Because I Was A Woman, I Was

We Can Love Ourselves By Loving The Earth.

When Resources Are Degraded, We Start Competing For Them, Whether It Is At The Local Level In Kenya, Where We Had Tribal Clashes Over Land And Water, Or At The Global Level, Where We Are Fighting Over Water, Oil, And Minerals. So One Way To Promote Peace Is To Promote Sustainable Management And Equitable Distribution Of Resources.

We’re Constantly Being Bombarded By Problems That We Face And Sometimes We Can Get Completely Overwhelmed. [but] We Should Always Feel Like A Hummingbird. I May Feel Insignificant, But I Don’t Want To Be Like The Other Animals Watching The Planet Go Down The Drain. I’ll Be A Hummingbird, I’ll Do The Best I Can.

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.