The People in the Film in order of appearance

Wangari Maathai

Founder of the Green Belt Movement and first environmentalist and African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize (2004) http://greenbeltmovement.org

Naomi Kabura Mukunu

Chairperson, Kirangari Mwireri Women's Group, Mirichu Network, Mirichu

Leah Kisomo

Vice Chair, Kyaume Network, Kyaume

Lilian Wanjiru Njehu

Kanyariri Mother’s Union Tree Nursery, Kanyariri, first community group to start a tree nursery

Rebah Wasike

Nursery Attendant, Wanyekwa Maramu Women's Group, Malaha

Michael Blundell

British settler

Kamoji Wachiira

Environmental scientist and activist, political prisoner for three years

Moses Ndiritu Muta

Wangari Maathai’s brother

Njogu Kahare

Staff, Green Belt Movement

Kang’ethe Mungai

Human rights activist

Rose Wabuke

Treasurer, Malaha Sub-location Green Network, Malaha

Vertistine Mbaya

Founding board member of the Green Belt Movement; colleague of Wangari’s from the University of Nairobi

President Daniel arap Moi

2nd Kenyan president (1978 to 2002)

Ngorongo Makanga

Human rights activist, member of the prodemocracy movement and co-founder with Wangari Maathai of the Green Party in Kenya.

Njehu Gatabaki

Journalist and former MP

Ruth Wangari

Mother of political prisoner

Veronica Nduthu

Mother of political prisoner

Reverend Peter Njenga

Provost, All Saints Cathedral where group of protesting women were sheltered for 11 months starting in the spring of 1992

Kinyanjui Kiuno

Staff, Green Belt Movement

Fredrick Njau

Staff, Green Belt Movement

Major General Njuki Mwaniki

Embakasi Garrison spokesman for treeplanting soldiers

Anastasia Njeri

Sunshine Women’s Group, Kangari

Purity Wairimu Maina

Karinga Women’s Group

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