Taking Root: The Vision of Wangari Maathai - Video

This film tells the story of the Green Belt Movement of Kenya and its founder, Nobel Peace Prize winner and environmentalist Wangari Maathai. Taking Root illustrates the development of Maathai’s holistic worldview and model for sustainable development and how she built a movement through teaching rural Kenyan women about the connection between environmental problems and their daily problems.

The film documents Maathai's political actions through first person stories of those involved and from television news footage of the history of her actions showing the participatory nature of her movement. The film is available to schools and community groups interested in Maathai’s model for sustainable development, integrated problem solving, and citizen empowerment.