Aloisea Inyumba

"Aloisea Inyumba said Women at the grassroots are a positive force. They need to be strong, and we need to listen to them. We were once there."

"Aloisea Inyumba said most conflicts, women are hurt most, so women understand most the importance of peace."

"Aloisea Inyumba said There’s no way you can talk about development, about transformation of society, unless the biggest part of your population is involved."

"When people talk about changing a country, they’re talking about the beneficiaries."

"When people talk about changing a country, they’re talking about the beneficiaries. And who are the beneficiaries? The women. We can’t just have peace delivered to us on a plate; we have to be active participants. The message today in our country is this: women have to be agents of peace. Much as we want to benefit from this process, we also want to be a part of it."

"We need to look into our history, to examine the political, economic, social, and cultural causes of our conflict, which we are trying to expose to the general public, the women, the youth in the schools."

"What’s important is to stick to our principles, be honest, be active, be articulate, be reliable."