Women Politicians In Rwanda

"the full participation of these local leaders is crucial for the country’s development."

"You will find that members of families that face conflict on a high level do not have who to tell and hardly converse. A family should be a place where someone feels safe and comfortable. Members, parents and children, should converse, help each other to relieve, hence ending the conflict ."

"All shared experiences will be useful in the journey to the next interventions for a transformational change in the lives of women and girls in the 54 member Commonwealth countries."

"You know how long we have been teaching about gender equality, this is where we are today ."

"When a wife doesn’t look after the children well, 40 per cent of surveyed women said it was justifiable to beat her, 13 per cent of men agreed. Fortunately, fewer men find wife-beating justifiable ."

"The successful implementation of the Maputo Protocol is not the sole responsibility of one Ministry or government agency dealing with gender, women or human rights. A wide collaboration and consultations are ongoing to come up with concrete and unconventional measures on how to address these remaining challenges ."

"We strongly believe that the commitments recently made by the country during the Generation Equality Forum will help to double the number of women and girls supported by innovations centres."

"Low technology usage and lack of capital persist as primary barriers to job creation among the youth ."

"When all of this happens, we see children on streets, early pregnancies as a result of lack of safety at home ."

"As we have heard during these two days, violence against women and girls (VAWG) has a strong negative impact on human rights enjoyment in general, women and girls’ rights more specifically, as well as family well-being."

"You need to avoid polygamy, family conflicts and drunkenness. Let us fight to have safe families. As long as there are conflicts in families, national development is hardly reachable ."

"In this regard, Rwanda has put in place a robust policy, legal and institutional framework. The right of everyone to a world of work free from violence and harassment must be respected, protected and fulfilled. We will continue to work closely with employees and workers as well as our various stakeholders to achieve this ."

"words at the conference alone cannot do justice to the profound experiences and stories shared during the conference, thus a need to take a step further."

"Ratification of Convention No. 190 by Rwanda is a testament to Rwanda’s firm commitment to eliminating any forms of violence and harassment in and beyond the world of work."

"And the impact of VAWG goes beyond the individual; affecting communities, businesses, and national economies."

"In this NST 2 that is about to be implemented, the number of jobs created will increase and we need to do more. If you look at the 2030 vision, we want to reduce unemployment to 7%, while in 2050 we will reach 5%. The current figures we have are 17%, down from 20% in 2023."

"To make this possible, there are various policies in place, such as labor and the laws that govern it. We also strongly emphasize the on-the-job training policy because it greatly helps young people to learn in the labor market, because we tend to find obstacles where the skills graduates have are not in line with the needs of the labor market. About 65% of those who go through this on-the-job training program find jobs."

"Once we have the mapping we will know how to work with local leaders to grow these groups, monitor growth progress, and disseminate information access to finance."

"You have a big responsibility of being exemplary to your children. It is very important for generations to come. It’s our responsibility to give good values to our children."

"We find that we have achieved this goal by looking at the figures for last year, 2023, where we reached over 90%, that is, one million and 300 thousand, and you can see that at least over 80% of these jobs have been given to youth, so this gives us great confidence when you look at the efforts put in by various stakeholders."

"With the available support, we (the government) are asking women entrepreneurs in agriculture to be self-confident and work hard to make the most of the opportunities that the government and partners provide to empower women."

"We all agree that gender equality cannot be achieved by women alone or men alone but it requires shared effort from men and women, boys and girls, hence challenging traditional masculinity ."

"The legacy I feel I will leave on Earth is that no one will say that I betrayed them. It may happen unintentionally but I know I would apologize to him/her.(Umurage numva nazasiga ku Isi ni uko hatazagira umuntu uvuga ngo naramuhemukiye.Wenda bishobora kubaho ntabishaka ariko mbimenye namusaba imbabazi)"

"I feel like I would leave people saying that she tried to communicate with us as clearly as possible. Even if you don't live in the world and please everyone, no matter what you do, someone will say that it didn't go well, but inside I feel that there is no guilt.(Numva ko nasiga abantu bavuga bati yagerageje kutubanira neza uko bishoboka.Nubwo utabaho ku Isi ushimisha abantu bose, uko wagira kose hari uzavuga ko hariya bitagenze neza, ariko muri njye numva ko ntaho nicira urubanza)"

"It has made it possible for me to learn and achieve my dreams so it feels like something I'm proud of. I felt like I wanted it and I did it.(Byarashobotse nshobora kwiga ngera ku ndoto zanjye ku buryo numva ari ikintu nishimira.Numvaga mbishaka kandi nabigezeho.)"

"The government is always ready to support citizens from these special groups, but it is up to the leaders to follow-up on the issues they are facing in their communities so we can work together to solve them,"

"I have never passed the second place since I started primary and secondary school, which made me go to University. Because I was a scholar, I said, "Let me apply for a job teaching at the university, but the point was that I know that if you become a university teacher, you are required to study in order to be able to teach."(Ntabwo nigeze ndenga umwanya wa kabiri kuva natangira amashuri yaba abanza n’ayisumbuye, bituma njya no muri Kaminuza. Kuko nari muhanga ndavuga nti reka nsabe n’akazi ko kwigisha muri kaminuza ariko intumbero yari uko nzi ko iyo ubaye umwarimu wa Kaminuza uba usabwa kwiga kugira ngo ushobore kuzigisha)"

"Those who change the perception of society, and say that girls are capable, women who go to work are capable, and we have many of them in the public sector and in the private sector. Those are the ones I tip my hat to and say that he/she did not embarrass us.(Abo batuma ya myumvire ya sosiyete ihinduka, bakavuga bati ba bana b’abakobwa barashoboye, wa mugore yagiye mu kazi aragashobora, kandi dufite benshi yaba mu nzego za leta y’aba abo mu nzego z’abikorera.Abo nibo nkurira ingofero nkavuga ngo uriya ntabwo yadukojeje isoni.)"

"We are working with different stakeholders, notably the judicial sector, so that rape and defilement trials can be conducted at the crime scene and in public to make sure it leaves a lesson to anyone who may attempts to do it ."

"When you look at the numbers of those who should be at school and those who are there, today you see that there is a problem, so we should look at it together, it is not the responsibility of some or others, it is a problem that concerns the Rwandan community as a whole when you see a student who should be in a poor school , send them to school, where you find that parents are not putting effort into their responsibility to send their children to school, that problem is really difficult for us".(iyo umuntu areba imibare y'abagomba kuba bari ku ishuri ndetse n'abahari, uyumunsi ubona hari ikibazo, dukwiriye rero kurebera hamwe ntabwo byaba inshingano za bamwe cyangwa iz'abandi ni ikibazo kireba umuryango nyarwanda muri rusange aho ubonye umunyeshuri wakagombye kuba ari mu ishuri mukebure, mwohereze kw'ishuri, aho usanze ababyeyi batarimo gushyira imbaraga mu nshingano zabo zo kohereza abana mu ishuri ubakebure, icyo kibazo rwose kiradukomereye".)"

"We also need experts who know how to do it and do it professionally so that we don't continue to outsource to foreigners who have learned what we teach.(Natwe dukeneye abahanga bazi kubikora kandi bakabikora kinyamwuga kugira ngo twirinde kuzakomeza gutanga amasoko ku banyamahanga bize ibyo natwe turi kwigisha)"

"Also, in the past, women did not do paid work related to history, but these days women are left to work as much as men and do as well as men. 'the responsibility they have to take care of the home, but they are able to do it and see that it is productive like their elders. prioritized is a good way to speed up development, I ask women to show their commitment to show their ability to avoid repeated statements that it is women who do something that does not go well, that is why our attitude must change a lot Discussing experiences and challenges you have faced helps them to share knowledge.(Ubundi mbere, abagore ntabwo bakoraga akazi gahemberwa bijyanye n'amateka, ariko muri iyi minsi abagore basigaye bakora akazi nk'abagabo kandi bakanakora neza nk'abagabo, turabizi ko mu nzego z'umutekano byari nk'imbogamizi kubona abagore bazitabira nubwo biba bigoye bijyanye n'inshingano baba bafite zo kwita ku rugo, ariko barabishoboye kandi ukanabona ko bitanga umusaruro nk'uwa basaza babo, ndakomoza ku ijambo rya nyakubahwa perezida wa Repubulika ku munsi mpuzamahanga w'abagore aho yavuze ko uburinganire atari impuhwe ahubwo ari uburenganzira, ndetse anavuga ko iyobushyizwe imbere ari uburyo bwiza bwo kwihutisha iterembere, ndasaba abagore kujya bagaragaza ubwitange kugira ngo bagaragaze gushobora kwabo kugirango hirindwe imvugo zigaruka zivuga ko n'ubundi ari abagore iyo ikintu ugikoze ntikigende neza, niyo mpamvu imyumvire yacu igomba guhinduka cyane, iri huriro riba ari umwanya wokuganira kubunararibonye ndetse n'imbogamizi mwagiye muhura bikabafasha kungurana ubumenyi)"

"Let us remember that motivating others to take action against all forms of gender-based violence will sustain what we are doing and, that all women and all girls deserve a life free from violence ."

"When I was growing up, I wanted to study like a Doctor, I was not born in a family of highly educated people, but I wanted to study, I wanted to study and reach the level of a Doctor. To achieve that, that's why I went to work at the University.(Nkura numvaga nshaka kwiga nk’aba Docteur, sinavukaga wenda mu muryango w’abantu bize cyane ariko numvaga nshaka kwiga, numvaga nshaka kwiga nkazagera kuri rwego rwa Docteur.Kugira ngo mbigereho rero niyo mpamvu nagiye gukora muri Kaminuza)"

"A child who studied in these technical schools, can continue to study whatever he wants and if he does not go to university, he does not miss anything. "Rwanda is progressing and not all the work will be done by foreigners.(Umwana wize muri aya mashuri ya Tekeniki, ashobora gukomeza akiga icyo ashaka cyose ikindi iyo atagiye muri kaminuza ntabwo abura icyo akora.U Rwanda ruri gutera imbere ntabwo imirimo yose izakomeza gukorwa n’Abanyamahanga".)"

"I want to show you that the battle we are fighting is not as easy as we might think,” she said. “Mind-set does not change overnight, which hinders our many strategies."

"We can approach this from different angles but since there is already political will, we can go ahead and provide our communities with information on proper nutrition and emphasise to our communities that fully understand the long term advantages of giving both the mother and child proper nutrition,"

"Time has come to redirect efforts into preparing women that are preparing to be mothers to feed better and prepare for healthier babies."

"We must focus on women before they become parents. In our plans, we must prepare early so that by the time she is pregnant and finally giving birth, she should be healthy. Then we will move on to when she is pregnant and ensure that she eats a balanced diet"

"We have to stand together to hold accountable and punish child abusers. We have to save the lives of these children because their lives are life of the family and the country in general in the future. The family and the community should be at the centre of combating the vice because the crime takes place in the community."

"You are expected to be devoted to the development of the economy as innovative young people ."

"The economy needs you to transform it so that we can reduce the levels of poverty that most Rwandans live in ."

"We are going to monitor road safety, but especially emphasizing on accidents. How do they stand? We know the Government of Rwanda has done a lot for the safety of road users, but the numbers of road accidents are still high, therefore a deep analysis of the situation is needed."

"His sacking was based on a unanimous decision by the whole Board of Governors of the National University of Rwanda to suspend him indefinitely. It was not Gahakwa who decided his fate ."

"This achievement is not only for Rwanda but in partnering with the NBI, other countries like Burundi and DR Congo are benefiting making the faculty of Agriculture play a great and important role in the region ."

"On a pris la decicision de faire la surveillance de la sécurité routière, mais surtout en insistant sur les accidents. Alors, C'est comment la situation aujourd'hui? Nous savons bien que le gouvernement Rwandais a fait beaucoup de chose pour bien assurer la sécurité routiére et des personnes qui utilisent des routes, mais le nombre des accidents dans les routes restent encore élevé, c'est pour cela on a besoin de faire encore une analyse approfondie sur ce probleme""

"The budget we have cannot be enough to construct all the needed classrooms, so every body’s efforts are needed in making this a success ."

"There was lack of cooperation between the Government and the Unilak management to seek a solution to this problem and my predecessors in the ministry apologised to that effect ."

"I want to put it on record that there are no intentions by the Ministry to close down this university, and in any case, there has been a significant improvement in the quality of services it offers ."

"Public institutions have been merged, including those in charge research, extension and livestock, to come up with RAB."