"how I loved her. How grateful I am to her for the freedom she allowed me to act as my conscience dictated, and how much I would have liked to spare her the bad days she so often had."

"I am told that I am an accomplice of the Commune. Certainly, yes, since the Commune wanted more than anything else the social revolution, and since the social revolution is the dearest of my desires. More than that, I have the honour of being one of the instigators of the Commune, which by the way had nothing–nothing, as is well known–to do with murders and arson. I who was present at all the sittings at the Town Hall, I declare that there was never any question of murder or arson...Do you want to know who are really guilty? It is the politicians. And perhaps later light will be brought on to all these events which today it is found quite natural to blame on all partisans of the social revolution…Since it seems that any heart which beats for freedom has the right only to a lump of lead, I too claim my share."

"However, as Rwandans, we need to realise that there is more that we can do to contribute to the life of an artiste."

"Besides that, I wanted to give opportunity to others since I was given chance to realize my dream at the start."

"ICT is full of so many opportunities for everyone. If you have an analytical mind, go for programming, if you have a creative mind, go for graphic designing; find where you belong and go for it."

"This is one of the many reasons I think it is important for both women and men to be involved in using ICT to find new approaches to tackling our nation’s challenges. I would encourage girls and women of any age to take some short ICT courses online or offline which can help build their confidence."

"Yes, ICT has certainly played a role in my career through a number of ways, it has allowed me gain clients outside the country and helped promote my business ideas through social media and other platforms"

"For my first job I even used my client’s laptop; they were only interested in my skills... It was an exciting experience"

"I beat several other bidders to the tender. That’s when I realised that in Rwanda people don’t offer you a job based on your gender, age or financial muscle of your company."

"Many women do use technology, but we also need to be more involved in its development"

"Technology can, and already does, play a huge role in Africa’s development,” she explains. “As is often said in Rwanda, it is cross cutting – in other words, it can come into play in all the other sectors of the economy. Technology is a tool and when used well, it improves the efficiency and impact of other development initiatives."

"Innovation has become a buzzword that entrepreneurs and policy makers are fond of using. It is not enough to create something new as a business person, it needs to be valuable to your market. Therefore, at least for entrepreneurs, innovation should be focused and targeted"

""As a child there were hardly any cartoons that were representative of my culture and I want to be part of changing that for the children growing up today,”"

"“I struggled with understanding the tax system. I made a lot of expensive mistakes,”"

"My commitment is to encourage more girls and women to join the ICT sector, but I also get the feeling that by establishing an animation studio this will showcase my innovations to help Rwandan children, by creating characters and settings that they can relate to and stories to entertain and inspire them"

"If women are part of and can make up a huge part of the market for ICT products, they can also enjoy the available opportunities alongside men in the ICT industry from both developer and end-user perspective,"

"But there is still hope that newer developments in the field of IT can now [see] women [working] alongside men,"

"Seeing my name in the credits [of the cartoon series] was a big moment for me and I am so thankful I had that opportunity,"

"Information and Communication Technology (ICT) not only affects the way we do business on the continent, but also plays a role in supporting services including education, health, disaster management and resource management.("Itumanaho n’ikoranabuhanga (ICT) ntibigira uruhare mu buryo dukora ibijyanye n’ubucuruzi ku mugabane, ahubwo biri no kugira uruhare mu gushyigikira serivisi zirimo uburezi, ubuzima, kurwanya ibiza no mu icungamutungo.")"

"Feminism is about granting women the grace to be angry about their trauma and pains the way they choose to, and being sympathetic enough to ask why they are angry and genuinely listen and understand their point of view."

"Yes, we are proud, to be Rwandese So proud that we would burn our breasts like Ndabaga."

"I am a product of the hurt, chained, restless and once hopeless, but your grammar is wrong, there’s no full stop so don’t force it."

"To embrace “WHAT” I AM TO MANY NOT “WHO” I AM."

"That I am that color USUALLY ARTISTICALLY COMPATIBLE with that of ancient the walls."

"Poetry can push our boundaries of “speech freedom”, which will allow us to encourage a generation of critical thinkers."

"Poetry has the ability to open up the space for many Rwandans to participate in conversations about social issues, mainly those that are taboo."

"I hope my writing can help people to see life in a different light and encourage mental emancipation."

"People do not understand how fast a culture can disappear without art especially a country whose culture is art in itself."

"Poetry is some people’s source of income."

"It’s been a tremendous honour to work with such strong young women because they continue to teach and push me in various ways."

"Sometimes, you need to completely take a break from creating and watch other people do their arts and allow yourself the time to get inspired from that."

"When I find it hard to write or create, it’s often a sign to take a break and be with family and friends, but to also move in your body by doing some exercises."

"This is an atrocity that happens and my hope is the piece pulls people in to be witnesses of what they are denying."

"It took some time but it’s because it required a huge set."

"If anybody is out there and wants to make their own content with big ideas, keep that dream but also scale it down to make it possible with what you have."

"I have a lot of content in music and poetry that is waiting for me to make visual content for it."

"Poetry can be really heavy and being able to carry those emotions and hold them is something I get from my acting skills."

"At times it’s challenging because I have to teach myself new skills."

"My messages are mainly about bringing into discussions topics that our societies shy away from but are at the core of issues that we deal with."

"Create a work ethic that makes you stand out from people who just consider art as a hobby."

"I am not going to say it’s easy but it’s definitely worth it when you love it and when you know what you are capable of and willing to go through thick and thin to make sure that what you envision for yourself becomes true."

"Stay true to yourself and work hard to become the person you dream to be."

"Please, don’t forget the Rwandans who are left behind."

"(fr) Concernant Rwanda, je me suis rendu compte que quand on vient d’un pays pauvre, on n’a aucun droit au point de vue de l’humanité, de la société, de la communauté internationale, parce que toutes les interventions, tous les espoirs d’être aidé sont guidés par des intérêts, mais pas par l’humanité."

"Concerning Rwanda, I realized that someone who comes from a poor country has no rights, from the point of view of humanity, of society, of the international community, because all the interventions, all hopes of aid were based on [national] interests, not on human compassion."

"(fr) Quand les événements au Rwanda en avril 1994 se sont précipités vers le génocide, j’étais vraiment découragée, désespérée, parce que je trouvais que l’universalité des droits c’était une topique réelle."

"When the events in Rwanda in April 1994 plunged toward genocide, I was really discouraged and despairing, because I found that universal rights were a real issue."

"(fr) L’humanité a été remplacée par une valeur marchande et Rwanda a été abandonné parce qu’il n’avait pas de valeur marchande."

"Human compassion has been replaced by commercial value, and Rwanda was abandoned because the country had no commercial value."