"Before,we were oppressed by periods of drought," "Even if you wanted to work the land if you wanted to do things there was no water.

VOA: standard.2009.12.10

She told U.N.delegates and women activists here that the harrowing testimony she heard only underscored for her the point that societies cannot reach their full potential if half the population, women and girls, are oppressed and subjugated.

VOA: standard.2009.09.25