“Rwanda is an example in terms of the transformation of the rights of women. But if you talk to almost any Africanist at the State Department or the World Bank, when you say the word Africa, they think women.” ThinkingWorldTermTransformationRwanda Author:Swanee Hunt
“I think the women in the political positions will push very, very hard to see that there are loans and banks for women in Rwanda.” ThinkingPoliticalLoanRwanda Author:Swanee Hunt
“As you're building a country, you have to be thinking about what works at the ground level. And women have their fingers on the pulse of the community. They know what is critical to have in the treaty to stop the war.” ThinkingWarCountryCommunityBuilding Author:Swanee Hunt
“Women know what kinds of laws can really be implemented. I loved in the film where the woman was talking to the other women about what it was going to be like when they were married. And she was saying, "Now, don't you think that just because the mother gave your husbands that cow that it's just his cow."” ThinkingKindFilmMotherHusbandMarried Author:Swanee Hunt
“I think that women often can connect at a heart to heart level.” ThinkingHeartHeart To Heart Author:Swanee Hunt
“One of the greatest mistakes the international community can make is to say, "Well, we will get other matters figured out and stabilized, and then we'll think about the women's rights, because that's really a grade-B kind of concern."” ThinkingKindCommunityMistakeConcern Author:Swanee Hunt
