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Wangari Maathai

In Kenya women are the first victims of environmental degradation, because they are the ones who walk for hours looking for water, who fetch firewood, who provide food for their families.

Wangari Maathai

Women

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In Kenya, women suffer most when the environment gets worse because their daily tasks depend on natural resources like water and firewood. Since they are responsible for gathering these essentials and feeding their families, environmental damage directly makes their lives harder.

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