai founded the Green Belt Movement, a grassroots organization that encourages women to plant trees, thereby both reversing deforestation and empowering women in a particular area...
...speech, Maathai emphasized the importance of remaining “committed, patient, [and] persistent” in the process of enacting change...