"This program ensures that young players, especially girls, receive physical fitness training and the necessary support to overcome challenges faced in past competitions ."

"This was a tough game but we tried to play hard and came back. They dominated us on the paint and on rebounding and it took teamwork to win this one. The first win is key as it gives us momentum going forward. We will make adjustments where necessary and come back stronger ."

"Healing is not a privilege; it is a right. And when women heal, families heal. Communities heal. Nations heal."

"On this International Women’s Day, I celebrate every woman who has found the courage to heal. I celebrate the women who stand beside others, offering a listening ear and a helping hand."

"My message today is simple: Let’s help each other. Let’s seek help when we need it. Let’s be strong -not by pretending we have it all together, but by allowing ourselves to heal and by supporting one another."

"We dreamt of a place where people could find mental health support free from stigma and judgment. At the time, we only knew that Rwanda needed a safe space for mental health, but we did not realize just how deep that need ran."

"Women have the power to heal a nation, We are tender, we are listening, and we understand pain in ways that make us natural caregivers.."

"In a country that has endured the worst of humanity, it was women who stood at the forefront of healing, We carried not only our own pain but also the burdens of our families and communities."

"I have walked the long and painful road of trauma, grief, and healing. I have also witnessed, time and time again, the strength of women; the way we rise, even when the weight of the world is on our shoulders."

"I find myself reflecting on the resilience of women and the incredible power we hold to heal."

"I believe in dreaming big no matter what comes your way. That was inspired by Andrew Kabura of SuperSport"

"I chose to practice sports Journalism because I felt I could."

"Being born near the stadium was one of the factors that made me fall in love with sports"

"To every woman reading this: Your well-being matters. Your healing is powerful. Your resilience is shaping a better world. Do not give up!"

"“I used to like sports a lot - that's what made me actually join cricket"

"It all comes one step at a time, but in the end, it happens."

"I asked myself, why I couldn’t try. Then, I decided that I can push beyond the 24 hours and add two more hours"

"I am extremely happy to achieve this. It was a long journey, but finally all has ended well"

"Because of the love I gradually attained for cricket, I learnt the rules of the game pretty fast and I was able to play for the U19 National Team in Kenya in 2008. I was also able to play in 2010 and 2011 in Tanzania and I learnt a lot and gained more skills in all these region tournaments,"

"At first I didn’t like fielding because I was afraid of the ball hitting me but with time, I over came my fears and I can now field, bat and ball because it’s required as a team player."

"To me, cricket means more than just a sport, it’s also my source of hope. I was in despair, with no clear purpose of life before joining this beautiful sport,"

"I first got to witness cricket with my eyes in 2008 and I immediately picked interest. There was no women’s team then, so I started training with the boys, which I believe help me adapt quickly,"

"After that the tournament, I realised my potential and decided to the take the game more seriously. By then, cricket in Rwanda was still at a low level and we performed poorly but I was very happy to represent my country,"

"“I received overwhelming support and broke down when I remembered how I used to sit alone with my mother in our house in Gisozi. Many people congratulating me from Rwanda and abroad was both humbling and inspiring,”"

"My dreams are taking my country team in international cricket champion games and playing cricket in countries like England and Australia."

"It’s having a hand in the construction of Rwanda’s first ever cricket stadium and having been able to inspire young girls to join cricket because ever since I joined the number of girls have increased as well as female cricket clubs."

""Cricket in Rwanda is really growing, and we are looking forward to competing in the ICC tournament next year. We believe we can be better, and if we play to our capability we can challenge anyone.”"

"We are so happy to be part of this tournament after it was cancelled last year due to COVID-19. Our team is ready and we are in good spirits"

""We are well prepared and we put in work during the lockdown – we never stopped training. Every player worked on their fitness and skills through that period. This is why we can't wait for this tournament to start. With this readiness, we promise a good performance and we'll not disappoint our fans and the nation."

"“I used to like sports a lot - that's what made me actually join cricket,” she reminisces. “I was going to the new school where I was doing these technical courses, and those courses don't have many girls – there were 35 students and we were only three girls. That school didn't have enough girls to play the school games, so they would tell the new girls to join the game. Each time they would find new students, they would tell the new girls to join. I was the only one who went in my class.”"

"The Kwibuka tournament was a good way of bringing back the women’s national team. It has extremely helped, because after that there was a rise in participation in cricket."

"The more we keep working and the more we play these friendly and international games, the more we will improve our game. We all want to see Rwanda qualify for the World Cup qualifiers and go out of Africa and play with those teams and reach further than we are right now."

"We are so excited to have made the country proud. The victory is a motivation for us. We now know our level of performance and where we need to improve."

"When we got to the field like that, you don't say much to the players except to remind each one of his role on the team, that's why we participated in this tournament that all we want is to win, all we need is to participate in the World Cup. In the next game Eswatini team this victory is a great motivation to prepare for the next meeting.(Iyo twageze mu kibuga burya nta byinshi ubwira abakinnyi usibye buri wese kumwibutsa inshingano ze ku ikipe ni cyatumye twitabira iri rushanwa ko icyo dushaka ari ugutsinda, icyo dukeneye ni ukwitabira igikombe cy’isi.Mu mukino ukurikira ikipe ya Eswatini uku gutsinda akaba ari Motivation ikomeye yo kwitegura iyo tuzahura ubutaha)"

"We are very happy to bring the trophy to our country, the competition was not easy but we put together and listened to the coach's advice and managed to win. As you can see on our faces, the competition was well prepared, we left Rwanda with one goal to win.(Turishimye cyane kuba tuzanye igikombe mu gihugu cyacu, irushanwa ntabwo ryari ryoroshye ariko twashyize hamwe twumva inama z’umutoza tubasha gutsinda.Ni ko kanyamuneza mubona ku maso yacu, irushanwa ryari riteguye neza, twavuye mu Rwanda dufite intego imwe yo gutsinda)"

"We had one common mission which was to win the tournament. We worked as a team, game by game, as the coach told us and here are the results."

"We are not doing well in batting as you may have seen it during these series. The games we lost can solely be attributed to poor batting. I think these series are here to show what to improve and we really have a room for improvement in batting."

"We won’t underestimate anyone. We are going to take every game as it comes and we hope to win the tournament."

"I am so excited that I played well on my debut at the tournament because the wicket I bowled was from the captain of the opponent club,"

"My target is going to Tokyo in 2020 again; Rio is like a stepping stone to give us the experience and then the real appetite to start working for Tokyo 2020."

"I have three people in my life I feel grateful to, they include my mum, who has been so supportive all my life, my husband Karasira, we met in NPC and we loved each other and later got married and lastly Dominic Bizimana, who encouraged me since the day I met him at NPC until today."

"Like I mentioned earlier, to qualify for Rio Paralympics Games ranks up there as my best moment in my career so far and the worst moment was the period when I first started to play sitting volleyball."

"It was my first time to see the game but I integrated very quickly that each player was passing me the ball to make a goal and I liked it mainly because I found people that share the same life challenges like mine."

"At first I believed that I would recover fully and but as much as my family tried all possible means to have my leg reconstructed, nothing changed, so I had to accept my new way of life"

"My parents had sent me to buy milk from Ndoli Supermarket and as I crossed the road, I got knocked down by a car that broke my leg. I did not get proper medication and as I was recovering, the bone got deformed but I never realized it was serious because I could walk freely and played basketball"

"Because I was born normal, I grew up playing basketball and I still like it very much, besides by then I had never seen or heard of a sport called sitting volleyball."

"Our aim is to develop the swimming sport in Rwanda, honoring athletes and their coaches. So, there is much more to come."

"Coaches ought to converse with athletes, with objectives they have to contribute a lot to the development of swimming sport in the country."

"It is my first time competing in the Canadian marathon and I am so happy for this achievement."

"My focus now is to intensify training before taking part in the African Senior Championship next month and my dream is to qualify for the summer Olympic Games."