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    The Challenge For Africa
    The Challenge For Africa
    The Challenge For Africa
    Audiobook10 hours

    The Challenge For Africa

    Written by Wangari Maathai

    Narrated by Chinasa Ogbuagu

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    Nobel Laureate and founder of the Green Belt Movement, Wangari Maathai has campaigned for environmental activism in Africa for more than three decades. In The Challenge for Africa, Maathai delivers an insightful call to action, presenting a realistic look at the diverse problems facing Africans. Maathai's ability to dissect cultural problems and pose solutions individuals can follow has made her one of the most respected women in Africa today.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRecorded Books, Inc.
    Release dateJun 19, 2009
    ISBN9781440718182
    The Challenge For Africa
    Author

    Wangari Maathai

    WANGARI MAATHAI (1940-2011) was recognized internationally for her environmental and social activism and was the first African woman to win a Nobel Peace Prize. She was also the first woman in East and Central Africa to earn a doctorate degree, and in 2002 she was elected to the parliament of Kenya as Assistant Minister for Environment, Natural Resources and Wildlife.

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      Wahgari is an inspiration to women word-wide. She deserves to be the President of Kenya. Her journey has been long and arduous but she never gives up. Thank God for the Wangaris of the world!!!