Today I interviewed a former rebel fighter and member of parliament from Zimabawe, Margaret Dongo; interviewed Hon Varbah Gayflor, Liberia's Minister of Gender and Development and rounded up my day by interviewing Justine Namusooko, a student politician and aspiring future MP. Watch out for these interviews in forthcoming e-newsletters and a publication on African women leaders.
My favourite quote for the day probably came from Margaret Dongo. In describing the military training she underwent as a rebel/freedom fighter she said "there were no rubber bullets for the women". Consequently women underwent the same military training that men had. It was a big shock to her when post independence women were not "power sharing" with men.
With love from Liberia
Nana Sekyiamah
Programme Officer
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