Mireille Batamuliza

"To address teenage pregnancy, the solution is in sensitization, access to information, for adolescents to take rightful decisions that don’t put their lives at risk, The kit provides lessons for adolescents especially those out of school, parents, teachers and health workers, for additional knowledge."

"As a woman living in Rwanda, this claim came as a surprise. Over the last 29 years, Rwanda has strived unceasingly to protect all women, from all threats to their dignity, personhood, and independence."

"Rwanda has not disregarded women living with disabilities, or any Rwandan for that matter."

"In Rwanda, rape is treated with the severity it deserves."

"This is a collective fight, Rwandans from all walks of life have made it their purpose to protect women and girls. Efforts to undermine and misrepresent this relience and work do more harm than good."

"My Digital Space Should Be Safe,” embodies Rwanda’s commitment to fostering safe and respectful online spaces. It reflects our vision of ensuring that every individual regardless of gender can navigate digital platforms without fear."

"The kit provides lessons for adolescents especially those out of school, parents, teachers, and health works for additional knowledge."

"As media practitioners, you have the power and what it takes to be the difference because you have masses that believe in you and trust you to bring them information. They look up to you and you can use this influence positively by doing what you do in a more professional manner, where victims feel protected to tell their stories without the fear of being exposed and violated even more ."

"What we intend is to have the opinions of the citizens integrated in the law so that they can understand and interpret it well. Also combining the two laws will help the officials who use or refer to these laws in their duties ."

"This will be reviewed by the judge but it can also be proved by one of the spouses who may be able to show that the other didn’t have any contribution to the property ."

"I would like to commend our Rwandan Private sector in partnership with UNDP for this great initiative and hopefully, to be extended to reach more women and young girls that will then transform the society and contribute to the country’s development in general ."

"My message to the selected women champions is to acquire the intended equipment and increase their production capacity to be role models for other women in this journey."

"That is a good opportunity to tell them about their private parts ."

"It is easier to explain to a young girl how her reproductive organs work when she is still young than when she has started having menstrual periods."