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Wangari Maathai planted seeds of change with every tree, founding the Green Belt Movement that reforested her native Kenya and empowered communities. intertwined environmental conservation with social justice. Maathai's life reminds us that the roots of true progress are often found in the soil of grassroots activism.

Wangari learned many new things at the American University.  He studies plants and how they grow.  And he remembers how he himself grew up: he remembers how he played with his brother under the shade of trees in the beautiful forests of Kenya.
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