Jeannette Kagame Quotes

Today we can build a time machine together, we can bring 2072 as a year where women can be economically equal to men at last, to a much nearer and more immediate future

You will find that there is little replacement to truly nourishing happiness in the form of investment in one's mind, spirit, body, and environment

the anxiety they can induce shouldn't win over the enriching pleasures that are still within our reach.

The Africa we want is one led by healthy, ambitious, empowered, creative, innovative, educated youth

Your most important role is not to give them money, land, and more. This impacts all children, but even more when they are girls who unfortunately, meet men who want to use their power to hurt them.

Fathers who are present, did you know you have a big role to play in your children's growth, thinking and their reproductive health? You are the first male figure a girl projects a real man. If she gets a good example from it, she is able to learn and make healthy choices.If you are the ones informing them of the tricks and bad behaviour of those who intend to take advantage of them, they better understand it

Having a dedicated day for a girl does not mean ignoring the boy. It is instead a time to evaluate the steps we have taken and to reflect on persistent hindrances which hinder a girl on the same path with her brother

The Rwanda we have today is a mosaic, made of people coming from all corners of this world, bringing with them a diversity of experiences, which merged together to create the nation we all call ‘home’

The moment we achieve this, I believe our youth will understand best how to handle themselves in the Diaspora and this would eventually guide them to becoming responsible citizens

Yes, the body of Rwanda was tortured and assaulted, but its spirit never did, and never will die ,

So to honour the sacrifices our women made, let us maintain, and sustain, the level playing field we have been accorded in Rwanda. We can’t afford to relax. We should be able to seize these opportunities to make sure that this way of life is a norm for our daughters, and grand-daughters

Those statistics are not given to impress. It's rather to impress upon all of us here, that we have a mission and responsibility, to nurture the gains we scored through hardship and sacrifice. We are truly riding on able shoulders of men and women, who have secured a safe home we are all proud of

It is our responsibility to teach our children about our history, so that they can know the path Rwanda has walked, the heroism, the strong spirit and humility that defines us