How can Africa develop successfully?
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About the video: ‘How can Africa develop successfully?’
In clip two (see “Empowering Africa”), Wangari Maathai talked about empowerment through culture. Here, she talks about empowering Africa through democracy. She speaks of equity and the need to distribute wealth and resources in a responsible way. This relates, she says, to the challenge of ridding Africa of corruption, especially at government level. Once Africa improves governance the industrialized world will have “no excuse not to help Africa to move in the direction that will give our people respect and dignity.’
Total views: 1,556
Filmed: London, UK on 17 December 2004
Credits: Interviewer - Marcus Morrell Camera and Editor - Marcus Morrell
Copyright © 2004 Big Picture TV
About Wangari Maathai
Professor Maathai is the Founder of Africa’s Green Belt Movement , a grassroots organization whose main focus is the planting of trees with women groups in order to conserve the environment and improve their quality of life.
In December 2002, Professor Maathai was elected to parliament with an overwhelming 98% of the vote and was subsequently appointed by the president, as Assistant Minister for Environment, Natural Resources and Wildlife in Kenya’s ninth parliament.
She serves on the boards of several organizations including the UN Secretary General’s Advisory Board on Disarmament.
In 2004 she received the Nobel Peace Prize for “her contribution to sustainable development, democracy and peace.”
She has also been named by Time magazine as one of the 100 most influential leaders in the world.
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