Kossegui is a farmer from Guinagourou, Benin. She has two daughters and is caring for her niece, as her sister died in childbirth. Kosseguis’s dream is that all girls in the village can go to school and all women can give birth safely. She has found her way to bring the people in her village together to achieve this dream.
“I am convinced that it is possible if the women of Guinagourou get involved together. But nobody wants to believe me. They think it’s a strange dream and can’t imagine it,” Kossegui said.
For a year, Kossegui woke up an hour earlier every day and went door-to-door around her village to try and make her neighbours understand the importance of her vision. They remained cynical, however, she knew she couldn’t achieve her dream on her own. She needed their involvement.
She came up with a new plan.
“I manage to save 15 cents a day from my fish business. With that, I can build the first stone house in the village after a year. Everyone wants a stone house, but the neighbours also think that it is not for our kind of people.
“If I have a stone house, they will see that things can be done differently. And then they will also start moving. Just wait,” Kossegui said.
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