When our mothers are alive and healthy, they do extraordinary things... like the mothers of Plaza de Mayo, who marched in Argentinean plazas, defying the military junta dictatorship and demanding the whereabouts of their abducted children... or the Liberian mothers who faced down civil war armed only with T-shirts and courage.
Liya KebedeThere's a saying in Africa: To find out you are pregnant is to have one foot in the grave.
Liya KebedeI actually started modeling in Ethiopia, because that's where I grew up, and I started out by just doing little fashion shows for school, and I liked it so much that I started pursuing it.
Liya KebedeIt's one thing to donate money. It's a whole other thing to give an opportunity for someone to make his own money.
Liya KebedeWhen countries commit to protecting vulnerable lives, they should receive support from those who can provide it in order to make their programs a success.
Liya Kebede