My contribution is to encourage women to take an interest in public affairs and in the management of the city through the protection of natural resources. Through my association, we also educate rural women about how to create community forests, which is two birds with one stone because these forests allow women to finance themselves and improve the environment of Togo. Togo has the highest number of women in management roles in Africa.

Yes it does. In recent times, the government has begun to entrust the management of our country to women. For example, the head of the National Assembly is a woman and our prime minister is a woman. Female leadership is on the march in Togo.

A better world is one where public goods are managed fairly, where nature is restored to its full glory and we live surrounded by forests. My vision is to encourage everyone to take an interest in protecting nature.

At school everyone would make fun of me and call me ‘Miss Clean’ for always picking up litter. But once I got to university I realised that our environment is really suffering and so that’s when a group of us created the environmental club. We organise ourselves to go out and clean up. We also encourage others to stop putting rubbish in the gutters, which prevents the water from flowing, and to throw away the artificial hairs that girls often use on the street, which can become an obstacle for animals.

A better world is where there is love for one's neighbour and respects each other. I would like everyone to realise that the environment is in danger and to take responsibility for it. Change starts with ourselves. If you are authentic, live by your principles and are kind to people, then that can inspire others.

The biggest obstacle is mankind. Humans are the ones that caused environmental degradation. So, if we manage to change society’s mentality and improve our behaviour towards nature, then we will have succeeded in changing the world.

A better world is where everyone is more responsible and more ecological. Today we have become too capitalist and individualistic and less open to the world around us. But we need to take care of the environment in order to take care of ourselves. So, we should try to have good will in everything we do, to have more determination and work side by side with others with compassion.  

The fact that women in Togo have started to hold major political positions incites young girls to do so much more. In Africa, women don’t usually occupy these kind of positions so the fact that women have more visibility here helps us to be independent. In my own family, it was my mother who was in charge of everything, so she set a good example for me and now I want to motivate women to focus on what they want to do and stop putting limits in their capacities.

It’s the friendship and collaboration that Delali and I have established that motives me. It’s one based on trust, equality and equity, and that in turn can inspire other people in Togo and the diaspora to work together. It wasn’t easy at first because people presumed I was Delali’s assistant because she’s in the diaspora. But we have overcome that mentality and prove that you can work hard together as women to obtain your goals.

Growing up, my dream was to be a journalist and when I was 13, I won a competition to present a radio programme on children’s rights. Through this, I learnt that there were many children who weren’t so fortunate as me. Very quickly I set up my NGO through which I have done many projects addressing recycling, drinking water and sanitation. I am surrounded by a great team of young people who understand the importance of coming together for a better world.

A world of peace, justice, equity and friendly relationships among people in our communities. If we are committed, we can put in place projects to implement this vision and make it a reality. And in our daily activities, we can set an example. We can respect others, give value to local raw materials and ancestral traditions and pay employees fairly. 

Making an impact with all of my initiatives is my motivation. I studied in Lyon. I could have stayed in France and just gotten a normal job. But have a child and a step child and want to leave behind a pure world where they can breathe, travel and discover the wonders of this planet; its people, cultures and ethnics. I really want to offer them these riches. So, every step I take today, I think of tomorrow.