You Can Educate People On How To

We Owe It To Ourselves And To The Next Generation To Conserve The Environment So That We Can Bequeath Our Children A Sustainable World That Benefits All.

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.

In A Few Decades, The Relationship Between The Environment, Resources And Conflict May Seem Almost As Obvious As The Connection We See Today Between Human Rights, Democracy And Peace.

It's The Little Things Citizens Do. That's What Will Make The Difference. My Little Thing Is Planting Trees.

As I Swept The Last Bit Of Dust, I Made A Covenant With Myself: I Will Accept. Whatever Will Be, Will Be. I Have A Life To Lead. I Recalled Words A Friend Had Told Me, The Philosophy Of Her Faith. "life Is A Journey And A Struggle," She Had Said. "we Cannot Control It, But We Can Make The Best Of Any Situation." I Was Indeed In Quite A Situation. It Was Up To Me To Make The Best Of It.