Mfite Ishema ryo kuba Umunyarwanda (Proudly Rwandan)

Sgt Robert in his support for education he yesterday decided to spend his day visiting various schools around Kigali to encourage students and pupils to stay in school .When I asked Sgt Robert why he took the initiative he said; I believe that studying and reading is Knowledge so I am encouraging them to stay in school and to get interest in not only studying but increasing their knowledge through reading and writing; I thank parents for their courage to make their children stay in schools and love studying but I encourage them to make sure they support them to read and write at an early age. We have to remember that an empty mind is an empty nation. There is nothing else we can give our kids as a heritage; “education is the key to unlocking the door that will eradicate poverty.” - Desmond Tutu Through his music he would like to support vulnerable children to get education and he believes he can actually change the world supporting education for the young ones who are the future. Sgt...

As UNESCO is celebrating World Book and Copyright Day on 23 April by highlighting the need to preserve creativity from piracy. The Day also marks the launch of celebrations in Ljubljana (Slovenia), World Book Capital for 2010. I was thinking of what this date means to Rwandans after the week of mourning and the continued 100 days of commemoration of the 1994 Genocide, I was imagining the meaning of World Book and Copyright Day and I thought I could visit some schools around to see what it really means. One thing that I believe for my Rwanda is that education is a necessary step in Rwanda’s reconciliation work from the 1994 genocide. Rwanda’s current population is about 9 million, but it is estimated to double by the year 2020 with 60% of the population below the age of 20. Rwanda is the most densely populated and the most impoverished country in Africa, in order to grow from poverty to middle income, Rwanda’s poor must benefit equally to the upper classes. Over half the population (5...