Mpho Pheko

University Professor and Consultant

Dr. Mpho Pheko is a political activist and scholar from Botswana. She is also an experienced Academic and Associate Professor of Psychology at the University of Botswana. She contested for the Botswana General elections in 2019 under the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC).

Quotes

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  • When you enter politics, you psychologically prepare yourself for the highs and lows but still, when bad things happen you think, "Oh my goodness...it is happening to me."
  • It remains a challenge for women to be active in partisan politics because the systematic challenges in our political landscape demoralize them.
  • As women we have to fight until the decision-making-table is diverse.
  • I encourage Batswana women to stop being fearful because when this nation tumbles down, we are going to struggle the most, together with our children.
  • At the end of the day, women have the constitutional right to be at decision making tables and they should ensure that they have a voice and contribute to develop programmes and laws that benefit them.
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