Once people see that you improve you life if you are educated, then education becomes a valuable tool and people want it.
Wangari MaathaiWhat is really important is to educate people how to protect themselves and how to ensure that, despite their poverty, they can get tested and access drugs. So I just hope that those who can will make those drugs available.
Wangari MaathaiHuman rights are not things that are put on the table for people to enjoy. These are things you fight for and then you protect.
Wangari MaathaiI was particularly talking with respect to aid, because that to me is one area that can make people so dependent, and unfortunately, that dependency starts with the government.
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