Meet Stella Tushabe, Rwanda’s first saxophonist. One of Stella’s goals is to use her saxophone “to empower women to join the fields that they think should only be for men. she wants to encourage girls to be daring, to join music, to just do whatever they want to do"
Read MoreJody-Layne Surtie is a creative producer who has honed his skills through grabbing every opportunity that came his way and making the most of it.
Read MoreA revealing poem that was written by Afroshow Productions Rwanda and performed by Naleli Rugege during the opening ceremony of the Next Einstein Forum 2018 in Kigali Rwanda.
Read MoreIn the next 5 years, I hope I can inspire more young Rwandans at home and abroad to start their own businesses or even follow their own dreams in the arts, academia, sports and other domains.
Read MoreMy parents met in Kenya many years ago,where my father was working as an electrician and my mother was running from the danger that was present in Rwanda at the time. I never had the luxury of meeting any of my grandparents.
Read MoreAfrican Design Centre; “Bauhaus of Africa” is a new educational program that seeks to address the current dearth of professional designers across the continent. ADC, which opened its doors in Kigali this past fall, aims to be a fellowship-based hub of creativity, innovation and education that will be integral in building the houses, schools and health care clinics needed to preserve the integrity of African cities as its population grows.
Read MoreSince the 1994 Rwandan crisis, I had not had an opportunity to go back to Rwanda. My recent and first visit since 1994 happened in December 2014.We escaped to Kenya during the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi. We briefly passed through Congo (then Zaire). Growing up outside Rwanda, as a stateless refugee was both challenging and unexpectedly rewarding. Challenging in the sense that I was stateless refugee, with no basic human rights and no certainty for the future.
Read MoreOur community was greatly affected by the genocide and exposure to so many traumatic events that left so many children, women and men having to live with haunting memories and who have to find ways to cope with life and post genocide scars.
Read More20 years ago this week, Rwandans who had long believed that God walked the world during the day and slept in Rwanda were left to deal with the worst possible evil when God presumably forgot about the tiny African country!! As we commemorate 20 years since the genocide I've found courage to share a little part of my journey during those days in 1994
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