Nyaguthii Chege
Nairobi, Kenya
Resolve
Florian Guillaume: “Carrying forward Wangari Maathai's vision is no small task. Chege's stewardship matters because it keeps a foundational African environmental movement rooted in the women and communities who actually do the planting.”
Nyaguthii Chege chairs the Board of Directors of The Green Belt Movement, the Kenyan environmental organisation founded by Wangari Maathai in 1977. The movement empowers rural women through tree planting, watershed restoration and civic education, linking ecological repair to community livelihoods and democratic participation. As a social sector executive, Chege helps steward Maathai's legacy, guiding the organisation's governance as it continues to mobilise grassroots networks across Kenya to d
Resolve · Collective Warmth · Co-Being · Place Making · Living Legends · Human Imagination · Green Belt Movement · Wangari Maathai legacy · reforestation · women-led · environmental governance · grassroots
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