At 17, the first time I saw a dead body, I froze. By 31 it was a natural occurrence for me, and no group of people should live like that.

At 17, the first time I saw a dead body, I froze. By 31 it was a natural occurrence for me, and no group of people should live like that.

'I wish for a better life. I wish for food for my children. I wish that sexual abuse and exploitation in schools would stop.' This is the dream of the African girl.

You cannot say you've achieved equality until EVERYONE is equal and has equal opportunities!

You can tell people of the need to struggle, but when the powerless start to see that they really can make a difference, nothing can quench the fire.

We have lived through fear all our lives, and when you have gone through a whole lot of fear, sometimes all you can do is resist the fear, and resistance comes in the form of courage.

I don't feel like I've done anything extraordinary but take my little light and shine it in darkness.