Dinah Musindarwezo

Dinah Musindarwezo is a Rwandan feminist and pan-African women's rights activist. She is director of policy and communications at Womankind Worldwide, and the former Executive Director of the African Women's Development and Communication Network (FEMNET)

Quotes

• For us girls, there were no praises, just criticism
  • with Dinah Musindarwezoeyala.blo(May 16 ,2020)
• As African women, we don’t have to live up to other people’s expectations. We too can question the status quo
  • | Dinah Musindarwego said eyala.blog (May16,2020)

• I’m a human being; there isn’t any number of cows that will determine my value
  • | Dinah Musindarwego saideyala.blog (May16,2020)

• It’s possible to question cultural practices if they don’t align with our values
  • |Dinah Musindarwego said eyala.blog (May16,2020)
• In Rwanda, there is good political will in terms of gender equality and women’s rights thanks to the President who advances women’s rights and is a believer in gender equality.
  • AU Summit tasked on women's rights, The NewTimes(July 13, 2016)
• Actually in most countries, women wish to get half of what Rwanda has.
  • AU Summit tasked on women's rights, The NewTimes(July 13, 2016)
• When we see African Union putting women rights at the centre of their deliberations, it has taken our push and advocacy over previous years.
  • AU Summit tasked on women's rights, The NewTimes(July 13, 2016)
• Gender rights and women rights ought to be understood and implemented holistically.  You cannot ask women what right to have; they should enjoy all rights, rights to their reproductive health, leadership, education, food among other rights.
  • AU Summit tasked on women's rights, The NewTimes(July 13, 2016)
• Issues of sexual reproductive health continue to be a major challenge in Africa, especially issues that regard safe abortions, where there are issues brought about by religion, patriarchy, culture among other aspects.
  • AU Summit tasked on women's rights, The NewTimes(July 13, 2016)
• We continue to see women miss out on human rights due to lack of due attention.
  • AU Summit tasked on women's rights, The NewTimes(July 13, 2016)
• We need to have men understand gender equality and cease to be oppressors and perpetrators. This will increase the involvement of human rights affairs.
  • AU Summit tasked on women's rights, The NewTimes(July 13, 2016)
• "This cause really opens my eyes."
  • On studying women's rights at university [ "Eyala" (May 16, 2020)