It Is Important To Nurture Any New

The Women Of The Green Belt Movement Have Learned About The Causes And The Symptoms Of Environmental Degradation. They Have Begun To Appreciate That They, Rather Than Their Government, Ought To Be The Custodians Of The Environment.

People Are Dynamic. They Change, And Soon As There Are Enough Of You, Things Change [for A Whole Society].

You Have To Know Yourself, And That Once You Know Yourself, Then You Cannot Be Bound By - Because Sometimes We Are Bound By Other People's Thoughts, Because We Are Not Sure About Ourselves. But Once You Know Yourself... I Guess It Is Really An Expression Of The Biblical Statements That The Truth Will Make You Free! When You Know, Then You Are Free, Your Mind Is Free.

Until You Dig A Hole, You Plant A Tree, You Water It And Make It Survive, You Haven't Done A Thing. You Are Just Talking.

I Stand Before You And The World Humbled By This Recognition And Uplifted By The Honour Of Being The 2004 Nobel Peace Laureate. As The First African Woman To Receive This Prize, I Accept It On Behalf Of The People Of Kenya And Africa, And Indeed The World. I Am Especially Mindful Of Women And The Girl Child. I Hope It Will Encourage Them To Raise Their Voices And Take More Space For Leadership.