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Free Lean Six Sigma Templates

By Kate Eby | June 12, 2017

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Lean Six Sigma combines two methods that streamline business processes in order to reduce waste, improve quality, and increase efficiency and product value. Both approaches originated in the manufacturing industry - Lean by Toyota and Six Sigma by Motorola - but today they are used to improve many processes within an organization, from customer support to administration.    The templates provided here are suitable for Yellow, Green, and Black Belts. You’ll find Six Sigma project templates designed to support the different phases of an improvement process, all of which are free to download. Simply click on the link to download and open a template file, and customize it to suit your needs.

Six Sigma Tools

Six Sigma is a quality measurement that represents 3.4 Defects Per Million Opportunities. That’s a lofty goal for many business processes, but you can use Six Sigma methods to improve quality and performance in varying degrees based on the needs and objectives of a business or project. Six Sigma tools range from statistical charts, illustrative diagrams, and data collection methods to project management and process analyzation worksheets. These tools may not be exclusive to Six Sigma, but they can be applied in specific ways to focus on process improvement. The tools required depend on the project requirements and team roles. Depending on one’s training and experience, a Six Sigma professional may be involved in improvement initiatives at the White, Yellow, Green, or Black Belt level. White Belts generally have supporting roles, while Yellow Belts act as team members, Green Belts collect and analyze data, and Black Belts serve as project leaders.    In the following sections, you’ll find a number of free, downloadable templates that you can use as Six Sigma tools.

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Project Charter Template

This Six Sigma Excel template is designed to help you create a project charter that will serve as an agreement between management and your team. A project charter provides an overview of a project including team roles and responsibilities, financial information, goals, and constraints. Creating a detailed project charter will help define your project and its expected outcome, and provide a high-level roadmap to follow.  

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Implementation Plan Template

It’s important to refer to previous research and planning to help create an effective action plan. Once you know what actions to take, this implementation plan template helps you organize them by priority, assign ownership, track progress, and update the plan as needed. This is an important Six Sigma tool for taking concrete actions toward achieving measurable objectives.

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Stakeholder Analysis Template

You can use this template to identify and analyze stakeholders in order to enlist support for a project. The template allows you to closely examine important factors such as issues that may be influencing stakeholders, their vested interest in a project, or the level of influence and support. Understanding the views and expectations of stakeholders can help you anticipate and address issues in advance and move your project toward success.

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SWOT Analysis Template

Use this SWOT analysis template for strategic planning and to create dynamic PowerPoint presentations. List the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats related to an idea, process, or organization, and use this information for strategic analysis. Easily add this PowerPoint slide to any presentation for visual communication with project team members or other stakeholders.  

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Fishbone Diagram Template

A fishbone diagram, also known as a cause and effect diagram or Ishikawa diagram, helps  teams brainstorm the causes of a certain event. Use this Six Sigma tool along with the 5 Whys template to determine root causes. One of the benefits of using a fishbone diagram is the visual layout, which makes it easy to compile and view information, and see the relationships between different elements. 

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A3 Template

A3 is an approach to problem solving that grew out of Lean Manufacturing at Toyota. The A3 report condenses project information onto a single page in an easy-to-read, graphical format. This A3 template provides sections for describing background information, current conditions, root cause analysis, target conditions, implementation plan, and follow-up.

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5 Whys Template

A 5 Whys worksheet can help you undertake a root cause analysis to determine the sources of defects or performance issues. After defining the problem, you ask five questions to drill down into why the problem is happening, and track the issue back to its root cause. The final step is to determine what action you should take to eliminate that root cause.

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Project Prioritization Analysis

This template can help you prioritize and select projects based on various factors, such as likeliness to succeed, cost, and how critical a project is to business processes. Once you collect your data, you can also use a Pareto chart to get a visual representation of the results. This Six Sigma project template is a simple tool that can have a big impact on decision making.

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SIPOC Diagram Template

SIPOC stands for Suppliers, Inputs, Process, Outputs, and Customers. A SIPOC diagram provides a high-level, visual overview of a business process, which is helpful for identifying and summarizing all of the elements in a process improvement project from start to finish. This Excel template provides five columns to create a simple, easy-to-read diagram. 

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Communication Plan Template

A communication plan outlines how and when you will communicate a project to stakeholders. Effective messaging is important for securing buy-in as well as ensuring continued support for the duration of a project. Consistent reporting on project progress and milestones can help keep stakeholders informed and engaged.

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Voice of Customer (VOC) Six Sigma Template

Use this VOC template to gather information about customer expectations and needs. Gaining insight into customer requirements can inform your improvement process and help ensure a successful end product. This template is designed to help you document the voice of the customer and translate those messages into measurable requirements.

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Data Collection Plan Template

During the “measure” phase of DMAIC, you can use a data collection plan template as a framework for describing what type of data to collect, how to gather it, when, and by whom. This spreadsheet template provides columns for entering data sources and locations, operational definitions, what statistical tools to use, and more. You can also edit the template to include any additional information that is relevant for your project.

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FMEA Template

A Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA) seeks to prevent possible failures in a design or process. This FMEA template is designed to help you follow a systematic approach to identifying, understanding, and preventing failures. The template includes a section for recording what actions were taken to address each issue, as well as the completion date.

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Control Plan Template

During the “control” phase, an effective plan serves as a guide for monitoring process and sustaining improvements. In this simple spreadsheet template, you can document process control activities to help ensure that quality standards continue to be met. Customize the template as needed to create a control plan for your specific project.

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Cause and Effect Matrix

A cause and effect matrix allows you to evaluate and quantify the relationships between process inputs and outputs. Use the matrix to prioritize process inputs based on the level of impact each one has on outputs. Once you collect your data in the matrix, you can also represent the results in a Pareto chart.

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Pareto Chart Template

Use this template to perform a Pareto analysis of your data to determine the frequency of problems or defects occurring in a process. The template provides a typical Pareto diagram, with a bar chart representing whatever issues you want to analyze, and a line graph showing the cumulative percentage of occurrences.

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Tree Diagram Template

A tree diagram breaks down a central concept, issue, or activity into increasingly smaller components. In Six Sigma, tree diagrams are used for determining root causes, brainstorming ideas related to a central topic, understanding a process from top to bottom, and approaching issues systematically. This is a useful tool for teams at many levels.

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8D Report Template

This template guides you through the 8D (eight disciplines) approach to problem solving and process improvement. The 8D report includes separate sections for each step, from describing the problem and root causes to identifying corrective actions and ways to prevent reoccurrence. This is a systematic way to help organizations attain their Lean Six Sigma goals.

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Six Sigma Process Map Template

Create a process flow diagram using flowchart symbols to show each step in a Six Sigma process. This provides a visual representation of process flow with a map that is easy to understand and modify. As a Six SIgma tool, you can use this template for analyzing and revising a process, and as a communication tool for stakeholders.

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Check Sheet with Histogram Template

This template combines a weekly check sheet with a histogram for a graphical representation of defects or issues occurring over time. Enter your data on the check sheet, and the template will automatically create the histogram for your analysis. You can also print the check sheet to collect data by hand.

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Force Field Analysis Template

A force field analysis helps determine what factors are driving or inhibiting efforts to reach a goal. Identifying these forces and rating the strength of each can provide insight on how to maximize the driving forces and reduce inhibiting forces. On the template, list the desired change along with acting forces, then use your analysis to create an action plan.

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How Lean and Six Sigma Work Together

While both Lean and Six Sigma aim to reduce waste, they are distinct methodologies. Six Sigma focuses on reducing defects by limiting variation within a process, while Lean removes unnecessary steps for a more efficient process. Combining these two methodologies can improve business performance by emphasizing both quality improvement and profitability. Learn more about Lean Six Sigma by reading Everything You Need to Know About Lean Six Sigma .   The acronym “DMAIC” represents a key aspect of Lean Six Sigma. DMAIC stands for the five phases of an improvement cycle: Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, Control. You can use these steps as a roadmap for resolving issues with a Six Sigma approach:  

• Define the project goals or problem to be addressed, internal and external customer requirements, and project boundaries.
• Measure the current performance of the process and describe the process in quantifiable terms.
• Analyze the process and identify the root causes of defects and sources of variation.
• Improve performance by resolving the root causes of issues and eliminating defects.
• Control future process performance by maintaining improvements.

  Another version of this process is DMADV (Define, Measure, Analyze, Design, and Verify). The DMADV framework is typically applied to new products or services, rather than improving an existing process, or when an existing process has been improved but is not meeting a Six Sigma level. The process is similar to DMAIC but focuses on product or process design and how to implement that design effectively.

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Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Project Examples & How to Execute Them

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The Lean Six Sigma Green Belt certification is an important step in becoming a master of the lean six sigma technique and leading improvement projects for a company. LSS Green Belts identify critical areas for improvement and play a key role in executing the necessary changes, based on the ideas and abilities learned throughout LSS Yellow Belt training.

Before we jump to the examples and ideas of six sigma green belt projects, let us learn some of the basic aspects of Six Sigma Green Belt. As an LSS Green Belt, you'll have the chance to lead small-scale improvement projects that, if successful, can provide a genuine sense of accomplishment.

Green Belts are significantly involved throughout an improvement project, resulting in increased company’s productivity & profitability. They are the ones who put the improvements into practice, under the supervision and instruction of an LSS Black Belt or Master Black Belt.

An Overview of Six Sigma Green Belt Projects

A Lean Six Sigma Green Belt project is an effort to solve business problems one at a time.  Any company's strategic objectives (or KPIs) govern the Lean Six Sigma projects. These projects aim to solve the problems of customers (both internal and external). As the project moves toward its successful completion, any Six Sigma Green Belt Project should result in cost savings, quality improvements, and capacity additions.

Before you move on to work on the examples of six sigma green belt projects, here is how you start building them. Here is how you can do so.

Build Your Project

Get Sponsor

To offer you the most benefit, we'll start from the "real" beginning. First, meet with your manager or, if they are not the same person, the Project Sponsor. Do this before you sign up for the Lean Six Sigma Green Belt course and LSS green belt project examples, register for it, or pay for it. While this may seem obvious, it's amazing how many students I meet who sincerely want to obtain their Green Belts but have no idea who would support them or if they will even be able to find a project to work on.

Project Scope

Assuming you have a Sponsor—ideally, your boss or another supportive leader— The first topic to address is the processes that need to be improved. If the project is too tiny, you will not be able to grow and learn as much as you would like. If the project is too big, it will be difficult to finish in the time allotted—or even impossible to do at all. This is where having a broad scope comes in handy. Focusing on a process that is fairly stable, not well-organized, and in need of assistance is a good strategy to help reduce the range of viable projects.

Know Measure Phase

This fourth recommendation is in direct opposition to what I refer to as the "jumping to analysis and improvement" error. However, in far too many Green Belt initiatives and lean green belt project examples, students identify what they'll measure first and then dive right into the Analyze and Improve phases. Following DMAIC, the Measure Phase is the next proper step after you've defined your project. It is vital that students take the time to completely assess their current process. Before considering or even making any changes, it is necessary to first grasp the current situation.

Record The Before

In the Measure Phase, the sixth tip is also implemented. Take as many images as possible of the current status when it is possible and appropriate. Return to the same vantage points or angles after the improvements have been made. It accurately depicts the adjustments and progress made. Those images are worth a thousand words on their own. They're also nearly tough to duplicate once the technique has been altered.

In the Analyze and Improve phases, the best advice is to employ only the core Lean Six Sigma Tools that are most appropriate for your project. Students frequently want to utilise all of the tools in the toolbox, if not all of them. However, this isn't required. You'll notice a significant improvement in the measures if you use the appropriate tool(s).

Now we will get to some green belt project examples.

Examples of Green Belt Projects

Let us start with this example. 

Andrew Slaney works with BSI as a Principal Consultant, coach, and trainer in Business Improvement methodologies and Lean Six Sigma. He suggests a number of relevant topics and areas for conversation that all Champions, Sponsors, and Belts should explore based on his 15 years of experience. You may ensure that the major concerns of any future DMAIC improvement project are taken into account right from the start by using this checklist. Benefits, strategic link (or business priority), scope, measurements, and the potential to introduce continuing process control are all important DMAIC project concerns.

Possible green belt project ideas out of this scenario can be:

• Reduction of time taken to complete a task or a project
• Reduction of time taken to hire a new employee
• Reduction of errors in orders
• Product delivered on time
• Reduction of error while manufacturing or designing the project

You can find a good project that is stable but not organised. It should not need help. Let us see the real- time examples.

• Accounting - The areas include Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Cost Accounting, and others. You have to have a good cost accounting project. It should improve monthly costs or reduce cost changes. It increases the scope of the project.
• Manufacturing - Here you can focus on the final assembly to improve the quality checks and reduction in the packing cycle. It drives improvement. With time and support you can apply lean six sigma tools and techniques to make it a success.
• Education - If a school requires instructors and coaches, their hiring process should be improved upon. It can be well- coped with the green belt certification.

Characteristics of Six Sigma Green Belt Projects

There are many characteristics of a green belt project. These include support from the top management, well-defined and potentially scoped project, project teamwork, and candidate's quality.  People will make a continuous effort to make it successful.  

Green Belt Project Characteristics

• Improve the implemented processes
• Create output to make it better
• Address qualities like defects, complaints by customers, returns, time, and extra expenses
• Reduce waste

Green Belt Candidate Characteristics

They should have perseverance  

The continuous team improvement and functioning should not be compromised even if there is change. A successful candidate for the green belt should adjust in accordance with the change. Implementing change can be difficult to cope with. It involves change in the technical and cultural obstacles. If someone is struggling to work through resistance, they can become discouraged. As a skilled green belt, one has to understand that pushback against change cannot be changed. They need to face resistance with perseverance and determination. 

They should have a logical and analytical mind

Statistical analysis and other mathematical concepts are important for a professional green belt candidate. These skills and characteristics are important for them to work with problems methodically and logically.  Green belt training can teach you to fully understand the problem, measure the current state, identify and know the root causes, they also put the controls. Hence, they need to comprehend the process of problem solving.

They should have passion for improvement  

You may have people skills and other analytical knowledge but will not dig deep for improvement. They do not question the work or processes, and go for the deep root problems and insufficiency. They should always go for the improvement and work together with the team for the same.  

They should have leadership skills

As a green belt you are the project manager and the team leader. You have to assign the tasks, manage the team, and get follow-up results and conclusions with the stakeholders. You have to see team communication and collaboration. Your leadership style should vary from analytical to laid- back.

They should have people skills and take initiatives

Proactive green belts should be motivated and are successful in the firm. Along with the other skills you also need a special skill called soft skill . It is for the people and communication.

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Tips for Building Awesome Green Belt Projects 

The criteria.

One should start easy and something new. It is like a new language that one should learn.  

• Start by selecting a simple project that can be accomplished within 2-3 months. You don’t need anything comprehensive or complex.
• Look for sponsors that can support your project. Make sure to fetch a project that can be sponsored.
• All the benefits and features your project will deliver should be understood by the sponsor. Make it transparent enough.
• All the problems and risks associated with the project should be well understood by you. You have to be familiar with the problems and address them.
• You will require a team. Make sure to get 3-4 team members for your first project. 
• Make sure to not involve other departments and team members from other sectors. You have your own working group. Select a problem and work accordingly.
• You can select the tools like project charter, process map, Pareto analysis, etc. Do not use heavy or complex statistics.  
• Make sure to get the time available for the activity.

Selection Calculator 

One should use the project idea on the calculator. It will help you know the demand of the project and its lead. Let’s take an example to apply all these things.

Planning and Scheduling – Example

For office-oriented projects planning and scheduling is important. You have to work on production and release of projects for the process. Identify all the wastes that may be slowing down the production of the process. It can be as small as a walk to the printer. Find a way to optimise it and use process mapping. Create a plan and know how to reach it. 

Conclusion 

The final piece of advice is for anyone who procrastinates. You're preparing to fail if you don't plan. From the start of the lesson, keep working on your project. Stay ahead of the curve by working ahead of the curve and enroll for KnowledgeHut lean six sigma green belt certification training. 

The most prevalent mistake made by prospective Green Belts is waiting until it's too late and hurrying to complete a project. Avoid this blunder at all costs. Procrastination can sabotage good projects. It has ruined otherwise good efforts. It will come in handy later because unexpected events can create delays. You'll be relieved that you were able to get ahead of the game.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

All the problems that are planned for resolution are called a Six Sigma Green Belt project. All the KPIs and the strategic goals of the companies are planned with the Six Sigma green belt. All the internal and external matters of the customers are solved by them. The project is said to be good if it has cost-effective measures along with improved quality and capacity.  A good project should be-

• Do-able over 3 months
• Neither too big or trivial 

The Six Sigma project uses the DMAIC approach. It helps to advance the existing processes and procedures. For example, cycle time to manufacture solar cells in a research lab, or development of a manufacturing shop yield, or improving care objectives of the hospitals, all require Six Sigma Approach.  

To get the Six Sigma green belt Project follow these steps-

• Get a sponsor - These include project sponsorship to help with the project.
• Know the scope of the selected project - This will include accounting, manufacturing, and education.  
• Draft A3 - You can do that with the product owner.
• Use the projects in class and create a value stream map.
• You can start with the measure phase in the DMAIC.
• Document all the previous states and use tools if needed.
• You have to select the ongoing measure and make a simple storyboard.  
• Start the project now!

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• The purpose of this project is to determine if the blending of 25 regrind into the GE Ultem 1000 will significantly change the Key dimensional and visual characteristics of the 1250-XX covers. We will focus on the 1250-05 for data collection as this is our highest volume part for this Customer in this category.
• If successful, this will eliminate the scrapping of the GE Ultem 1000 runners plus reduce the amount of virgin material necessary to complete the orders.
• The Improvement phase will implement the usage of 25 Regrind added to the virgin material during normal production runs. The Work Order template will be updated in the Shared Directory to accurately reflect the percentage of regrind allowed. Correct usage of material will be verified during the QA Sign-In and initialed. The Bill of Materials will also be amended.
• The Customer defined Key Characteristics will be monitored after the introduction of regrind during the molding operation using a variety of tools. Sign-In and In-Process dimensional inspection criteria are controlled and communicated via the Mold Data Book. The QA Sign-In at the start of the run will include the Customers current A-079 inspection form available from their Customer Website. In-Process data will be entered into real-time SPC Charts in the Quality Control Lab and will be monitored by Quality Inspectors. Any unusual variation in the SPC Charts will be investigated. Out of specification product will be quarantined and properly labeled with an Non Conforming Material Report per the ISO standard and dispositioned accordingly.
• After measuring samples run with 25 Regrind/75 Virgin and samples run with 100 Regrind, it has been concluded that there were no significant differences or changes in the Customers Key Dimensions. Cpk levels ranged between 2.64 and 9.94 indicating all values are well above the 2.00 Cpk of a stable 6-sigma process. Taking into account normal process variation and the likeliness that the process may drift, it can be assumed that the values will remain within the Customers specifications.
• Tensile strength testing will need to be done by the Customer to verify overall strength and integrity has not been compromised due to this change.
• With an annual savings of 5,687.34 for the -05 configuration, the potential cost savings if applied to all of the 1250-XX part numbers would be 13,655.25 annually.

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The Green Belt Movement

Sep 01, 2014

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In 2004, Dr. Wangari Maathai became the first African woman and environmentalist to earn the Nobel Peace Prize. She received the award for founding and leading the Green Belt Movement: A Kenya-based grassroots organization which has successfully championed environmental awareness, women’s and community empowerment, and locally-based sustainable development since 1977.

The idea of a self-sufficient, environmentally-based, local empowerment initiative emerged from Dr. Maathai’s active community engagement during her political campaigns in the 1970s. At that time, she gained a deeper understanding of the issues facing her poor constituents, especially underemployment and insufficient access to basic ressources like water, nutritious food, and energy (Michaelson, 1994). By 1977, she was even more prominent in women’s and environmental affairs as she became a member of the Executive Committee and Standing Committee on Environment and Habitat for the National Council of Women of Kenya. She would also go on to attend a UN conference on desertification in Nairobi, adding further urgency to her environmental agenda. In June of that same year, she took the first major, symbolic step to combating Kenya’s environmental and social issues: She held her first tree planting ceremony.

Rationale for tree-planting according to Dr. Maathai: • "Many women in rural areas said they were concerned about firewood, which was the main source of energy. They were concerned about water; there wasn’t adequate clean drinking water. They were concerned about nutritious food, and they were concerned about poverty, especially among women. I immediately suggested that perhaps what we should do with these women is to plant trees. I saw the connection between land degradation and lack of water.“ (Pal, 2005) • "Poverty is both a cause and a symptom of environmental degradation. You can’t say you’ll start to deal with just one. You’re trapped. When you’re in poverty, you’re trapped because the poorer you become, the more you degrade the environment, and the more you degrade the environment, the poorer you become. So it’s a matter of breaking the cycle.“ (Pal, 2005)

In light of the rewards outlined above, tree-planting quickly became a very popular proposition. In just over a decade, 10 million trees would be planted as communities from across Kenya joined the Movement (Michaelson, 2004). While Maathai was the conductor, the communities, especially the women, were the engine. They held primary responsibility for planting and maintaining the nurseries; they have helped advertise the Movement through word of mouth and local community associations; finally, as the key pillars of most Kenyan families, they were best-suited to pass on the values and ethics of the Movement to their immediate kin and future generations (Ibid; GBM, 2012; Karunditu, 2012; Kerry, 2003 as cited in Tree Mother of Africa, n.d.).

BENEFITS TO CLIMATE • Absorbs greenhouse gases • Helps slow expansion of Sahara climate BENEFITS TO CIVIL SOCIETY Mobilization of women and communities Creates greater attachment to land Improves civic awareness for environment and land use. Improves Democratic Accountability BENEFITS TO BIODIVERSITY Helps Maintain the Habitat and Ecosystem Supports indigenous plant species Reduces risk of endangering local plant and animal species Tree Planting BENEFITS TO LOCAL ECONOMY Improves land and soil productivity through storage of water and moisture. Allows for production of food, fuel wood, farm material, and market goods.

While Tree planting remains central to the mission and purpose of the Green Belt Movement, it also engages in a number of other activities to improve civic awareness, women’s rights, good governance, and community capacity building: • Provides seminars for schools and registered tree nurseries to raise awareness on the consequences of environmental degradation. • Conducts Green Belt Safari tours which invite visitors to work and interact with communities and GBM’s work. • Recruits community leaders and volunteers through the Society of Greens program. • Initiates ad hoc advocacy campaigns to challenge deforestation policies and government mismanagement. • Holds workshops that build skills and develop income-generating activities, with an eye towards advancing the economic mobilization of women.

In recent decades, the Green Belt Movement has earned great recognition and produced several impressive achievements: • GBM has planted approximately 47 million trees since 1977 (GBM, 2012). • As of 2006, GBM supported 6000 nurseries in 600 communities across Kenya. (Vidal, 2011) • It has established international offices in Washington and London. • Inspired by the GBM and under the leadership of Dr. Maathai, the United Nations Environment Programme launched the Plant for the Planet: The Billion Tree Campaign, a worlwide initiative to plant a billion trees a year. Over 12.5 billion trees have been planted under this initiative (UNEP, 2012). • It progressively became a prominent voice for political change and democratic improvement as it mobilized constituents against corruption and rights abuses from past governments. (Michaelson, 1994; Pal, 2005) • In addition to Nobel Peace Prize, Maathai has gained recognition from governments and institutions throughout the world including the NAACP image awards (2009), the Indira Ghandi Peace Prize (2006) awarded by the government of India, and the Order of the Rising Sun from the government of Japan (2009).

Dr. Maathai was the first Eastern African woman to earn a PhD, receiving a doctorate of anatomy from University College of Nairobi in 1971. She was a critical thinker who maintained a strong adherence to social justice and anti-imperialism during her studies in the United States. Her leadership and charisma helped mobilize communities across Kenya both politically and economically and inspire a global movement to reverse environmental degradation • Sadly, Dr. Maathai passed away on September 25th, 2011, due to complications from ovarian cancer. Fortunately, she left behind a great deal of wisdom, especially regarding the connections between the environment, women and local empowerment, politics, culture, and sustainable development: • “As long as there is no trust and confidence that there will be justice and fairness in resource distribution, political positioning will remain more important than service.” (UNEP, n.d.) • “The more I looked into the environment, and the more I looked into the problems that people were complaining about, especially women, the more I understood that what we were complaining about were the symptoms. And that we needed to understand the causes of those symptoms. Why did we deforest our country?” (Independent Lens, 2009) • “I found myself not just a woman wanting to plant trees to provide food and firewood. I found myself a woman fighting for justice, a woman fighting for equity. I started planting trees and found myself in the forefront of fighting for the restoration of democracy in my country.” (Independent Lens, 2009)

References The Green Belt Movement (GBM). (2012). The Green Belt Movement. Last Retrieved July 6, 2012 from http://www.greenbeltmovement.org/. Independent Lens. (2009). Taking Root: The Vision of Wangari Maathai. Public Broadcasting Service. Last Retrieved April 20, 2012 from http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/takingroot/film.html. Karunditu, M. (2012). Reflections from the Aberdares: Women are the cornerstones [Blog Entry]. The Green Belt Movement. Last Retrieved July 6, 2012 from http://www.greenbeltmovement.org/node/260. Michaelson, M. “Wangari Maathai and Kenya's Green Belt Movement: Exploring the Evolution and Potentialities of Consensus Movement Mobilization.” Social Problems, 41: 547. 1994. Pal, A. (2005). “Wangari Maathai.” The Progressive. May: n.p. Last Retrieved April 21, 2012. http://www.progressive.org/wangari_maathai_interview.html. Wangari Maathai: The "Tree Mother of Africa" and Her Green Belt Movement. (n.d.). Tavaana. Last Retrieved July 6, 2012 from https://www.tavaana.org/nu_upload/Wangari_Maathai_En_PDF.pdf. United Nations Environment Programme. (2012). About – Plant for the Planet. Last Retrieved July 6, 2012 from http://www.plant-for-the-planet-billiontreecampaign.org/About.aspx . United Nations Environment Programme. (n.d.). Africa Environment Day/Wangari Maathai Day: A call for action – Quotes by Prof Maathai. Retrieved July 6, 2012 from http://www.unep.org/roa/Portals/137/Docs/Wangari/Call%20for%20Action-%20Quotes%20by%20Prof%20Maathai.doc. Vidal, John. (2011 September 26). Wangari Maathai Obituary. The Guardian. Last retrieved July 6, 2012 from http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/sep/26/wangari-maathai.

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