Question

Under the leadership of which organization was the Green Belt Movement established in 1977?

• A. National Council of Women of Kenya (NCWK)
• B. United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP)
• C. World Wildlife Fund (WWF)
• D. Greenpeace International

Answer 1

Answer:

A. National Council of Women of Kenya (NCWK)

• 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.