"We take this moment to appreciate the leadership of our country, which has prioritized the HeForShe campaign as a catalyst for changing mindsets and attitudes, helping fulfill the principle of gender equality."

"What a man can do, a woman can do just as well."

"When a girl is empowered to thrive, the entire community rises with her."

"In an age where creativity and intellectual curiosity are under threat from artificial intelligence, we must question what will happen if young Africans are not equipped with essential knowledge. Should we fail to improve foundational learning, strengthen critical thinking, and increase access to education for vulnerable learners, the long-term consequences will be severe for our continent."

"Rwandan youth, you have the power and opportunity to sustain the achieved development levels and take it to another level. I challenge you to stand for excellence in all your endeavors.” — addressing youth achievers."

"Education breeds confidence, which breeds hope, which ultimately brings peace. For Rwanda, peace is the goal."

"You can and will achieve whatever it is, you set your mind to do – if you are focused, disciplined, relentless, tenacious and consistent. If you are in doubt just look at where Rwanda came from 24 years. Education is for life."

"Nature can persist without us, but we cannot persist without it. Let us not interpret its hospitality as a dependency upon us. The sooner we act, the sooner we can reverse the current trend towards an eventual absolute ecosystem collapse"

"For all we may currently believe we lack as nations striving for our development, I can assure you that we have already much more than we sometimes appreciate…the thing about being constantly reminded that you don’t have much is that you learn to value that which you have"

"Rwanda will not choose between prosperity and beautiful, healthy environment. Rwanda will not choose between profit and responsibility. We will work, we will push, for it all. For both success and harmony."

"This library is much more than a building filled with shelves of books; it’s a gateway and window to the world"

"From the disproportionate impact of climate change on women and men in the global South, to the predominantly female online bullying, sexual exploitation, and violence across the world; it seems that obstacles to equality have multiplied, mutated, and evolved"

"If civil societies, including faith-based organisations, commit to aligning with the national priorities, and using their link to the community, to allow all of our efforts to converge at all levels, we can make of our Rwanda, the Promised Land, for which God has prepared us"

"the activities of Women Foundation Ministries are essential in contributing to the country’s ambitions as they respond to the development and improved welfare of Rwanda"

"The consequences of drinking alcohol are not limited to the drinker alone, but the family members are also worried and always face the shame and grief of not knowing what to do to get their family out of this danger."

"When we say alcohol is not for minors, #tunyweless"

"We need congress to come up with a profound goal oriented training for it’s members because change starts with an individual but hold each of them accountable just as in China’s (Communist Party of China) where someone has responsibility to the nation and to the party..Nothing can prevent us from doing likewise,"

"Kwibuka (Remember) is not just a saying! Kwibuka has no specific period, nor can it be defined by these past 29 years! In this Kwibuka29, let us all protect the memory of our loved ones from ever fading away, while honoring the resilience of our survivors. Remember - Unite - Renew!"

""remember to honour the love you are given, by your country, communities and families, by loving yourself too."

"“It is good to learn some things from others, because our culture grows. However, it should remain as our identity,”"

""should remind us that we have a responsibility of continuing to build ‘Rwandanness’ as an identity, not just a mere nationality.”"

"She says investing in empowering the youth will contribute to the country’s economic progress."

"We are human beings as well at the end of the day… Each one of us has tried to do it, to reach out to the people in need… And I too realized the chances that I have and the proximity that I have with some of the decision-makers, I felt I could not waste them and sit down and be comfortable without using them efficiently."

"Let us remember that behind global cancer statistics is a mother, a father, a sibling or a child, whose life will never be the same again after their diagnosis. on this world cancer day, let us pledge to continue educating our people about the importance of living healthy lifestyles, which include regular medical check-ups, in order for our communities to receive the necessary treatment in time."

"Yes, we will do our part, to mitigate the adverse effects of climate change, especially on women and girls. Yes, together we can, must, and will end the violence against women and girls."

"Yes, we will achieve women's economic empowerment."

"Yes, we will ensure that there are more women in leadership positions."

"God, grant me the serenity,"

"Love yourself enough to be honest about what is within your power to change"

"Love yourself enough to know that you are worthy of receiving the help you need"

"Addressing mental illness among our youth shouldn’t be a match between opponents, between generations accusing each other of either weakness, or insensitivity, not knowing how much families and friends equally suffer from the pain of their depression. It should be a race to the finish line, to wellness, hand in hand"

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"Ndi Umunyarwanda ikwiye kudufasha kubaka umuntu w’imbere: ufite imico n’ imikorere bimugaragaza nk’Umunyarwanda, nk’uko umuco dusangiye uturanga. (Ndi Umunyarwanda should help us to build an inner person: one who has character and behavior that shows him as a Rwandan, according to the culture we share.)"

"Today, we join the world for the #WorldAIDSDay, let's commit to adhere our efforts to ensure a sustainable and effective response and prevention of #HIV/#AIDS in Africa and to the world."

"As the leaders of tomorrow, we need you to challenge yourselves to dig deeper when choosing the values that will guide your way of life, and know that there is pride in believing in your culture, in what defines you and representing it in a dignified manner, wherever you go."

"The gender gap, like all structural oppression can, and does kill. And this is literally and metaphorically.But fortunately, we dedicated advocacy and the financial resources.With tireless efforts from greater education, with equal empowerment of our boys and girls, this gap can’t shrink to nothing less."

"The sustainable impact that might allow us to dream of a world where philanthropy will only be about the love for people and no longer the need to save people."

"“In your determination, all of us here can draw faith that gender parity is ours to claim, ours to live,”"

"And why not, there is no price tag to the liberation of women and in particular their financial freedom"

"For us, resilience is quite simply the difference between life and death, between regression and progress"

"Through the efforts of its citizens, our post-Liberation society came together and bridged the gaps that previously divided us, refusing to leave any Rwandan behind"

"It is a duty and a privilege, to share the story of recovery and hope, that must forever define the promised land for which we fought – beyond the loss we once endured, beyond the abandonment from most of the world, that we once suffered"

"Today we can build a time machine together, we can bring 2072 as a year where women can be economically equal to men at last, to a much nearer and more immediate future"

"“the anxiety they can induce shouldn’t win over the enriching pleasures that are still within our reach.”"

"The Africa we want is one led by healthy, ambitious, empowered, creative, innovative, educated youth"

"Your most important role is not to give them money, land, and more. This impacts all children, but even more when they are girls who unfortunately, meet men who want to use their power to hurt them."first-lady-awards-best-performing-girls", The New Times (11 October 2022)"

"Fathers who are present, did you know you have a big role to play in your children’s growth, thinking and their reproductive health? You are the first male figure a girl projects a real man. If she gets a good example from it, she is able to learn and make healthy choices.If you are the ones informing them of the tricks and bad behaviour of those who intend to take advantage of them, they better understand it"

"Having a dedicated day for a girl does not mean ignoring the boy. It is instead a time to evaluate the steps we have taken and to reflect on persistent hindrances which hinder a girl on the same path with her brother"

""The Rwanda we have today is a mosaic, made of people coming from all corners"

"Yes, the body of Rwanda was tortured and assaulted, but its spirit never did, and never will die ,"