Girl Rising Ambassador Series: Meet Oley Dibba Wadda
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I feel I'm only warming the
seats for these young girls
to come take over, become
the agents of change.
They are the ones who will have
to deal with all the stages
that we're setting up for
them and take their own future
and their destiny
in their hands.
How do you define education?
It provides the tool
for empowerment,
the tool for motivation, for
self-development and, you know,
and for learning as well.
Why does FAWE focus on educating
girls ages 10-21 in Africa?
Because at a very early
age, they're married off
and they become mothers so they
never have that time to grow
up as children and to enjoy
what it means to be a child.
What is your advice to young activists
who want to advocate for girls' education?
The whole issues of gender
iniquities in education,
it's not about the flavor of the
month, it's not about politics,
it's not a game, it's
not about something
that someone can just
wake up in the morning
and say this is what we
have to focus on on the --
for the next five years.
It's about people's lives,
it's about being human,
it's a reality, it's a fact.
When you go out to these
communities and whether it's
in the United States or in
Asia or in Africa or in Europe,
these young girls
are being streamlined
and marginalized
because of their sex.
What words inspire you that you would like
to share with activists around the world?
The saying in Wolof is --
[ Wolof saying ]
Meaning if you don't know
where you're coming from,
you wouldn't know
where you're going to
and that is something I would
want every single youth or child
that wants to aspire to
something always look back
and remember where you're
coming from so you know
where you want to get to.
Thank you for watching our interview with Oley!