GBM Blog Archive: October 2012

Voices from Samburu Women in Kirisia Watersheds

October 29, 2012 - 05:30PM
Published by Vicky Brotherton

Samburu communities rely on the Kirisia watersheds to provide life-giving resources. However, the overdependence on forest resources in the Kirisia watersheds has pushed these dryland forests to their limits. 

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Celebrating the Life and Work of Professor Wangari Maathai

October 1, 2012 - 01:25PM
Published by Sofia Olsson

Last week, the Green Belt Movement (GBM), together with friends and family of Professor Wangari Maathai marked her 1st anniversary memorial at an event held at the GBM headquarters in Kilimani, Nairobi.

Guests included Kenya’s Prime Minister (PM), the Right Hon. Raila Amolo Odinga, M.P; Vice President, Hon. Stephen Kalonzo Musyoka, MP; Nairobi Provincial Commissioner, Mr. Njoroge Ndirangu; and the Posta Corporation’s CEO, Dr. Enoch Kinara.

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