Aminata Touré

Aminata Touré in 2016.

Aminata Touré (born 12 October 1962) is a Senegalese politician who served as the Prime Minister of Senegal from 1 September 2013 to 4 July 2014. She was the second female Prime Minister of Senegal after Mame Madior Boye, and she previously served as Justice Minister from 2012 to 2013.

Quotes

• As an empowerment right, education is the primary vehicle by which economically and socially marginalised adults and children can lift themselves out of poverty, and obtain the means to participate fully in their communities.
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• “It's not about one minority person making it and then everything is achieved. It's about how we can have the same dreams, say them out loud without anyone laughing. Laughs because he or she knows that this is a dream that cannot be had. How ready would this society be for a black woman on the board of a DAX company? For a black chancellor? We often talk about glass ceilings for women. [1]
• What about Black Girls? With German-Turkish boys? What about us? For a long time I didn't even dare to dream certain things because they seemed presumptuous. Dreaming is not about something being realistic. It's about dreaming what you imagine for yourself, for the world, for your environment, for your family. And anyone who has to limit themselves when dreaming is not free or equal.” [2]
• “Every day there is that little bit that changes us. People. words. Music. Books. Sentences. A laugh. Afraid of a moment. A dispute. Boredom. Every day there is that little bit that changes us.” [3]
• “I always felt like I needed to know more. Should have studied more. Should have read more. Should have more life experience. But isn’t it always these doubts that keep people who are underrepresented from doing things that they would like to do and that they think are important?” [4]
• “Dreaming is not about something being realistic. It's about dreaming what you imagine for yourself, for the world, for the environment, for your family. And anyone who has to limit themselves when dreaming is not free or equal.” [5]
• “Youth participation in the development process in Africa is a priority and an important base for the whole continent." [6]
• It is my pleasure to join the Sanitation and Water for All Global Leadership Council. Access to water and sanitation is a basic human right, yet 2.4 billion people around the world lack basic sanitation services such as toilets or latrines. As a girls’ rights advocate, it is of particular interest to promote universal access to toilets in all schools, all around the world. Here in Africa, we do know that having toilets in school is a good way of keeping girls in schools. [7]
• “Of course there are obstacles put in your way!” [8]
• Since the United Nations resolution, it is now clear that women are important contributors to the maintaining peace (…) Despite the encouraging indications, it must also be said that measures regarding the inclusion of leadership and the involvement of women remain insufficient. We even note regressions. [9]
• We must continue to strengthen women leaders in their capacities, so that they can be present at the negotiation tables and contribute to reflecting this very important gender dimension in peace agreements.[10]
• “I am looking forward to the new campaign for the nationwide elections for children and youth representatives in Schleswig-Holstein this autumn. With regard to young people, I have one request: continue to be involved, get involved directly, and actively shape your future! There are already almost 80 children's and youth committees in Schleswig-Holstein. In terms of population, this is the highest in the country. But let's get even better! Every generation has the opportunity and the task to change society to some extent for the better.[11]
• “The path into politics as part of a group that is not often represented in politics. But then there are many other areas outside of politics where there aren’t many people like me.” [12]
• “I grew up with a critical view of state institutions, but always with the awareness that I could make them better.” [13]
• “Maybe if it weren’t for racism in society, I wouldn’t have been in the front row.” [14]
• “Politics is also about making unpopular decisions because they are necessary in the long term.” [15]
• “We can be more – the power of diversity” [16]
• International Women's Day is more relevant than ever this year! Right-wing movements, especially the AfD, question feminist achievements. We Greens are resolutely opposed to this. We cannot do a right-wing “roll back” against the promotion of women, gender and equality. On the contrary, we continue to fight resolutely for equality, diversity and tolerance. We firmly oppose the attempt by racists to exploit the women's movement and queer commitment. We fight to ensure that all people can live their gender identity without restrictions.[17]
• Among other things. I believe that women often have to invest more in parties than men because they are in the minority. That scares you again. Many social groups are not involved in politics because they simply cannot afford to invest so much time. Personally, I don't have the impression that I had to give up much for political work, but that I actually gained a lot from the opportunity to do politics. Basically, in the political world, both women and men have to be able to endure a lot, for example being hostile for the positions they represent.[18]
• "They fought for survival and had no time for political participation," she said.[19]
• "I've always found politics exciting," [20]
• "In Mali they immediately recognized that we didn't grow up there," [21]
• "They thought we were French or American." [22]
• "I don't want to choose between one of these two worlds," she said.[23]
• "That is when I noticed that many problems still exist in refugee policy," [24]
• "In Germany, it is still the case that 95% of the people who deal with migration and asylum-seeking issues will never be affected by the laws," [25]
• "many a decision would be closer to the reality of life of the people directly affected by the laws." [26]
• "Repressive asylum policy" will not prevent people in need from fleeing to Germany [27]
• "It was about the elementary survival of people in the region where my parents come from,"[28]
• "responsibility towards affected African countries and in particular the population in Mali."[29]
• She said she would strive to find out what she can do in Germany to ensure that political decisions on climate policy do not have a negative impact on her parents' homeland.[https://www.dw.com/en/new-role-for-aminata-toure-german-green-with-african-roots/a-5020251