Voice, Power and Soul II 2 | Page 142

Voice, Power and Soul Portraits of African Feminists II In Volume II of the hugely successful Voice, Power and Soul: Portraits of African Feminists, we hear the stories of African feminists from all walks of life, tell their stories of struggle, achievements, hopes and inspiration. “I believe in the rights of women to be all they can possibly be, their right to happiness, to control the fruits of their labour and to control their bodies” Thelma Awori, Liberia/Uganda “I seek to create spaces in which African women engage in authentic dialogue about our experiences of making changes in our lives that both embrace our power and challenge oppression” Yaliwe Clarke, Zambia, South Africa “I call myself a feminist because I have been through incidents in my life that proved to me that equality and egalitarianism are basic rights for everyone” Fatma Emam, Egypt “Women and girls possess enormous potential that is still underutilised and whose real value is unknown” Mariama Faye, Senegal