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The Wangari听Maathai听Institute and the University of Copenhagen co-organized a celebration for Africa Environment and听Wangari听Maathai听Day at St Charles Lwanga Catholic church in Kibugu听Embu, where commemorative trees were planted and seedlings were distributed to faithful to grow in their farms. The day was set aside in 2012 by听the African Union (AU) when it adopted a decision calling for the joint commemoration of Africa Environment Day and听Wangari听Maathai听Day in recognition of the work and life of the late Professor听Wangari听Maathai听who dedicated her life to promoting environmental conservation and sustainable development in Africa and the first African Woman to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize

The University of Copenhagen students were in the Country as part of a field experiential learning course, which will run from 1st to 12^th听March 2024. A total of 36 students from 15 nationalities joined the faithful of the Catholic church in the celebration of听Wangari听Maathai听Day. The choice of celebration in a church was strongly encouraged by the fact that the day fell on Sunday and听Wangari听often referred to the need to use spiritual values to heal the wounds we have inflicted on the earth.听In her works on Replenishing the Earth: Spiritual Values for Healing Ourselves and the World, she made听an听impassioned call to heal the wounds of our planet and ourselves through the tenets of our spiritual values,听Maathai听draws inspiration from many faiths, a听belief that the key lies in traditional spiritual love, celebrating the Jewish mandate tikkun olam (鈥渞epair the world鈥�) and renewing the Japanese term mottainai (鈥渄on鈥檛 waste鈥�). Through rededication to these values, she believes, we might finally bring about healing for ourselves and the earth. Thus as we celebrate the day on a Sunday everybody can draw some inspiration and value from their faith to heal the wounds inflicted on the world and help address the current challenges of climate change across the globe, the same way we strongly dedicate our efforts in growing and safeguarding our spiritual lives. Care for God creations and renew the world. For example, Pope Francis in his writing called Laudato Si encourages us to see how everything is connected, and how we treat the earth is a reflection of how we treat each other.

Wangari听Maathai听Institute being aware of the need to heal the earth in the digital era undertook social media campaigns from 29^th听February calling on individuals to do their little citizen action to make a difference. ..what is your action today to remember a hero?听

听The Wangari Maathai Institute of the 玩偶姐姐 is dedicated to promoting environmental governance, peace, and sustainable development through multi-disciplinary training, research, and community outreach.听Learn more about their work at the Wangari Maathai Institute website:听

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