never doubt that a group a small group of thoughtful committed leaders can
of thoughtful committed leaders can
of thoughtful committed leaders can change Africa you guys make a difference
change Africa you guys make a difference
change Africa you guys make a difference in every society but I believe that in
in every society but I believe that in
in every society but I believe that in Africa more than anywhere else in the
Africa more than anywhere else in the
Africa more than anywhere else in the world leaders just one press one good
world leaders just one press one good
world leaders just one press one good leader can have much more in fact
leader can have much more in fact
leader can have much more in fact laughter than anywhere else in the world
laughter than anywhere else in the world
laughter than anywhere else in the world there is no prosperity for our content
there is no prosperity for our content
there is no prosperity for our content out there vibrant diverse and truly
out there vibrant diverse and truly
out there vibrant diverse and truly competitive politics are we doomed to
competitive politics are we doomed to
competitive politics are we doomed to always have to choose between mediocrity
always have to choose between mediocrity
always have to choose between mediocrity and ego and mediocrity and ego is that
and ego and mediocrity and ego is that
and ego and mediocrity and ego is that it is that all our government will ever
it is that all our government will ever
it is that all our government will ever be there is need to invest in education
be there is need to invest in education
be there is need to invest in education there is Niki invest in girls education
there is Niki invest in girls education
there is Niki invest in girls education there is need to fight practice like
there is need to fight practice like
there is need to fight practice like child marriage which are encouraging
child marriage which are encouraging
child marriage which are encouraging girls to stay out of school there is no
girls to stay out of school there is no
girls to stay out of school there is no sense of emergency there is no sense of
sense of emergency there is no sense of
sense of emergency there is no sense of urgency about those education and that
urgency about those education and that
urgency about those education and that bothers me how much longer will you and
bothers me how much longer will you and
bothers me how much longer will you and I be happy with the status quo that
I be happy with the status quo that
I be happy with the status quo that existed the status quo that over the
existed the status quo that over the
existed the status quo that over the past 100 years continues to put you and
past 100 years continues to put you and
past 100 years continues to put you and I as African people at the recipients of
I as African people at the recipients of
I as African people at the recipients of all forces shaping the global world
all forces shaping the global world
all forces shaping the global world we’ve had a conversation that makes it
we’ve had a conversation that makes it
we’ve had a conversation that makes it okay for Africans to just be okay well
okay for Africans to just be okay well
okay for Africans to just be okay well I’m here to tell you something new and
I’m here to tell you something new and
I’m here to tell you something new and that is it’s not okay why do we need to
that is it’s not okay why do we need to
that is it’s not okay why do we need to pay attention to what happens in our
pay attention to what happens in our
pay attention to what happens in our media the media is powerful because
media the media is powerful because
media the media is powerful because they’re unavoidable they shape the
they’re unavoidable they shape the
they’re unavoidable they shape the perceptions of what we see and our
perceptions of what we see and our
perceptions of what we see and our reality so while this is all very
reality so while this is all very
reality so while this is all very worrying I think this represents a real
worrying I think this represents a real
worrying I think this represents a real opportunity I’m very excited about what
opportunity I’m very excited about what
opportunity I’m very excited about what we can do with media and harnessing this
we can do with media and harnessing this
we can do with media and harnessing this kind of power in shaping our mindsets
kind of power in shaping our mindsets
kind of power in shaping our mindsets doing good do we just sit back and hope
doing good do we just sit back and hope
doing good do we just sit back and hope that one day we get good news or can we
that one day we get good news or can we
that one day we get good news or can we create a system a machine
create a system a machine
create a system a machine I can actually find young people and
I can actually find young people and
I can actually find young people and develop why is a woman like me I’m in
develop why is a woman like me I’m in
develop why is a woman like me I’m in Malawi and I was born in this country
Malawi and I was born in this country
Malawi and I was born in this country you know but the bottom ìwhy anti faced
you know but the bottom ìwhy anti faced
you know but the bottom ìwhy anti faced with those challenges is because I went
with those challenges is because I went
with those challenges is because I went to school for them educated there is
to school for them educated there is
to school for them educated there is need to invest in girl education so that
need to invest in girl education so that
need to invest in girl education so that they can become someone like me we must
they can become someone like me we must
they can become someone like me we must run for office we must work in the civil
run for office we must work in the civil
run for office we must work in the civil service
service
service we must disrupt the political status quo
we must disrupt the political status quo
we must disrupt the political status quo yours and my task is the next generation
yours and my task is the next generation
yours and my task is the next generation of this continent is to have a bit of
of this continent is to have a bit of
of this continent is to have a bit of faith let’s redefine what it is to be
faith let’s redefine what it is to be
faith let’s redefine what it is to be black African and reaffirm ourselves and
black African and reaffirm ourselves and
black African and reaffirm ourselves and our identity
our identity
our identity [Applause]
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