Mathilde Mukantabana Quotes

Rwandans have engaged in a heart-to-heart conversation to strenghten the bonds of what make them to be truly one people. They have collectively rejected factionalism and divisionism of all kinds and have embraced the ideology of Ndi Umunyarwanda: I am Rwanda.

You can’t really solve problems without linking with regional entities because the problems of one country become the problem of another country.

We do not have to wait for someone to organize us when we are already organized, we should take charge and lead the way and also partner with others as we cross boundaries of race, color and have human solidarity that will help us to promote our cause.

You can’t embrace if you believe somebody is more superior than you are.

They were the backbone of reconstruction of our country but at the same time also there was a political will to empower women.

Giving a forum to promote genocide ideology is laying a breeding ground for preparation of future genocide.

In Rwanda, we have removed all barriers that women used to face. Women have been included in different sectors even in Government and economic empowerment.

I can pretty significantly say that I learned more from them (students) than they learned from me. They pushed me to become who I became.

We must remember not to dwell on the past, but to strive for a better future.

We designed a roadmap and made transformative choices that are still guiding us today […] that can be summarized in three words: unity, accountability and thinking big.

The commemoration is a healing experience.

I am very proud of my people. We faced big challenges, but we successfully confronted them together as Rwandans. We now live in peace. Rwanda has turned the corner. People are happy and there is hope and light at the end of the tunnel. Remember, Reunite, and Renew

The potential failure to learn from history carries risks.

women are competing as men. Women are now flying the high skies in my country.

We didn't want our new generation and future generations to ever to go through what we have been through. We want to be Rwandans.