Ange Kagame

"Growing up, my parents made reading a top priority. My parent’s emphasis on reading is not confined to our home, they have made it a priority for our entire country. Education is the key to our country’s future."

"The early years of a child are important for the child’s brain development, because the experiences young children have and the relationships they build with the important people in their life, literally shape the development of their brain."

"Unfortunately, in many places, girls and women are held back by legally sanctioned sexism and laws that prevent women from traveling outside the home or obtaining secular work without male consent."

"Serve and return’ is just like any play but it is more important because it brings about interaction that goes in both directions."

"It is only combination of the young and the old, the traditional and the modern, that we can deliver the kind of future, the next generation deserves."

"I have always felt that being independent is one of the most powerful assets a person can have."

"Celebrating 20 years of Rwanda's independence leaves our peers with a great responsibility. The passion of our parents made us the first generation to live in a Rwanda that is full of value and human attraction. It is our duty to protect and leave what our parents were willing to die for."

"It's not good to go into something without putting your whole heart into it."(Si byiza kujya mu kintu utagishyizeho umutima wawe wose".)"

"If I want to show who my father is in one word, I would say that he is an activist. He went through a rough road, but it built him up, it didn't discourage him. You are recognized as an incomparably strong man.(Mbaye nshatse kugaragaza uwo Papa ari we mu ijambo rimwe, navuga ko ari umurwanashyaka.Yanyuze mu nzira y’inzitane, ariko byaramwubatse, ntibyamuciye intege.Mwemera nk’umugabo ukomeye mu buryo ntagereranywa."

"The technology perfectly aligns with our country-wide efforts to increase digital learning, develop Rwanda’s reading and writing culture, and maximize the use of information and communications technology"

"Library for All can make a big difference in the lives of many children and young adults by encouraging the culture of reading in Rwanda."

"Education is the key to our country’s future."

"The successful programme of one laptop per child is already a policy in all primary schools and is expanding to one digital ID per child. This will allow a child to log in anywhere at any time, making it easier to track his or her progress."

"I am sure, we all agree that in the end, knowledge is power."

"We have to get to a place where education is not just a privilege for some but a right for everyone."

"The right to education has the potential to serve as an equalizer of opportunities globally."

"We live in a social media-driven world. With a large number of us with access to Twitter, Facebook and different social media outlets, the news and what is going on in the world is that much closer to us."

"Despite obstacles such as unemployment, Africa’s young population continues to show the potential for innovative young entrepreneurs across the continent to drive the economic transformation."

"The youth should own the development process of their respective countries and feel very much a part of it."

"I hope that in this generation’s lifetime, we can live to see a self-reliant and stable Africa. That we can start to be defined more by our successes rather than the negative images that have become synonymous with Africa."

"Our parents’ generation and our generation grew up under different circumstances. Our parents were born during difficult times and forced into exile at a very young age. They had to fight for their country and identity."

"This kind of accessibility will go a long ways to enhance the reading culture and boost the enthusiasm for learning starting at a young age. I am sure, we all agree that in the end In the end, knowledge is power."

"Did you know that? Is it the responsibility of both parents to ensure baby’s brain development."

"Did you know that babies’ brains develop most in the first 1,000 days at a pace never repeated again? Did you know that the most important interaction you can have with your child is through play."

"Parents can do to support the brain development of a child is to get to know the young child to understand her or his needs and also be able to engage with a child through what scientists call a ‘serve and return’ interaction."

"Play can occur when you’re feeding your child, when you’re changing a child’s clothes or when you’re bathing your child."

"All of these are opportunities for playful interaction and learning between adults and children. Parents need to understand that when you smile back and don’t just stop there and start playing, you’re actually building the baby’s brain connections."

"It’s all about interaction, visual and sound, looking the eye, making the personal connection and being sensitive to the baby’s feelings."

"It is also very important that both the mother and the father play with their baby by taking the time to create back and forth interactions every day. You are helping to prepare your baby, laying the foundation for a lifetime of learning and problem solving."