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b. 1976
Monica Geingos (née Kalondo; born 15 November 1976) is a Namibian entrepreneur, lawyer and First Lady of Namibia since 2015. She has been a board member and director within many of the country's large companies.
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Avoid falling prey to older men and engaging in transactional sex,”
I abhor corruption and I have not benefited from the Namdia contract or any tender involving the government.”
“Shooting first and aim later is my philosophy,”
“We should make it wrong to procure from businesses that are all male. Because, they’re not inclusive of our societies,”
Power does not concede without a demand, and neither does patriarchy,”
“It’s not only about representation at the top. It’s also about hiring female talent so female talent is around when decisions are being made on leadership and key positions within an organization.”
“Disrespecting women is an important enabler of gender-based violence as it reduces women to objects,”
The private sector has to do more, they have to do it faster, and there needs to be targets,”
“’Funding my family’s lifestyle’ is an incredibly unfair characterisation,”
“Neither my son, nor brother have a business relationship with Cohen involving a government tender or contract.”
Families are supposed to play their role in the future of the youth by providing love and ensuring protection, having a sense of belonging, and offering financial support for youth development programs.
“Next time you see a woman going through crude forms of abuse, remember this: it’s not what they think about that individual woman, it’s what they think about women and their place in society. Challenge it. By standing up for one woman, you stand up for all women,”
Having sex is nice but it is only nice when it is consensual. Some people have made sex as their means of survival, they do it for money and when things go wrong they end up regretting it. Sex is supposed to be made to produce babies and not to be for transactional purposes
There should be parental involvement in youth matters, and without all these, families have not played their role in youth engagement and development as supposed to be,”
But government help is still needed in providing better access to capital for female entrepreneurs and prioritizing government procurement from female-owned or represented businesses
Be Free Youth Concert has already introduced a financial means, selling 30 percent of tickets to young people, elders, and stakeholders who want to contribute and participate in youth development, and hosting gala dinners among other strategies to mobilize funds.
I've decided that enough is enough... I will not be silenced anymore,"
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