Maathai’s death was confirmed in a statement on the movement’s website.
The first woman in East and Central Africa to earn a doctorate degree, Professor Maathai became chair of the Department of Veterinary Anatomy and an associate professor in 19 respectively. (1971) from the University of Nairobi, where she also taught veterinary anatomy. She was 71.įamily and Marriage She married Mwangi Mathai in 1969 who became politically active and they had three children, two daughters (Wanjira Mathai, Muta Mathai) and one son (Waweru Mathai). NAIROBI, Kenya - Wangari Maathai, the Kenyan environmentalist who began a movement to reforest her country by paying poor women a few shillings to plant trees and who went on to become the first African woman to win a Nobel Peace Prize, died here on Sunday. In April 1966, she met Mwangi Mathai, another Kenyan who had studied in America, who would later become her husband. 6 Who is the author of Mama MITI by Donna Jo Napoli?.5 Who is the illustrator of Mama MITI book?.1 Who is the husband of Wangari Maathai?.“A beautiful introduction for children just learning about the Greenbelt Movement.
“Nelson’s ( We Are the Ship) breathtaking portraits of Maathai often have a beatific quality bright African textiles represent fields, mountains, and Maathai’s beloved trees…Napoli ( The Earth Shook) creates a vivid portrait of the community from which Maathai’s tree-planting mission grows.” - Publishers Weekly (starred review) “Nelson’s pictures, a jaw-dropping union of African textiles collaged with oil paintings, brilliantly capture the villagers’ clothing and the greening landscape… This is, in a word, stunning.” - Kirkus Reviews (starred review) Wangari Muta Maathai has changed Kenya tree by tree-and with each page turned, children will realize their own ability to positively impact the future. Today more than 30 million trees have been planted throughout Mama Miti’s native Kenya, and in 2004 she became the first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize. Through artful prose and beautiful illustrations, Donna Jo Napoli and Kadir Nelson tell the true story of Wangari Muta Maathai, known as “Mama Miti,” who in 1977 founded the Green Belt Movement, an African grassroots organization that has empowered many people to mobilize and combat deforestation, soil erosion, and environmental degradation. Mama Miti: Wangari Maathai and the Trees of Kenya
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