Eddah Gachukia

Eddah Wacheke Gachukia (born 13 July 1936) is a Kenyan educationist and entrepreneur. She is a co-founder of the Riara Group of Schools that includes Riara University.

Quotes

"Strength Of A Woman: Eddah Gachukia" (2014)

"Strength Of A Woman: Eddah Gachukia", Kenya Citizen TV (March 8, 2014)

• Girls education benefits on herself, her family, her community, her nation.

• Unless all our children are in school, we can’t talk about development. Development will not come from minerals and oil; it will come from the people themselves. It is the way they think and how productive they are in whatever they do
  • On Africa’s development and the value of education

• We need to train thinkers and innovators. These are people who can make it wherever they go
  • On Africa’s development and the value of education

• Family is central as far as we are concerned l guess that why we have always been partners.

• Educating a girl is educating a nation. When you educate a woman, you have educated a whole community

• If teacher are professional and they know any child can learn, any student can learn any subject literally the children will do well