Environment

         By Lulu George ,

                                                   
                     GBM Founder and 2004 Nobel Peace Prize Winner Wangari Maathai
                                               
                    
THE green belt movement international (GBMI) has achieves his goals to empower Africans especially women, girls and nurture their leadership and entrepreneurial skills.

According to the source through the website of GBM, it says the green belt movement has two division the first on is green belt movement in Kenya and the second is GBMI.

Its mission  is to mobilize community consciousness for self-determination, equity, improved livelihoods and security, and environmental conservation, while GBMI has to empower communities worldwide to protect the environment and to promote good governance and cultures of peace.

Due to the website GBM International is a non-profit umbrella organization for GBM Kenya has achieve to advocate internationally for environment, good governance, equality and culture of peace.

It is also has goals to strengthen and expand the green belt movement in Kenya as well as to share with other countries in Africa and beyond.

For that reasons Wangari Maathai is the founder of the Green Belt Movement, an environmentalist, a civil society and women's rights activist, and a former parliamentarian.

Since winning the Nobel Peace Prize, Wangari Maathai has become a spokesperson for a number of important initiatives.

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