Alinah Kelo Segobye Quotes

Botswana, Tanzania, Britain and South Africa – Tanzania and South Africa continue to inspire as the cradles of human kind and technological innovation.

Evidence based research to inform policy development. African unity and integration. A common and shared future of Africa’s development potential realised in my lifetime.

A deep rooted passion for the continent’s development agenda both past and present. The present is where I can feed my quest for knowledge.

Alioune Sall – the first “futures studies” expert I met. Nelson Mandela - who gave his life and time to South Africa’s liberation in a selfless way. They keep me in constant reflection about destiny and legacy and to know the two are not accidental.

All global think tanks, scholars, village elders, children and all resources of learning. There is no privileged source all are equally important.

Leadership – Until the fear factor and the legacy facto becomes the informing principle for our leaders then the future will always be a “foreign country” Leaders must think beyond their term in office and of the people who entrust them with their livelihoods.

Know your history, have good command of language(s) and remain open to new ideas. Be in constant quest for knowledge. The art of futures thinking is as important as the science of it.

The African shepherdess who navigates intricate paths, streams and crevasses on mountainsides is more knowledgeable of the future. What I can learn from her is that the streets as a fabrication of order ned constant maintenance. I cherish their view of the future which is that our common future is mediated by the ones above and below. We are mere custodians of this realm and should discharge our duties diligently.

Libraries have come a long way from the village community hub centered on the baobab tree and the European-style buildings of colonialism,

"Libraries will remain critical in this journey to the milestone years of 2030 and 2063”

Driving our economy through knowledge will replace our dependence on a mineral-driven endowment

To build a South Africa that many of us truly believe we deserve.

They are new spaces” that will help us actualize “our desire to learn, to be creative, and to share.

High illiteracy rates throughout the continent especially affect the prospects for girls and women.

"The library gave us little orange cards assuring that we were diligent members,”