Women can play key role in resolving societal challenges

The late Nobel Prize laureate Wangari Maathai once said “human rights are not things that are put on the table for people to enjoy. These are things you fight for and then you protect.”

She was an exceptional and inspirational woman. Her Green Belt Movement protected Kenya’s forests from deforestation. By encouraging communities to tackle the problem head on, her movement created jobs for 900,000 girls and women living in the forests, planting more than 51 million trees.