“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
“The capacity to forgive is not just about Rwandan women. It is about a willingness of women all over the world to work across conflict lines, to say, "Yes, I'm a Serb. Or yes, I'm a Muslim. Or yes, I'm a Croat. But I'm also a mother."” WorldMotherConflictForgivingWillingness Author:Swanee Hunt
“If we look at governments around the world, we see that the higher the women's percentage is in parliament, the more funding there is for education and for health care as compared to buying arms, for example.” WorldCareHealth Care Author:Swanee Hunt
“I would like to see many times more dollars going into the education for girls. The World Bank has some wonderful statistics in terms of the importance of educating girls as a way of lifting whole societies out of poverty.” WorldGirlTermPovertyWonderfulImportanceLifting Author:Swanee Hunt
“The United States is the lone superpower of the world. We have a stake in Rwanda's success because we have a stake in the world's stability.And we have got to understand the need for a paradigm shift. This is not about "might makes right." This is about a democratic movement that pulls out the voices of all of the people so that they come up with a fair and healthy and stable and sustainable society. And if we can learn those lessons in a place like Rwanda, then we can apply them around the world.” PeopleWorldHealthyDemocraticStabilityParadigmSuperpowerLoneParadigm ShiftRwanda Author:Swanee Hunt
