Aminata Touré Quotes

Of course there are obstacles put in your way!

As an empowerment right, education is the primary vehicle by which economically and socially marginalised adults and children can lift themselves out of poverty, and obtain the means to participate fully in their communities.

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.

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.”

In Germany, it is still the case that 95% of the people who deal with migration and asylum-seeking issues will never be affected by the laws,

In Mali they immediately recognized that we didn't grow up there,

They thought we were French or American.

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.

I grew up with a critical view of state institutions, but always with the awareness that I could make them better.

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

That is when I noticed that many problems still exist in refugee policy,

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

“Youth participation in the development process in Africa is a priority and an important base for the whole continent."

“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.

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.