Clementine N.

[Sam @SamanthaTeta]

32 years ago today, something was taken from within us that cannot be described anatomically. I do not know a language that can fully capture that fear, pain, loss, and horror.

By July 1994, Rwanda was shattered in spirit, and in the most practical sense. So when people tell us what we should tolerate, or ignore, I want them to understand that baseline, and what starting from scratch truly took.

I also want them to consider what it says about this country and its people, that we are here today, with what we have built together.

Our rebuilding is, at its heart, an act of remembrance. It is about being alive again and so present, so capable, so impossible to ignore that denial itself becomes the small thing.

To those who survived: You’re here, what a gift. You were Rwanda when Rwanda almost wasn’t. Thank you for holding on, and for telling us what you could find the words for.

To those who were taken from us so brutally: you are not lost to us. You are in everything that is beautiful. You are in the children. You are in the soft evening breeze, and the first light of dawn.

You are in the hills, where your laughter was last heard. And we remember you. Always.

#Kwibuka32

[Clementine N. @ClementineN9]

@KagirimpunduK Mpore @KagirimpunduK

[Presidency | Rwanda @UrugwiroVillage]

“Rwandans, don’t owe your life to anybody else. Have the courage to deal with the situation and moment as it is, don’t offend anybody, but always fight for what is yours. Don’t allow anybody to dictate to you how you should live your life because the moment you accept it, that is the day you have lost your life.” President Kagame | #Kwibuka31

[BPN Rwanda @BPNRwanda]

Today, we proudly welcome 100 new entrepreneurs to the #Aguka Mentorship Program! Over the next year in partnership with @UNDP_Rwanda & @norrskenEA , they will receive personalized coaching, needs-based training, and mentorship to grow their businesses. #Entrepreneurship

[Lalah Delia 📖 @LalahDelia]

For the sake of your mental well-being, you have to let some things pass by without reacting to them, personalizing them, or absorbing them. This, too, is self-care, energy hygiene, and boundary work. Remember this today.

[Mona Eltahawy @monaeltahawy]

UN Women's report on femicide showed that, globally, the most dangerous place for a woman to be was in her home, where the majority of women die at the hands of men. https://t.co/RsPRfOQYLz

[Piyumi Samaraweera @piyumisamarawee]

On Day 4 of @ThinkCREA’s Rwanda SELF @PIribagiza, @Uwase_I and our Gender lead trainer co-led a #Storytelling session around a campfire. It helped open us up; we laughed, we cried, we held space for our Sisters. We healed.

[Adelle Onyango @ADELLEO]

I hope you happen upon things, people,
experiences that increase your freedom.

A love so loud it
heals and frees you
A courage so bold you
are never bound by others
A curiosity so strong
it’s never attached to one truth

[Piyumi Samaraweera @piyumisamarawee]

We move to #Deaf culture and Sign Language led by Dative Mukashema, ED @RwandaDeafwomen. 7 deaf participants and 8 others with physical disabilities in this SELF cohort of 25. This is how we build intentional #Intersectional #FeministMovements @ThinkCREA

[BPN Rwanda @BPNRwanda]

Today, #BPN launches the Bridge Talent Fair, a first-of-its-kind SME job fair uniquely designed to foster valuable connections between #Rwandan youth and high-performing #SMEs in partnership with @MastercardFdn, @Harambee4Work and @RwandaLabour. Stay tuned to see how it unfolds.

[Nate Postlethwait @nate_postlethwt]

Trauma doesn't make people stronger. It damages their nervous system. It hijacks their digestive track. It keeps the person in a constant loop of hypervigilance. To tell someone they are stronger because of trauma is to deny what it has cost them to survive.

[AfriYAN Rwanda @AfriYAN_Rwanda]

1/3 Yesterday, the cohort of 35 YLO/CSOs engaged in an in-depth exploration of power, privilege, and consent, leading to a broader discussion on how to create a safe and violence-free workplaces.

[Medical Doctors For Choice (MDFC) @MDFC_Rwanda]

Yesterday was day 2 of the #GenerationG program. The session covered power dynamics, privilege, and the importance of consent. It also addressed how these factors impact various forms of gender-based violence (GBV) such as physical, mental, economic, and sexual violence.

Additionally, the training emphasized on different types of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) including rape, sexual harassment, sexual exploitation, and sexual abuse.

@AfriYAN_Rwanda | @HDIRwanda | @rwamrec | @GenGRwanda | @GenGRwanda | @amplifyfund | @ASAP_Finder .

[Clementine N. @ClementineN9]

@SonaKimb @NsangaSylvie Happy birthday @Sylvie keep shining

[Dr. Thema @drthema]

May we co-create spaces that require less courage, fire, hardening, and warrior mode.

May ease, breath, and rest come for each of us. We’re worthy.

[Ilaria Buscaglia @ilaria_kanyana]

Happened today. Despite the outcome of the ruling I am very pleased to see this petition from feminists being addressed and discussed. #mybodymychoice #amahitamoyanjye
https://t.co/NfqYNHn5oT

[bose @berabose_]

Article 143 stipulates that "Any person who performs an indecent act in public commits an offence. Upon conviction, he/she is liable to imprisonment for a term of not less than six (6) months and not more than two (2) years.”

https://t.co/nI95NN9oZJ

[Clementine N. @ClementineN9]

@berabose_ @FADArwanda @MCTHassna Well done !

[bose @berabose_]

#AmahitamoYanjye #MyBodyMyChoice

We are in court today.

[Solome Nakaweesi (She/Her)ᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠ @SolomeNakaweesi]

Today we had an Intersectional Feminist Convening on Inclusivity and Cross-Movement Building hosted by @afroark

What a powerful space this was! It brought together stakeholders from various sub-movements.

Key Takeaway: “Indeed our oppression is linked so is our empowerment”