Aminata Touré Quotes

What about Black Girls? With German-Turkish boys? What about us? For a long time I didn't even dare to dream certain things because they seemed presumptuous. Dreaming is not about something being realistic. It's about dreaming what you imagine for yourself, for the world, for your environment, for your family. And anyone who has to limit themselves when dreaming is not free or equal.”

It is my pleasure to join the Sanitation and Water for All Global Leadership Council. Access to water and sanitation is a basic human right, yet 2.4 billion people around the world lack basic sanitation services such as toilets or latrines. As a girls’ rights advocate, it is of particular interest to promote universal access to toilets in all schools, all around the world. Here in Africa, we do know that having toilets in school is a good way of keeping girls in schools.

“It's not about one minority person making it and then everything is achieved. It's about how we can have the same dreams, say them out loud without anyone laughing. Laughs because he or she knows that this is a dream that cannot be had. How ready would this society be for a black woman on the board of a DAX company? For a black chancellor? We often talk about glass ceilings for women.

It was about the elementary survival of people in the region where my parents come from,

Politics is also about making unpopular decisions because they are necessary in the long term.

They thought we were French or American.

Dreaming is not about something being realistic. It's about dreaming what you imagine for yourself, for the world, for the environment, for your family. And anyone who has to limit themselves when dreaming is not free or equal.

Maybe if it weren't for racism in society, I wouldn't have been in the front row.

responsibility towards affected African countries and in particular the population in Mali.

She said she would strive to find out what she can do in Germany to ensure that political decisions on climate policy do not have a negative impact on her parents' homeland.[https://www.dw.com/en/new-role-for-aminata-toure-german-green-with-african-roots/a-5020251

Of course there are obstacles put in your way!

I always felt like I needed to know more. Should have studied more. Should have read more. Should have more life experience. But isn't it always these doubts that keep people who are underrepresented from doing things that they would like to do and that they think are important?

The path into politics as part of a group that is not often represented in politics. But then there are many other areas outside of politics where there aren't many people like me.

Among other things. I believe that women often have to invest more in parties than men because they are in the minority. That scares you again. Many social groups are not involved in politics because they simply cannot afford to invest so much time. Personally, I don't have the impression that I had to give up much for political work, but that I actually gained a lot from the opportunity to do politics. Basically, in the political world, both women and men have to be able to endure a lot, for example being hostile for the positions they represent.

Every day there is that little bit that changes us. People. words. Music. Books. Sentences. A laugh. Afraid of a moment. A dispute. Boredom. Every day there is that little bit that changes us.