When You Know Who You Are You

You Cannot Enslave A Mind That Knows Itself. That Values Itself. That Understands Itself.

For Me Planting A Tree Is A Very Doable Thing. It's Not Complicated, It Doesn't Require Technology, It Doesn't Require Much Knowledge, But It Can Be A Very Important Entry Point Into Communities Understanding How They Destroy Their Own Resources, But How They Can Also Restore Those Resources, And Not Wait For Their Government Or International Agencies To Come And Help Them.

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.

I Don't Really Know Why I Care So Much. I Just Have Something Inside Me That Tells Me That There Is A Problem, And I Have Got To Do Something About It. I Think That Is What I Would Call The God In Me.

I Don't Believe [africa] Is Ready To Shift - And She Needs To Shift. So She Needs To Get The Technology And She Can Only Get That Technology From The Developed World.