Gloria Somolekae
Author and member of the Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis (BIDPA) think tank
Dr Gloria Somolekae (born 3 November 1958) is the head of the Governance and Administration Unit at Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis (BIDPA). Dr Somolekae holds a Phd in Public Administration from Maxwell School, Syracuse University, USA.
- 'I know that I am going into rough terrain,' she says. 'Politics can be bad or good. It depends on how you, the people, play it out. I am an optimist.'
- My PhD is not the measure of my intelligence,' she demures. 'I have a PhD because of opportunities hence I don't respect people just because they are educated.'
- [1]by Ephraim Keoreng Friday February 11, 2011,Retrieved 7 November 2023
- "Condom use remains one of the most tried and tested methods of preventing HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases."
- [2]by UNFPA,2014
Retrieved 7 November 2023
Quotes
edit- Poverty remains the biggest assault on the dignity of our people.
- "Somolekae calls on gov’t to establish agency to oversee poverty eradication" 2oth February 2011, Retrieved 20th October 2021