Wangari Maathai Foundation

Vision 

By 2020 we have created a vibrant forum focused on children and youth that educates, empowers, and engages them to grow into responsible citizens.

The theory of change that guides the work of WMF is based in the premise that youth in Kenya will play a profound role in shaping the future, and the reality that, in Kenya today, corruption persists in society and affects almost every aspect of our lives.   In the absence of effective corrective consequences to corruption, corrupt leaders emerge as the primary role models for youth, further breeding a culture of negative character.   By introducing positive role modeling, and a character building program early in the education system, islands of positive culture emerge, from which leaders of integrity to emerge.  Growing these islands of positivity eventually leads to more leaders with integrity, and over the long run, this will result in real change and an erosion of the corruption culture.  The future of Kenya depends on the quality of her leaders. WMF recognizes that because young people will play a profound role in shaping the nation’s future, a moulding of core values and personal character is necessary and critical to remedy youth apathy, the courage deficit, and the perceived.