ALL ABOUT GREEN BELT MOVEMENT

The Green Belt Movement is a grassroots non-governmental organization,based in Nairobi, Kenya, has a pertnered with the Lambi Fund of Haiti to address economical and environmental challeges at the grassroots level.

Now this unique long-term partnership is adapting to the effects of the devastating earthquake last month.

The Green Belt Movement has two divisions. Green Belt Movement Kenya and Green Belt Movement International.

The mission of the Green Belt Movement (GBM) is to mobilize community consciousness for self-determination, equity, improved livelihoods and security, and environmental conservation.GBM The aim of the GBM is:
Tree Planting
Geographical Information Systems (GIS) & Information Technology
Civic & Environmental Education (CEE)
Advocacy & Networking
School Environmental Education (SEE)
Capacity Building & Income Generating Activities (IGAs)
Food Security
Society of Greens
Climate Change Adaptation
The Langata Learning Center
Planting with Institutions
Green Belt Safaris (GBS)Global Campaigns:
Plant for the Planet: The Billion Trees Campaign
Congo Basin Forest Ecosystem
Mottainai Campaign

The mission of the Green Belt Movement International (GBMI) is to empower communities worldwide to protect the environment and to promote good governance and cultures of peace.GBMI has four goals:
Goal 1: To strengthen and expand the Green Belt Movement in Kenya
Goal 2: To share the Green Belt Movement’s program with other countries in Africa and beyond
Goal 3: To empower Africans, especially women and girls, and nurture their leadership and entrepreneurial skills
Goal 4: Advocate internationally for the environment, good governance, equity and cultures of peace.

Wangari Maathai is the founder of the Green Belt Movement, an environmentalist, a civil society and women's rights activist, and a parliamentarian,she being awarded the Nobel Prize on 2004

Since winning the Nobel Peace Prize, Wangari Maathai has become a spokesperson for a number of important initiatives.Both before and since she won the Nobel Peace Prize, Wangari Maathai has spoken about, and been interviewed on, a range of subjects.