Prof. Wangari Maathai is a role model, a great leader and a respected member of the academia. She represents the resilience of a majority, if not all African Women. Wangari deploys global solutions to local problems and has exemplary leadership skills. We congratulate her with this covetted civil rights award.
Former US Vice President Al Gore applauds Kenya's Wangari Maathai after both were presented with the Chairman's award at the 40th Annual NAACP Image Awards at the Shrine auditorium in Los Angeles February 12, 2009. The NAACP Image Awards is a premier event that celebrates the outstanding achievements and performances of people of color in the arts as well as those individuals or groups who promote social justice. Photo/REUTERS
Former US Vice President Al Gore speaks, as Kenya's Wangari Maathai watches, after they were presented with the Chairman's award at the 40th Annual NAACP Image Awards at the Shrine auditorium in Los Angeles February 12, 2009. Photo/REUTERS
Former US Vice President Al Gore speaks, as Kenya's Wangari Maathai watches, after they were presented with the Chairman's award at the 40th Annual NAACP Image Awards at the Shrine auditorium in Los Angeles February 12, 2009. Photo/REUTERS
Former US Vice President Al Gore speaks, as Kenya's Wangari Maathai watches, after they were presented with the Chairman's award at the 40th Annual NAACP Image Awards at the Shrine auditorium in Los Angeles February 12, 2009. Photo/REUTERS
Former US Vice President Al Gore speaks, as Kenya's Wangari Maathai watches, after they were presented with the Chairman's award at the 40th Annual NAACP Image Awards at the Shrine auditorium in Los Angeles February 12, 2009. Photo/REUTERS
