Why Wangari? Because with a very simple idea - teaching the women in her natal Kenya to plant trees to render the land fertile again - she created a ripple effect known as the Green Belt Movement, which expanded to many other countries.

Materials
For Wangari

• 2.5 mm crochet hook
• 100% 8-ply cotton; colors used: skin color, white, black, petrol blue, light green, egg yolk yellow, small amount of pink
• Yarn needle
• 8mm safety eyes
• Stitch marker
• Fibrefill stuffing

For the plant

• 2mm crochet hook
• 100% 4-ply cotton; colors used: light grey, dark brown, and green

Finished Size
Wangari: 20 cm tall
Plant: 8 cm tall