THE GREEN BELT MOVEMENT

The Green Belt Movement (GBM) was founded by Professor Wangari Maathai in 1977 as an offshoot of the National Council of Women of Kenya (NCWK) to respond to the needs of rural Kenyan women who reported that their streams were drying up, their food supply was less secure, and they had to walk further and further to get firewood for fuel and fencing. GBM encouraged the women to work together to grow seedlings and plant trees to bind the soil, store rainwater, provide food and firewood, and receive a small monetary token for their work... The Green Belt Movement headquarters are located in Nairobi, Kenya, with two satellite offices: one covering North America and based in Washington, DC.; the other covering Europe, and based in London, England.

Also known as: Green Belt Movement, Green Belt Movement International

Primary location: Nairobi Kenya