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Wangari Muta Maathai (born April 1, 1940 in Ihithe village, Tetu division, Nyeri District of Kenya) is a Kenyan environmental and political activist. She was educated in the United...
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News Source: The Idaho Statesman | 19 days agoMore than 340 Idaho nonprofits have signed up to participate in this first-ever, one-day, online giving event. Here's how it works: For a full 24 hours on May 2, donors big and small can donate to the causes they care about the most on the Idaho -
Did the political analysts on broadcast media add any value to Election ...
News Source: Daily Nation | 2 months agoFor all the enriching ways in which our media has affirmed the dignity of the Kenyan voter this week, it is important to acknowledge that it has also been a week in which local TV missed a wonderful opportunity to show-case quality home-grown content. -
What Kioni choice as running mate brings to Amani
News Source: Daily Nation | 4 months agoThe Amani Coalition's choice of former PNU deputy Chief Whip Jeremiah Kioni as presidential candidate Musalia Mudavadi's running mate was innovative and inspired for two major reasons: First, by going for the soft-spoken but highly articulate -
Abortion tops list of Kenyan online searches
News Source: Daily Nation | 5 months agoSearch queries with the highest amount of traffic over a sustained period in 2012 as compared to 2011. Most Kenyans with access to the Internet want to know how to get an abortion, according to a new survey. The Google Zeitgeist 2012 report released -
Africa: Trailblazers Face New Frontiers of Sexism
News Source: All Africa | 8 months agoAs her tirade against me escalated she did not allow me to get even one word in to respond to the accusations. She kept screaming at me. "This is the trouble with women who get appointed to decision-making positions", she shouted. "We put you up -
In Kenya, violence against men rises
News Source: United Press International | 11 months agoNyeri town, a picturesque expanse of tea and coffee farms about 100 miles north of Nairobi, is known for its connections to many of Kenya's most famous people. Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki , Nobel Peace Prize laureate Wangari Maathai, and four-time -
Chris Treadway: Richmond neighbors nurture tree-planting effort
News Source: Contra Costa Times | 12 months agoThe grass roots nonprofit group once known as the North and East Tree Team is now called Richmond Trees, which has a stated mission "to promote and grow the (city's) urban forest and green infrastructure through community planting, tree care,
