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Wangarĩ Maathai
Wangarĩ Maathai (; 1 April 1940 – 25 September 2011) was a Kenyan social, Environmental movement, environmental, and Political movement, political activist who founded the Green Belt Movement, an environmental non-governmental organization focused on planting trees, Nature conservation, environmental conservation, and women's rights. In 2004 she became the first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize. As a beneficiary of the Kennedy Airlift, she studied in the United States, earning a bachelor's degree from Benedictine College, Mount St. Scholastica College in Atchison, Kansas, Atchison, Kansas and a master's degree from the University of Pittsburgh in Pittsburgh. She then became the first woman in East and Central Africa to become a Doctor of Philosophy, receiving her Ph.D. from the University of Nairobi in Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya. In 1984, she received the Right Livelihood Award for "converting the Kenyan ecological debate into mass action for reforestation." Wang ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tetu, Kenya
Tetu is a sub-county in Nyeri County, Kenya. It is located west of adjacent Nyeri town, the county capital. Tetu Constituency is also the name of the local electoral constituency. As of 2020, Tetu had a total population of 80,453 and a population density 378 of per km2. Tetu is predominantly a rural division without any major central township. Some of the shopping centers with large markets include Muthinga, Gichira, Ithekahuno and Wamagana. Tetu sub-county is served mainly by Nyeri town due to proximity. Most residents conduct business in Nyeri town as they farm and live in Tetu sub-county. Famous Kenyans from Tetu include Gakere wa Ngunju, liberation leader Dedan Kimathi and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Wangari Maathai. References {{Reflist Populated places in Central Province (Kenya) Nyeri County ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
