This is a moving message Michelle Obama delivered last month to young African women who have hopes, aspirations, and dreams like women everywhere.

Listen to this 43 minute speech and discuss the role of women leaders in your network of friends and colleagues.  This speech is an excellent centerpiece for workshops, discussion groups or forums you are planning in the future.

You can download a copy of the speech below.

And after you have listened to the speech, please share your comments with us below.

-Carole

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First Lady Michelle Obama delivers the keynote address to a U.S.-sponsored Young African Women Leaders Forum from Regina Mundi Church in Soweto, Johannesburg. Forum participants include young women from across sub-Saharan Africa who are leading or involved in social and economic initiatives in their own countries. Visit WhiteHouse.gov/YoungAfrica to follow the First lady's trip.