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1. Lines 9-10 : What can you infer from her statement of mindfulness?
I can infer that she feels powerful, encouraged and have a strong thinking which is that a change is coming. Through history, women and girls have been discriminated, but through her speech she have the idea that it can encourage women to fight for an equality, to raise their voice, to overcome any limit and as a result start being leaders and represent an authority.

2. Lines 15-21: What main idea is Maathal making these lines?
In this lines she gives thanks to friends and family who give her support. Also, she thanks to people who make the world a better place in the way that give an aport to peace, protect human being and defend people.

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4. Lines 45-66 Cite evidence of

1. What she witnessed as a young girl growing up in Kenya

“I witnessed forests being cleared and replaced by commercial plantations, which destroyed local biodiversity and the capacity of the forests to conserve water.”

1. Reasons for starting the Green Belt Movement

“Throughout Africa, women are the primary caretakers, holding significant responsibility for tilling the land and feeding their families.”

1. A realization Maathai come to

“I came to understand that when the environment is destroyed, plundered or mismanaged, we undermine our quality of life and that of future generations.”

5. Lines 55-66 What problems did the women Maathai work with face?

The women faced problems related to the environment as its degradation due to commercial farming in which there was a mismanaged of natural resources. That led to other problems such as the lack of firewood, clean drinking water, shelter, income and food.

6. Lines 67-76 : Show evidence why tree planting became “a natural choice”

"to address some of the initial basic needs identified by women."

"provide fuel, food, shelter, and income to support their children’s education and household needs."

"creates employment and improves soils and watersheds."

"women gain some degree of power over their lives, especially their social and economic position and relevance in the family."

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In groups of three you will be assigned 3 questions to answer and post on Padlet:

1. Lines 9-10 : What can you infer from her statement of mindfulness?

When she says this words, she thinks on women and girls, she thinks that this will change their mind and then they will have more space for leadership, what she means is that women will fight for equality and raise their voice to also be leaders of the world, they will end the era in which just men have authority to demonstrate women are not weak.

2. Lines 15-21: What main idea is Maathai making these lines?

The main idea of these lines refers to the hard work that not only made her but also a lot of people, who work to make the world a better place, they are always planting seeds of peace, defending the rights of human beings, protecting the world. This is made by people that don’t have any recognition although they have been working hard for this.

3. Lines 22-44: Cite evidence of:

a. The ways the Nobel Peace Prize can benefit Africans

“My fellow Africans, as we embrace this recognition, let us use it to intensify our commitment to our people, to reduce conflicts and poverty and thereby improve their quality of life. Let us embrace democratic governance, protect human rights and protect our environment. I am confident that we shall rise to the occasion. I have always believed that solutions to most of our problems must come from us.”

b. Text describing the link between environment, democracy and peace

Wangari Maathai wanted to improve their quality of life, this is why she worked to reduce poverty and the conflicts around the world, also she worked in order to have a sustainable environment. She started to plant trees with African women with the idea of making women identify with their needs and help them how to overcome them and she also made that men realized the women were not the only ones who had to work. In conclusion, we could that with the environment we could create peace and peace create the democracy that has equal things for men and for women in Africa.

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1. Lines 9-10 : What can you infer from her statement of mindfulness?

She says she is mindful of women and children because historically they have been discriminated and she wants to create and impact to them in order to show that with hard work its possible to overcome the limits and be recognize.

2. Lines 15-21: What main idea is Maathal making these lines? In these lines Maathai, is render thanks to its family, and friends, for the support they have giving to her, also she render thanks to the people off Kenya for making all posible, and for having a good behavior. Also she is pleased to join Nelson Mandela, F.W. de Klerk, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, the late Chief Albert Luthuli, the late Anwar el-Sadat and the UN Secretary General, Kofi Annan.

3. Lines 22-44: Cite evidence of:

a. The ways the Nobel Peace Prize can benefit Africans

It has brought awareness to the afrivans to how they can and have the power to become empower and fight the injustices.

b. Text describing the link between environment, democracy and peace

The women we worked with recounted that unlike in the past, they were unable to meet their basic needs. This was due to the degradation of their immediate environment as well as the introduction of commercial farming, which replaced the growing of household food crops. But international trade controlled the price of the exports from these small-scale farmers and a reasonable and just income could not be guaranteed. I came to understand that when the environment is destroyed, plundered or mismanaged, we undermine our quality of life and that of future generations.

to understand these linkages, we developed a citizen education program, during which people identify their problems, the causes and possible solutions. They then make connections between their own personal actions and the problems they witness in the environment and in society. They learn that our world is confronted with a litany of woes: corruption, violence against women and children, disruption and breakdown of families, and disintegration of cultures and communities. They also identify the abuse of 🤬 and chemical substances, especially among young people. There are also devastating diseases that are defying cures or occurring in epidemic proportions. Of particular concern are HIV/🤬, malaria and diseases associated with malnutrition.

In time, the tree also became a symbol for peace and conflict resolution, especially during ethnic conflicts in Kenya when the Green Belt Movement used peace trees to reconcile disputing communities. During the ongoing re-writing of the Kenyan constitution, similar trees of peace were planted in many parts of the country to promote a culture of peace. Using trees as a symbol of peace is in keeping with a widespread African tradition.

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4. Lines 45-66 Cite evidence of

a. What she witnessed as a young girl growing up in Kenya

“I witnessed forests being cleared and replaced by commercial plantation, which destroyed local biodiversity and the capacity of the forests to conserve water."

Wangari states that she was inspired by childhood experiences in Kenya. Among this experiences, one that marked her was to witness the felling of trees and replacement of forests for commercial plantations. As a consequence of this, Wangari saw how biodiversity was destroyed.

b. Reasons for starting the Green Belt Movement

“I was partly responding to needs identified by rural women, namely lack of firewood, clean drinking water, balanced diets, shelter and income."

In this sentence, it is evident that Wangari started the Green Belt Movement to meet the needs that she saw people had. These needs include to have shelter, good income, drinking water and a good diet. This was all due to the changes in environment and the establishment of commercial farming. Thanks to the Green Belt Movement, these women and other people who were motivated by the initiative, started meeting their basic needs while also helping the environment.

c. A realization Maathai come to

"I came to understand that when the environment is destroyed, plundered or mismanaged, we undermine our quality of life and that of future generations."

Maathai came to realize that protecting the environment is also protecting our lives and the future generations´. On the other hand, if people don't care for the environment and don´t take action to make it better and stop all the damaging and destruction that it's been facing due to humans, it will contribute to our own damaging and destruction as well.

5. Lines 55-66 What problems did the women Maathai work with face?

As women were the primary caretakers, they were the first ones to realize environmental damage that was occurring, like resource becoming scarce, etc. So, this was one of the reasons they couldn’t maintain the basic needs of family for example: clean drinking water, firewood, balanced diet, income and shelter.

6. Lines 67-76 : Show evidence why tree planting became “a natural choice”

1. “Tree planting became a natural choice to address some of the initial basic needs identified by women.”

2. “(...) tree planting is simple, attainable and guarantees quick, successful results within a reasonable amount time.”

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What significance is this movement in the global perspective?  What is most compelling to you in seeking peace and justice? Why?  Identify the problems and solutions she discusses in your section.  What is the message in this speech?

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