Joséphine Ouédraogo

Joséphine Ouédraogo

Joséphine Ouédraogo (born 22 December 1949) is a Burkinabé sociologist and politician. She served as Minister of Justice of Burkina Faso from 2014 to 2016.

Quotes

• At Emmaus, every individual returns meaning to his or her existence whilst living in the Emmaus community, through sharing with others, work, and placing his or her talents at the service of the community.
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• This mentality has produced a situation whereby on all continents of the world, the rich always believe they are “better” than the poor.
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• The part of Abbé Pierre’s vision of Emmaus that particularly struck a chord with me was the idea that the movement ought to free the poor from the vice of moral and material poverty in whose grip society forces them to live.
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• The Emmaus movement offers a new status to each of its members by allowing them to use their talents, energy and time to work others free from poverty’s clutches.
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• What does “fighting against poverty” mean ?

All those working in development, mobilised through the international community, have been fighting against poverty for decades using an unfortunately linear, top-down approach. This approach involves financing or developing policies, projects and programmes in so-called “poor” countries and communities

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• It must do everything in its power to avoid becoming trapped in classic development strategies which place emphasis on aid, finance, social and economic investments and the top-down approach – strategies championed by those who believe themselves to be experts in the fight against poverty.
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