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It's the little things citizens do. That's what will make the difference. My little thing is planting trees.

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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.

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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.

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We need to promote development that does not destroy our environment.

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For me, one of the major reasons to move beyond just the planting of trees was that I have tendency to look at the causes of a problem. We often preoccupy ourselves with the symptoms, whereas if we went to the root cause of the problems, we would be able to overcome the problems once and for all.

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In a few decades, the relationship between the environment, resources and conflict may seem almost as obvious as the connection we see today between human rights, democracy and peace.

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It is important to nurture any new ideas and initiatives which can make a difference for Africa.

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Women are responsible for their children, they cannot sit back, waste time and see them starve.

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When I first started, it was really an innocent response to the needs of women in rural areas. When we started planting trees to meet their needs, there was nothing beyond that. I did not see all the issues that I have to come to deal with.

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African women in general need to know that it's OK 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.

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Biography

Nationality: Kenyan

Type: Activist

Born: April 1st, 1940

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