"If you’re passionate about anything, just start up. Just start, even if you’re one person; along the way you’ll build and be able to grow it. You just have to start … Do not wait for anything. Just start."

"Worldwide, sickle cell hemoglobin disorders lead to a substantial burden of disease that is not adequately addressed. Accurate data are lacking, but the worldwide estimate for neonates born with sickle cell disease each year is 400,000, including 300,000 with sickle cell anemia. The World Health Organization (WHO) states that 50%-80% of children affected die before five years."

"We can’t really work from home 100%. Our experiments happen in the lab, so you have to find time to go onto campus."

"I represent women all over the world. I represent women in Africa. I especially represent women in my home country, Uganda."

"Without attention to violence against women and girls, this well-intentioned support cannot have nearly the impact that is needed."

"women and girls cannot wait another year, another political or budget cycle."

"There is also a lot of opportunity for civil society to get involved in the working groups, as we try to harmonize efforts and direction, which civil society does best."

"This is the time for us to get together and discuss how we can have our data speak to each other and influence decision-making."

"Districts can be the lead in bringing together everything that happens together in the district.” “Sometimes even the ministry is not in control of what happens in the District."

"Through celebrating diverse experiences, the program can create welcoming environments where all young African leaders thrive. I am committed to ensuring no youth is left out of this transformative opportunity due to identity, ability or circumstances.”"

"My efforts have yielded significant progress, including expanding affirmative action slots for disabled students at public universities, introducing a scholarship scheme for disabled students at Makerere University Business School, and securing employment for disabled individuals at MUBS."

"With newfound confidence and honed public speaking skills, I have championed increased educational and employment opportunities for persons with disabilities."

"Overcoming a speech and language disability, I have emerged as a powerful advocate for disability rights in Uganda. The YALI Fellowships transformed my life, nurturing my personal growth and empowering me to harness my strengths."

"Despite progress, youth with disabilities still face barriers to fully participating in society, including accessing education and leadership growth opportunities like YALI fellowships. From online applications lacking accessibility features to prohibitive technology costs, hurdles restrict inclusion at every step."

"I believe in a just a fair world, where I am not subservient to another because we differ in color, gender, sexual orientation, religion, age."

"Colonialism maintains a stranglehold on knowledge production through an elaborate publication infrastructure largely based in the global North...[to] gatekeep what qualifies as "legitimate" publishable knowledge."

"Africa will inevitably rise like those many heads of the hydra, but first it needs a decolonial break from the tether that ties its economies to the global capitalist market."

"Now, never underestimate the power of the mind. What African futurism does is harness that power into action. It empowers us to craft the future that we want."

"Definitely. I think African futurism and the interdisciplinary genre and movement hold a lot of promise for the imaginaries of our people."

"Our feminism is not qualified by the "Buts ,Ifs Or However" ..You are either a feminist or you are not."

"Despite the debilitating legacies of slavery and colonialism that continue to hold our continent and perpetuate global geopolitical and economic imbalances, I think Africa will inevitably rise like those many heads of the hydra whereby you strike one and another one that is twice as strong emerges."

"A fresh struggle to overcome new manifestations of patriarchy is constantly beginning; and it seems a matter of perpetuity."

"I call myself a feminist because I am staunch believer in justice for women and the validity of women’s perspectives."

"Rural women inspire me. They are the passion of my life and I will do everything and anything for their empowerment. Their knowledge and expertise are crying for a receptive ear, for powerful questions that will unearth and challenge their wisdom."

"The change has been tremendous. People now know what the gender agenda is, they might fear it in some places, but they now know."

"If anything were to happen to me today, I have no worries because I know these young women will carry this struggle until we get it right."

"You have to keep your eyes sharp all the time and be very analytical. When you see something coming, you have to ask what it is and how it will affect women."

"Be persistent! Be professional! You don’t have to be aggressive; be persistent, and people will know who you are, where you stand, and what you can’t compromise on. Walk the talk!"

"Build on the strength of women!"

"Keep up the spirit on climate change and continue being the champion of the voiceless and the poor!"

"The new Board of @uwonet brings in a diversity of expertise, passion and commitment to advance womens' rights in all spheres of life. Congs"

"If the government of #Uganda grabs land from ordinary citizens, where will the vulnerable women and their children go. End on the streets?"

"Although generally women are now participating politically, there is one major obstacle standing in their way. PATRIARCHY"

"how can we influence the writing of the constitution to make sure that all policies agreed on were gender sensitive"

"President Obama shares his vision for the 21st century economy. The vision can be replicated by other leaders of the world"

"The NRM Caucus meeting tonight in State House EBB High on the agenda is Kerosene taxation Will some good come out of this?"

"Activists wherever you are, say no to tax increase on Agric inputs, Kerosene and Sugar in #Uganda. Are women really independent 9 October?"

"The District Women Caucuses are transforming communities SOLIDARITY high,they exude CONFIDENCE & SELF ESTEEM. Congs to WDG fraternity"

"Women of #Uganda rekindle the fight for gender equality, equity and continue defending the rights of the down trodden 52 yrs of Independence"

"Women With Whistles this is the time to rise up and expose the rot in the Health, Education & Agric Sectors. Redeem them and save women"

"The International Women's Day is around the corner. In Africa, how to we fight this monster called patriarchy still deep rooted in society"

"The one Ugandans have been waiting for has finally arrived. The aura around him is that of honesty, accountability and commitment"

"Let the women activists remember those women who have gone thru various trials eg, battering,rape,sexual assault/harras, exclusion/deprivat"

"In 2011, there were ten women cabinet ministers in #M7 government. Women are now down to six. Is this fair"

"Mr. President thank you for steering that great nation America by working together with both the Reps & Democrats"

"I tell them that being honest is important. I have also taught them to be hard-working because the world is so cruel to lazy people."

"Women should remember they are individuals in their own right. They are not appendices of men. You can only improve your life, if you know your value. Society has for too long conditioned women to see themselves as secondary that they can only live in the shadow of men, which is not the case."

"The basic thing is that we have given each other space. Being able to support each others interests is important in any relationship. It is also important not to have bottled up feelings in a home."

"I was introduced to the reality of drought and food insecurity."