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Elizabeth Nyamayaro
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“There are a lot of things it’s hard to do by yourself. Play tennis, for example. Or ride a tandem bike. Or end gender inequality. “If you want to go fast, go alone; if you want to go strong, go together.”
Elizabeth Nyamayaro (born 1975) first seen 2016 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Elizabeth Nyamayaro, the woman behind the United Nations' HeForShe campaign, says gender inequality isn't about men vs women", YP (September 26, 2016)
“Well I knew I couldn’t give up. I held this strong conviction, and still do, on so many levels, that my life must have been saved for a reason all those years ago. I also knew that my desire to create change in the world was inextricably linked to the dreams and the hopes that I had for my own family, community and continent. So I knew that I had to be part of the solution in trying to create a better world and make a difference to the lives of others. And so I persevered against all odds.”
Elizabeth Nyamayaro (born 1975) first seen 2021 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Elizabeth Nyamayaro on how to make a difference", Harper's Bazaar (March 12, 2021)
“I am only alive because of a simple bowl of porridge from the United Nations that saved my life when I came close to dying from hunger as a child – so the Zero Hunger agenda is truly personal to me, hunger remains the leading cause of death in the world, and I am determined to play my part in ensuring that we reach every child and family in need -- especially on my own continent of Africa.”
Elizabeth Nyamayaro (born 1975) first seen 2021 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Elizabeth Nyamayaro named Special Advisor for the United Nations World Food Programme", ReliefWeb (June 18, 2021)
“My decision to work at the UN was driven by my need to uplift the lives of others the way I had been uplifted. When I moved to the UK, the images of Africa I saw on television did not align with my lived experience. I was galvanised to combat these entrenched misperceptions of the place where I was born and raised, the place I am proud to claim as my continent of origin.”
Elizabeth Nyamayaro (born 1975) first seen 2021 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: The ‘girl from Africa’ who is taking ubuntu to the world", Mail & Guardian (July 10, 2021)
“That night my activism found a new target: to bring to the world a new understanding of the modern African continent — its youthful potential; its beauty, and most of all, the powerful African philosophy of ubuntu, which sheds light on what it means to be human, and how we can better treat each other for the betterment of us all.”
Elizabeth Nyamayaro (born 1975) first seen 2021 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: The ‘girl from Africa’ who is taking ubuntu to the world", Mail & Guardian (July 10, 2021)
“As the lights of the city glittered around me, I took a deep breath, thought of my gogo (grandmother) and my mother and all the powerful Africans I knew and know, and reminded myself: I am a girl from Africa.”
Elizabeth Nyamayaro (born 1975) first seen 2021 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: The ‘girl from Africa’ who is taking ubuntu to the world", Mail & Guardian (July 10, 2021)
“I believe that our potential should not be limited by where we are born or our dreams diminished by our circumstances. This is the world I am working to create through my work with the United Nations, which hopefully, in turn, inspires other young girls to dream bigger. My mission is…To uplift others.”
Elizabeth Nyamayaro (born 1975) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I am because we are, and because we are, you are.”
Elizabeth Nyamayaro (born 1975) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Our potential should not be limited by where we are born, nor our dreams be diminished by our current circumstances.”
Elizabeth Nyamayaro (born 1975) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source