Kenya & Wangari Maathai: Taking Root
Clip: Season 10 Episode 19 | 7m 47s
Examine how Kenya’s history of colonization contributed to challenges with deforestation.
This educational module from the Women's Empowerment Curriculum examines how Kenya’s history as a colonized nation has contributed to their challenges with deforestation. Identify how this environmental degradation is related to other social, political and economic problems that affect the country’s marginalized citizens.
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Kenya & Wangari Maathai: Taking Root
Clip: Season 10 Episode 19 | 7m 47s
This educational module from the Women's Empowerment Curriculum examines how Kenya’s history as a colonized nation has contributed to their challenges with deforestation. Identify how this environmental degradation is related to other social, political and economic problems that affect the country’s marginalized citizens.
Problems playing video? | Closed Captioning Feedback
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Taking Root: The Greenbelt Movement
Clip: S10 Ep19 | 7m 44s | Examine the steps that the Green Belt Movement took to address Kenya’s deforestation. (7m 44s)
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