Bineta Diop

thumb|2015 01 28 SRCC Diop Meeting-3 (16388251075) Bineta Diop is a Senegalese women's rights activist. She is the founder of Femmes Africa Solidarité, a non-profit organization created to promote women's rights in Africa. Quotes "My mandate will be to listen to women like the women of South Sudan, echo their voice, help them to bring their agenda on peace and security." "My role will be to facilitate the merger of initiatives," "We all complain about a scarcity of resources, so what we need to do is use what is existing and amplify it together … Sharing experiences, and lessons learned. Sharing knowledge, because conflict is complicated and you have to analyse the root causes and build strategies for finding solutions with the people". "If I accompany those women in their own plans and, at the end, their objectives are met … I will say that I have achieved something in the process," “We need movements that spurn conflict and corruption,” "In Africa, women are resilient. In Africa, women are the backbone of the society. In Africa, women bring tremendous contribution to our development," External links Category: Living people Category: Women Category: People from Senegal