GBM Blog Archive: March 2011

Climate week is here!

March 23, 2011 - 09:50AM
Published by Francesca de Gasparis

Climate Week 2011 is one of many of the positive steps that are being taken to combat climate change across Britain. Businesses, charities, schools, councils and others are running events during this week 21-27 of March 2011.

A Green Belt Movement Dream Come True

March 14, 2011 - 08:30AM
Published by Wanjira Mathai

It is no exaggeration to say that Karura Forest is one of the most beautiful places in Kenya.

‘A Tree Stands Alone and Wangari's Dream’

March 4, 2011 - 09:45AM
Published by Francesca de Gasparis

Yes, that's right! A year four class, at the Hitherfield Primary School and Children's Centre in London, has written the poem ‘A Tree Stands Alone and Wangari’s Dream’. They were inspired by Wangari’s life, in particular her admiration for an old wild fig tree growing in her home village Ihithe. This was a very special tree to Wangari and she often spent time there when she was little, both to play and to fetch water in a nearby stream. Her love for this tree inspired the class to invent this “Kenyan” proverb: “May the fig tree's leaves drop blessings on all who care”.