Planting seeds

Description:

"Dr. Paul Farmer left the U.S. to live with the world's poor. He cofounded Partners in Health to try to secure healthcare for the people of Haiti; the organization also has projects in Russia, Rwanda, Lesotho, Malawi, and Peru. Wangari Maathai was a feminist and environmentalist who started the Green Belt Movement in Kenya. The 30,000 women of the movement have planted more than 40 million trees"--Provided by the publisher.

subjects: Poor,  Philanthropists,  Partners in Health (Organization),  Tree planters (Persons),  Physicians,  Environmentalists,  Women philanthropists,  Feminists,  Medical care,  Juvenile literature,  Biography,  Persons,  Women, biography,  Kenya, biography,  United states, biography,  Single-sex schools,  Pakistan, social conditions,  Afghanistan, social conditions

People: Paul Farmer (1959-),  Wangari Maathai

Places: United States,  Kenya