14 DAY TRIAL // The fact that, this year, three successful women were awarded with the Nobel Peace Prize motivated thousands of women all around the world to continue and expand their green initiatives.
The media has treated this topic with a great deal of attention and interest, since it was proved, once more, that women are able and willing to stand up for their believes in matters that concern the environment.
Despite their fragility, both women and children can be active participant in the process of re-shaping and re-educating modern society.
For 200 years now, our planet has suffered tremendous changes due to industrial processes.
Every year, women manage to identify and fight most of the phenomena that threaten the environment.
Their attitude is justified, since women represent the category which is affected the most by climate changes, radiations, chemicals and other polluters.
These toxic compounds put in danger the health of pregnant women and their babies. Women have recently assumed an active role in preserving natural resources and choosing a healthy lifestyle which does not have any negative effects upon the environment.
"Now the women are rising up. And when the women rise up from a nation, they are the strongest voice that can be heard and it's a voice that cannot be silenced,“ affirmed Diane Reed, president of the Cree Society for Communications
Studies showed that protecting the environment comes naturally to women all across the world. The United Nations Environment Program supported such an experiment.
It proved that women are more likely than men to choose a more modest lifestyle with fewer negative consequences upon their health. On the other side, men seemed to choose to live better, while ignoring the impact it would have upon their health.
Nobel Prize winner Wangari Maathai's work is very relevant to highlight the role of active women in modern society. She is the founder of Green Belt movement.
Due to her efforts to make the world a greener place, companies and individuals in public and private lands managed to plant approximately 30 million trees.
In times when woodlands are being destroyed to make room for new roads, Maathai's work contributed to restore Kenya's diminishing forests.
Also, she struggled to educate women in rural areas, by explaining and teaching techniques of environmental conservation .
This is one of the most relevant stories which highlight the fact that women can become leading actors in developing a sustainable lifestyle that works in our planet's favor.
This example helped Saraswoti Bhetwal survive in Nepal. She managed to apply and benefit from the information provided by the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development, such as roof water gathering, or drip irrigation.
Latin America expanded the level of awareness regarding earth friendly values while women in this area showed an increased interest for poverty reduction and the development of eco-friendly strategies.
Earth-friendly conduct started to be appreciated also in Russia, where researcher Olga Speranskaya worked in a very productive partnership with NGO community in Eastern Europe, the Caucasus and Central Asia.
She succeeded to transform these organizations into a strong ally while fighting the usage of toxic materials which damage the environment.
In 1998, Hurricane Mitch devastated Honduras, women joined efforts in an attempt to solve the crisis , by creating the Emergency Committee Garifuna.
They worked toghether to create food banks which contributed to restoring food security in the country. Also, women took care of the people coming from high-risk areas, who had to be relocated.
Also, the organization broaded its horizons by committing in activities such as restoring woodlands or the cultivation of medicinal plants.