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Ameenah Gurib-Fakim (Mauritian Creole pronunciation: [bibi amina fiːədos ɡəʁib fakim]) GCSK (born 17 October 1959) is a Mauritian politician and biodiversity scientist who served as the sixth president of Mauritius from 2015 to 2018. In December 2014, she was selected to be the presidential candidate of the Alliance Lepep.
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“This is when you realize you are in a position where you can make a difference. You can be the voice for so many things.”
“We need more mentors and role models where access to education matters.”
More needs to be done, especially in the area of education.
It’s not easy for women; there is a lot of misogyny.
“I think I would really like to keep on operating in that space where you can touch the lives of your people.”
If you index your dollar to raw material it will go down. If you index your dollar to knowledge, the growth will be exponential…
“So I said ok if I can serve my country at the highest level, why not?”
I was determined that I will not sink, I will rather swim.”
“Eliminating gender inequality and empowering women could raise the productive potential of one billion Africans, delivering a huge boost to the continent’s development potential”.
And I don't think you should take yourself seriously. You need to have trust in what you can do, have confidence in yourself and give yourself a set of goals and just work towards them.
“The one thing I have to say to young people is embrace the idea that you have to take risks because no business school will teach you to take personal risks.”
I am a strong believer in the transformational role of education in the life of an individual. I am such a product.
My father said ‘so what are you going to do’? And I said ‘I am going to study chemistry, because that’s where my heart is’.”
Transfer of knowledge and expansion of ideas is a great contribution
"When science is rejected as a career choice, it is often due to limited information and the dearth of positive role models to encourage young girls to participate."
Discrediting herbal medicine is a little hypocritical. All researchers know that nearly all modern medicine derives from it.
“The youth is our biggest asset and the sooner we add value to that asset the better it is going to be for the continent…
“My biggest success will be if I have touched the lives of so many youth to make them successful,”
Dr.Gurib-Fakim in her first address to the International Labour Conference.
I've gone through the glass ceiling, and that's an important message to send to young women and girls. … 'Yes, it's possible if you are a woman.'
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