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In what year did Wangari Maathai receive the Nobel Prize for Peace?

A2004

B1977

C2000

D2011

Answer:

A. 2004

Read Explanation:

  • Wangari Maathai received the Nobel Prize for peace in 2004.

  • In 1977, Professor Wangari Maathai, under the leadership of the National Council of Women of Kenya (NCWK), established the Green Belt Movement.

  • Kenyan women responded that rivers were drying up, food security was declining, and they had to walk longer distances to collect fire-wood for fuel and fencing.

  • The Green Belt Movement (GBM) encouraged women to work together to collect rainwater, grow saplings, and plant trees for food and fuel.


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