Graduation ceremony



The last day of the conference I was just going around and talking to some people and I heard some of my friends or fellow participants whispering that we are soon going to be graduating with Honors in Human Rights work.

I don't know if they were joking or serious about what they were talking about but I thought they made sense in what they were talking about; after sharing with almost every cabinet member of the Republic of Rwanda, Professors from the fields of Human Rights, experience sharing and common ground understanding, some times managing the tensions of understanding to agree to disagree as a basis for human rights, sharing with communities through the community work in the 3 districts that we visited but most importantly the enthusiasm and love the participants, facilitators, presenters and honorable contributors to the conference deserved Honors in Human Rights.

I would just like to request that next time in our graduation we should not forget our Prime Minister who committed us to Human Rights engagement by reminding us that it is in the constitution of the government of Rwanda and in most countries around the world and of course Mr. President who inspired all of us and sealed that we need to graduate. In his remarks he urged us to take the golden rule as Treat others as you may want them to treat you and live a dignified life. and then I guess every one was inspired to hear him say ; we need aid but we need aid that will help us stand on our feet to not erode our dignity, Understand that RWANDA or AFRICA are no less of Human Beings, they deserve dignity to become masters of their own destiny,
Important; Conflicts are not desirable because they divert resources and hinders.
development.

Then the most Interesting part of his inspiration to us is that We need to be the best we can be not the best that others want us to be (The Rwanda of Africa not the Switzerland of Africa.. Long Live our mentors, long live the participants, long live our ministers and Long Live Mr. President

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