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Wangari Maathai

Sweet Wangari Maathai

by NI NI AYE | December 3, 2011 at 10:48 PM

___________________________Before _____________________Hopeless Women ___________________Dried .. Forbidden .. Land _________________Worried Hungry Thirsty Lonely … Read More»

No Words Can Express: A poem of mourning

by RMSpeaks | November 28, 2011 at 1:19 AM

When the footsteps of a giant Echo with their emptiness We find ourselves Unprepared for the permanence Of her nonexistence It doesn’t seem possible - and yet … Read More»

My Tribute

by Diane Dillon | November 23, 2011 at 7:19 AM

My dreams are to inspire, inform and encourage. I founded the Standing Tall Social Justice Organization for that reason. … Read More»

Tree Mother of Africa

by Annelinde | November 22, 2011 at 7:09 AM

Tree Mother of Africa “I’m a child of the soil,” says Wangari. “I don’t think you need a diploma to plant a tree.” The women learn. They plant trees. … Read More»

Join World Pulse in Joyful Celebration of Wangari Maathai

November 16, 2011

On September 25th, 2011, the world lost a great leader. The emotional outpouring at the news of Wangari Maathai’s death highlighted the Kenyan activist’s global influence as a Nobel laureate, a politician, a scientist, a professor; as a pioneering environmentalist, a voice for her people, and as a women’s empowerment advocate. Above all, she will be remembered as the soul of an enduring movement.

World Pulse invites you to post your tribute to Wangari Maathai to your PulseWire journal. Read More »

Singing Her Legacy: Join World Pulse in Joyful Celebration of Wangari Maathai

by Kim Crane | November 10, 2011 at 9:20 PM | Editor's Desk

World Pulse invites you to post your tribute to Wangari Maathai to your PulseWire journal From "Poem for Wangari" by Philo Ikonya After the tears.... Wangari … Read More»

Reliving Moments with Maathai Wangari

by Greengirl | October 15, 2011 at 1:36 PM

It’s been over three weeks since Wangari Maathai passed on and I am for the very first time since the occurrence, putting my thoughts together in her honour. … Read More»

THE DREAM OF A LIFETIME- RIP WANGARI MAATHAI

by polite switness | October 8, 2011 at 2:56 AM

ON THIS 8TH DAY OF OCTOBER WE KENYANS AND WOMEN IN PARTICULAR LAY TO REST ONE WOMAN WHO MADE A DIFFERENCE IN OUR COUNTRY AND BEYOND.... Wangari Muta Maathai A Life of Firsts … Read More»