Wangari Maathai - A Steward of People and Planet

“She once said:

“You cannot protect the environment unless you empower people, you inform them, and you help them understand that these resources are their own, that they must protect them.”

From that first act grew the Green Belt Movement. By the time of her death, more than 50 million trees had been planted across Africa, livelihoods had been restored, and countless women empowered. Yet Maathai was clear: this was never her work alone. It was stewardship - collective care for what had been entrusted”