"Be greedy for social change, and your life will be endlessly enriched. The only failure lies in not trying, or giving up."
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Quotes by Ann Cotton
Ann Cotton is a distinguished British educator and humanitarian, renowned for her transformative work in the field of education. Born in 1946, she founded the charity Camfed (Campaign for Female Education) in 1993, focusing on eradicating poverty through girls' education in sub-Saharan Africa. Her pioneering efforts have empowered countless young women, creating a legacy of hope and opportunity. Ann's vision underscores the vital connection between education and economic development, demonstrating that investing in girls' education is key to breaking the cycle of poverty.
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"The exclusion of girls from education is an issue of justice. But it's also an issue of economics because it's holding families, communities, and nations back. The chiefs are often a bridge between the traditional and the modern world and are very powerful implements to change."
Ann Cotton
"There are 45 million children in Africa who are not in school. While other children are learning, exploring, and growing in the myriad ways that children were meant to grow, these children are trapped in a life of constant struggle. Without education, how can they be expected to escape such struggle? How can their children?"
Ann Cotton"Never take your eye off the ball. Always remember that you and everyone on the team is the servant of the cause - in our case, girls' education and young women's leadership in Africa."
Ann Cotton"The prevailing view was that girls were outside of school because of the resistance of families to their education. But when I visited a local village, what everyone told me - the chiefs, the parents, the children - was that girls weren't in school because it was the boys that had a better chance of getting paid work in the future."
Ann Cotton