Awards to two remarkable women
Wangari Maathai and Bianca Jagger
Have you ever heard people say they don't know what to do with their lives? That always strikes me as extremely odd, as there's so much that needs doing; they must be extremely short sighted!
Two women, one from Africa and the other from South America, have been highly honoured this week for the important humanitarian work that they have decided to apply their lives to.
"Wangari Maathai has become the first African woman to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. Best known as the founder of the Green Belt Movement which inspired Kenyan women to plant 30 million trees, Wangari was elected to Parliament last year and is now Assistant Minister of Environment." Read more
"Bianca Jagger has been awarded the 2004 Right Livelihood Award of £150,000 which she shares with Argentinian scientist Raúl Montenegro and a Russian organisation, Memorial." Read more
Wangari Maathai and Bianca Jagger
Have you ever heard people say they don't know what to do with their lives? That always strikes me as extremely odd, as there's so much that needs doing; they must be extremely short sighted!
Two women, one from Africa and the other from South America, have been highly honoured this week for the important humanitarian work that they have decided to apply their lives to.
"Wangari Maathai has become the first African woman to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. Best known as the founder of the Green Belt Movement which inspired Kenyan women to plant 30 million trees, Wangari was elected to Parliament last year and is now Assistant Minister of Environment." Read more
"Bianca Jagger has been awarded the 2004 Right Livelihood Award of £150,000 which she shares with Argentinian scientist Raúl Montenegro and a Russian organisation, Memorial." Read more
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