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Kafui Adjamagbo-Johnson Quotes

born 1958

Kafui Adjamagbo-Johnson (born 26 December 1958) is a Togolese politician, lawyer and human rights activist, and the first woman to stand as a candidate in a presidential election in her country.

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Random Kafui Adjamagbo-Johnson quote

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It is a very good thing that parents have recognized that both boys and girls deserve the same chance at formal education.

There cannot be an alternative to access to education or knowledge.

The African woman must arm herself to defend her rights when they are flouted.

When a girl reaches school age, will her family be able to afford to send her to school—and keep her there? Or will they keep her home to do chores, while her brothers learn?

It is up to the Togolese woman, in particular and African in general, to lead the fight for the respect of her rights and for her emancipation.

I like to think of stairs, if I may. Stairs because we have climbed a few steps, but a lot more steps remain to be climbed on the way up to the top.

Getting girls into a classroom is not enough in itself; girls have to be able to stay in school and get proper education once enrolled

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Kafui Adjamagbo-Johnson (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.