Peace

Nobel Prize lecture

English Nobel Lecture, Oslo, December 10, 2006. Your Majesties, Your Royal Highnesses, Honorable Members of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, Grameen Bank and I are deeply honoured to receive this most prestigious of awards. We are thrilled and overwhelmed by this honour. Since the Nobel Peace Prize was announced,…

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Nobel Prize lecture

Norwegian Nobel Lecture, Oslo, 10. desember, 2006. Deres Majesteter, Deres Kongelige Høyheter, ærede medlemmer av den norske Nobelkomiteen, Eksellenser, Mine damer og herrer, Jeg er sammen med Grameen Bank svært beæret over å motta denne meget prestisjefylte prisen. Vi er begeistret og overveldet over å ha blitt vist en slik ære. Helt siden det ble…

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Curriculum Vitae

  Wangari Muta Maathai, PhD, EBS Personal Date of birth: April 1, 1940 Nationality: Kenyan Family: Three children (Waweru, Wanjira and Muta)   Education PhD, Anatomy, University of Nairobi (1971) MS, Biological Sciences, University of Pittsburgh (1966) BS, Biology, Mount St. Scholastica College, USA (1964)   Personal Achievements Director, Kenya Red Cross (1973–1980) Founder and…

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Nobel Prize lecture

Nobel Lecture, Oslo, December 10, 2004 Your Majesties Your Royal Highnesses Honourable Members of the Norwegian Nobel Committee Excellencies Ladies and Gentlemen I stand before you and the world humbled by this recognition and uplifted by the honour of being the 2004 Nobel Peace Laureate. As the first African woman to receive…

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