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Oluwaseun Osowobi Quotes

Nigeria

Ayodeji Osowobi is a Nigerian women's rights activist. She is the founder of the Stand to End Rape (STER) Initiative.

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Mental health is not for ‘mad people’. It is basically your psychological and emotional wellbeing.

We live in a country that is wearing a veil of silence.

Every human being has autonomy, whether in a marriage or a single people. That you are married does not take out your human right.

Take care of your own mental health and well being because that is very important.

What we need to do as individuals is to continue to educate people on the importance of respecting women’s rights. We need to hold people accountable.

.....there’s nothing impossible to do except you don’t just have the will to do it.

Just speak out. You owe it to yourself and to no one, whenever you are able to share your story or even to say I need help. There is absolutely freedom in asking for help. There is no shame and no self-guilt.

The Nigerian policemen and women are a representation of our society. And until our society begins to push back, against their violence and saying no more will you disrespect our women and girls then, of course, our society’s silence emboldens the culture of abuse against women.

...guarding yourself against partnerships that want to suck the life out of you not because they share the same value, but because they like the fame you’re getting. So you need to be discerning in terms of working with people.

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Oluwaseun Osowobi (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.