Regardless of whom you pray to, during war our experiences as a community and as mothers are the same.

Leadership is standing with your people. People say you have to live to fight another day, but sometimes you have to show you are a true leader.

Sometimes, people call my way of speaking ranting. Why are you always ranting and screaming, they ask. But here’s the thing…the reason why I rant is because I am a voice for many women that cannot speak out to heads of state, UN officials, and those that influence systems of oppression. And so I rant. And I will not stop ranting until my mission of equality of all girls is achieved.

Don't wait for a Gandhi, don't wait for a King, don't wait for a Mandela. You are your own Mandela, you are your own Gandhi, you are your own King.

We go into rural communities and all we do, like has been done in this room, is create the space. When these girls sit, you unlock intelligence, you unlock passion, you unlock commitment, you unlock focus, you unlock great leaders.

When women gather, great things will happen.

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.