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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.

— Kafui Adjamagbo-Johnson

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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.

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