We desire to bequest two things to our children-- the first one is roots; the other one is wings. (Sudanese Proverb) Image by Rebecca Thom, Lake Tanganyika, 2010

Tuesday

Our Most Untapped Resource


"Educate a boy, and your educate and individual.
Educate a girl, and you educate a community.
"
- African proverb via Greg Mortensen


"When women thrive, all of society benefits, and succeeding generations are given a better start in life. "
- Kofi Annan



"Women hold up half the sky."
- Mao Tse-Tung via 'Half the Sky' by Nicholas D. Kristof


*All photos by me, Rebecca Thom (Tanzania, Togo and Ghana)

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