8 Quotes & Sayings By Abeba Habtu

Abeba Habtu is an international human rights peace and gender activist and advocate. She is the executive director of the Center for Policy Alternatives (CPA), a non-profit organization that informs, educates and mobilizes people on African gender justice issues. The CPA was founded by Habtu in 1995 to document, document, document, document, document, document, document, document, document, document, document, document, document, document women's rights violations on the continent of Africa. The CPA was established to make sure these violations are not forgotten and to make sure they are documented for posterity.

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I could get through this. I would be strong because I was so close to achieving my dream of having my kids together. Abeba Habtu
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Eritrean people are strong and caring. And despite all that we had been through we were brimming with optimism. Our country was on the verge of huge change. Abeba Habtu
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One might say my life has been tragic. Yet, as I sat in pain in the hospital I raised my tired hands toward the sky, palms facing in, fingers spread, and I gave thanks. Abeba Habtu
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Whether I felt strong and courageous or not, I would now have to be for my baby boy. Abeba Habtu
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Please remember, no matter how hard it seems and no matter how badly you feel you can always become courageous. Abeba Habtu
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I love you so much, Sahra. You will do wonderful things. Have courage and believe in yourself. Abeba Habtu
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I knew right then and there that I would become as courageous as I needed in order to keep him safe. I thought of the soldiers and bullets that I hid from in Asmara. I would stand and fight them to keep Fili safe. Abeba Habtu