[Applause]
child I had a dream that of
to become a man
believe me it’s not a man with
the attributes that you imagine a man
a person who can change the
things
to make the change to improve
conditions conditions of life but
that also of others I am karidja
tadiello i am young african woman
I am a mother of two
I am also an entrepreneur and it’s up to
this title that I am before you in
this children assembly said I
dreams of becoming a man
child I was not entitled
education at school I mean
it was not part of the dreams of
my father but I understand it was his
dreams but thanks to the generosity
and at the hall at the
determination of men and women
my entourage I was lucky enough to go
at school
child I did not escape excision
and sexual violence
but that allowed me to understand that
at given times in the life of
adults make decisions thinking
is very good but it’s their
decision
these are their dreams of the moment for
respect the tradition and I respect
his child traditions I had a dream
I had the dream of going beyond
my limits
excision and violence should not be
certainly nothing to take away from my dreams
they may have been removed
something physically but I am
stay but my dreams i stay in my
head
child I escaped marriages
strengths
at 15 I had to be married and
I discovered an afternoon during
that I
I was learning my science classes
natural called svt today
that he was preparing something in
the living room of my parents I did
burst into this living room and I
discovered that it was my
wedding project
I was pretty disappointed because I
worked well in class I told myself
alright but it’s not going to stop
now I tell you the anecdote I
went back into the room and said
to my father but daddy why do you want
sell me that I do and he told me go out
from there and I left in tears
I took my notebooks but my men
were there to stand up
start as a single man yes I
seven brothers my seven brothers were
there with at their head my older brother
or say no it’s not possible we’re not going
not sell it
she will go to school and she will be the
better then tell me you know
that the old man will sell you all
the ways if you do not work
well in class
so did I have the choice
no I did not have a choice so when
I worked well in class I
brought back better grades
it was for my own pleasure and
especially to save my skin I had
not want to be married anyway
not at the age of 15 young adult
I had work
I knew the happiness of being an employee
I worked in multinationals
and I had very good salaries
ensures you
and it was very good I was
even used to it I got used to
to this simplicity and to tell me that
it was nice that I would stay like that
but time has passed and finally my
dreams catch me do not forget child
I had a dream of becoming a
man can change things and at a
given moment I was telling my to my
colleague who must be definitely
in the room has only one tweet it takes that
I go out the dream call me out
I have to go
believe me it was not a decision
easy because I appeared com
crazy for my family for all those who
were counting on me for my friends
also
but I made the dream I did
dream to bring something to
humanity and I had no choice I
I started in entrepreneurship
so I created in 2012 my first
company and and I continued I
liked the story access I liked them
first contracts
I liked to sign two to run a
market I loved to transform my
employer in customers and suppliers to
who I say thanks for the trust
that she made me and then I knew
failures
I knew the loneliness of the entrepreneur
I have known unexecuted contracts
lack of means I knew this
suffering and I heard phrases
did you think it would be easy
yes, I have often been told
sentence but do not forget child I
dreams of becoming a man
I continue so I afterwards shouted
active active to never stay again
alone to learn from others for
to teach others active is a
association that campaigns for
women’s entrepreneurship so that
we share together our
experiences and that ultimately our
dreams be possible we have opened
active house and within the house
active we took care to open
a daycare because we know to
how much children can be
a brake on self-fulfillment
their professional their mom
so at the active house you will find
a daycare and I hope it will be
very big this house and she
will exist everywhere in hill
ivory and around the world
so my message
to all the little girls who
listen to me attenuate and the radio costs
and to Sikasso in Timbuktu in India to
who was told she was not entitled
to education I want to tell them
that this is possible the change
happen they have to stick to
all those little girls who cost me
who have experienced sexual violence that
have undergone excision all over
the world
I would like to tell them that we have
certainly removed something
physically but their dream to stay
intact they must bring some
thing they have to hold on I’m there
arrived thanks to providence but
also thanks to the blessing of my
parents my parents and their
Blessings accompanies me on a daily basis
and I’m not scared because I know
that they will be there but my silence they
are still here at last at all
women all over the world
I would like us to serve as a model
to his little girls and to these women
that we put ourselves together for
pursue this dream
child I had a dream that of
to become a man
child I had the dream of inspiring
all the little girls from africa
I continue my margin
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