President Erik Masisi confers with Zuriel Oduwole on gender issues
President Erik Masisi of Botswana and Zuriel Oduwole, during the latter’s recent visit to the southern African nation.
Botswana is known as a growing and influential diamond mining,
polishing, and exporting nation among the SADC countries. Botswana has
etched its place among the list of very stable democracies on the
African continent. Its workforce is relatively well educated compared to
the rest of Africa, and its civil society and institutions are well
regarded.
These are enviable metrics by most standards, when telling Africa’s
story, on a nation-by-nation basis. And that is until you raise the
issue of girl’s education and girl’s welfare, and then suddenly
Botswana’s story changes very quickly.
Undeterred by these realities, Botswana’s President H.E. Erik Masisi
is seeking all the help in his quest to create a safe environment where
girl scan thrive to their full potentials, and improve the lot of his
countries very proud citizenry.
He has now met with girl education advocate, global development envoy
and climate delegate Zuriel Oduwole, to learn about her alternative
education initiatives and concept she shared at the 2021 WISE summit on
Doha, among many issues they discussed.
“I was once an educationist, and I also worked within the UN system
for years. Honestly, I do not recall anyone under the age of 40, who had
done so much around the world – WORLD by themselves, with very little
resources, and showed a measurable difference in the lives of very many,
he said. It is why I wanted to meet Zuriel, because I know there are
things she can do here in Botswana, and my government would absolutely
support her in those things. Her development work continues in the
education space across Africa and the Caribbean.”
She has spoken already to more than 51,300 people in 20 countries across three continents about the real power of education.
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