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Wangari Maathai and injustice

Social Studies · Grade 8 · about 40 minutes

Wangari Maathai (1940-2011) answered land grabbing, dictatorship-era civic fear and environmental injustice through the Green Belt Movement. She won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2004. Trees were a method, not only shade.

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Other lessons in this sub-strand

  1. Qualities of a global citizen
  2. Responsibilities of a global citizen
  3. Wangari Maathai and injustice
  4. Mahatma Gandhi and injustice
  5. Comparing Maathai and Gandhi
  6. Harmonious coexistence in East Africa
  7. Harmonious coexistence in Africa and the AU
  8. Social entrepreneurship
  9. Active participation in the community
  10. Empathy for those who face injustice