“When many people together do one small thing …”: a reading of Wangari Maathai’s Unbowed: one woman’s story

Auteurs

  • Esther Mbithi Kenyatta University, Nairobi, Kenya

Mots-clés :

AFRICA, DEVELOPMENT, KENYA, LEADERSHIP, LITERATURE

Résumé

Wangari Maathai foi uma cientista modesta e uma ativista, cuja paixão, ao longo de sua vida, pelo plantio de árvores, conservação do meio ambiente e uma distribuição equitativa de recursos acabou lhe rendendo o Prêmio Nobel da Paz. A vida da Prof.ª Wangari Maathai, como representada no seu memorial Unbowed: One Woman’s Story oferece uma visão positiva da mudança. A leitura de Unbowed desvenda a sua filosofia de desenvolvimento como um processo de melhoria dos padrões de vida da uma comunidade, trabalhando desde a base e empoderando os indivíduos a usar, da melhor forma possível, o que está disponível a eles. O ponto inicial da leitura é a sua compreensão de ecologia. Nós, então, investigamos como a proteção do meio ambiente afeta o progresso econômico e social. A presente leitura também discute a importância das relações de gênero e a questão de como lidamos com o passado colonial do Quênia hoje. Enquanto a obra Unbowed pode aumentar a conscientização sobre as implicações de gênero na linguagem e no estilo, ela põe em primeiro plano a aceitação e o progresso e urge que pessoas deem o melhor de si para o bem comum. O livro de memórias inspira os jovens que desejam uma educação, as mulheres que desejam liberdade e realização, e líderes de integridade em todos os lugares. Ler o memorial planta uma semente de grande importância para o desenvolvimento por meio de uma liderança transformadora e de justiça social.

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2021-12-16

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