Iris Iradukunda

Architect | Painter | Poet || ⚪🔴 If you don't find something to live for, find something to die for

[Iris Iradukunda @elle_rougit]

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[Iris Iradukunda @elle_rougit]

Happening now

[African Hub @AfricanHub_]

Her name was Anarcha Westcott. You won’t find her in history books, but her suffering shaped modern medicine. Anarcha was just 17 years old; she was enslaved and had just given birth.

The birth left her body torn and wounded. She was in agony, bleeding, and in desperate need of care. Instead of receiving care, Anarcha was taken to a doctor, not to help her but to use her. His name was Dr. J. Marion Sims.

Today, some call him the father of modern gynecology. He didn’t see Anarcha as a girl or as a human being. He saw her as an experiment. He performed over 30 surgeries on her without anesthesia, without her consent, and without mercy. She screamed through every cut. Her body was opened again and again. Her pain was ignored because she was a slave.

Her body became the foundation for tools, techniques, and procedures used in gynecology to this day. He became famous. Hospitals were named after him. Statues were built in his honor. But Anarcha? She was forgotten. No recognition. No statue. Not even justice. Her name deserves to be known. Her voice deserves to be heard. This is her story, and we’re finally telling it.

[JCI Rwanda @jcirwanda]

"Body positivity isn't what most pay attention to, when it comes to fashion.

So, I work with my clients to find what will work perfectly with their body type. So, you can be confident in yourself" - @ArowoloJes46900

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#JCIRwandaJIB

[Iris Iradukunda @elle_rougit]

@Joie_Yy Congratulations Jo! To married life! 🥂🎉🎉

[JCI Kigali Youth Chapter @jcikigaliyouth]

Lace up for mental health!
Join us for the TURI SAWA Night Run 🏃‍♀️ on International Women's Day.
Celebrate strength, raise awareness, and run for wellbeing!
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[Don Salmon @dijoni]

We raise your children, but today you despise us. bROTHER JAMAAL got a message for them.

[AFRICAN & BLACK HISTORY @AfricanArchives]

Sarah Saartjie Baartman was cruelly exploited in Europe by being exhibited as a freak show attraction because of her protruding butt. After her death, her body was displayed in a Paris museum for over 100yrs.

The exploitation of Sarah Baartman.

A THREAD!

[AFRICAN & BLACK HISTORY @AfricanArchives]

Job Maseko, a WW2 hero, sank a NAZI ship with a bomb made from a tin can with condensed milk. He was denied the highest military decoration, due to his race.

A THREAD!

[JCI Rwanda @jcirwanda]

Congratulations to the 2025 JCI Rwanda Board! 🎉🥳

We're excited to welcome the leaders that will serve for 2025 under the theme “#AmpITup: Impact and Talent”.

We look forward to the possibilities, development opportunities and positive impacts you'll make.

#JCIRwanda #JCI

[Boukuru_ @christianebukur]

#Nkiza is a song that tells a story of a young woman trying to find solace, having experienced sexual harassment and abuse from her then guardian and later through her marriage, two among many other unfortunate stories of lives that #GBV victims have experienced, 1/2

[YouthConnekt Africa @YouthConnektAf]

📢 Announcing new members!

The #YouthConnektAfrica family has grown bigger & better! We are now 3⃣7⃣ countries.

Join us to welcome on board our new members:
▪️ Angola 🇦🇴
▪️ Benin 🇧🇯
▪️ Libya 🇱🇾
▪️ Tanzania 🇹🇿

The more African youth connect, share knowledge, experiences and skills, for the socio-economic transformation of the continent, the better!

#YouthConnekt2024
#Jobs4Youth

[Rwanda Convention Bureau @RCBrwanda]

#MeetInRwanda

Are you attending the @YouthConnektAf summit?

Join Saadi aka “Your Motari” and Mouna as they take us on an adventure to some of the coolest spots in Kigali that you can check out during your stay.

Stay tuned for Day 2, there’s so much more fun to come!

[Iris Iradukunda @elle_rougit]

I am happy to be a TechUp Africa mentee!!! Thank you JCI AMEC for this opportunity!
#TAMP24 #Scrimba #rwanda #FrontendDevelopment

[2024 JCI Africa and The Middle East Conference @2024JCI_AMEC]

After the incredible activities to increase morale and day 2 review, participants are now engaged in an enriching conversation led by SG Kevin Hin, where they'll discover what the New JCI leaders have in store for them.
#AMEC2024
#JCI
#Letsmakeadifference
#levelup

[Iris Iradukunda @elle_rougit]

Learning from trendsetters in not only their respective industries but also in social entrepreneurship #amec2024
@EmeryRubagenga
@FabriceShema
@DannyMutembe
@FashDami
@DamienMouzoun
@jciacademy

[2024 JCI Africa and The Middle East Conference @2024JCI_AMEC]

After this eye-opening session, each team had the wonderful opportunity to capture memorable moments with all the entrepreneurs. 📸🤝
#AMEC2024
#JCI
#Letsmakeadifference
#levelup

[2024 JCI Africa and The Middle East Conference @2024JCI_AMEC]

We can’t wait to welcome you in a country of 1000 Hills.

Welcome to Kigali from 22nd-25th May 2024.

AMEC 2024 will be a blend of leadership and business.

#JCI #AMEC2024

[2024 JCI Africa and The Middle East Conference @2024JCI_AMEC]

"The day is bright, oh happy day!

I can already hear the landing planes and the sound of the buses arriving in Kigali, bringing the beautiful smiles of all our delegates.
AMEC 2024 is here, I can hear the joyful sound of 'welcome, we've been waiting to meet you'!

~ @FashDami PL

[2024 JCI Africa and The Middle East Conference @2024JCI_AMEC]

💥💥FANTASTIC OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND THE AMEC 2024! 💥💥💥

"It's not every day I meet young people bringing solutions to the table, how can I not support you?"says one of our partners.

We are excited 2 share a SPECIAL OFFER to participate in the Africa&Middle East Conference!

[J.K. Rowling @jk_rowling]

We don't leave our doors and windows wide open when we go out because 'thieves will find a way in, anyway.' Strangely, I've never heard anyone say 'let's stop background checking teachers, because paedophiles will always find a way to interfere with kids.'

When men - all men, however they identify - are banned from women's spaces, those who disregard the ban can be challenged, inside the space and out. They mark themselves out as suspicious by breaking a rule decent men respect. Nobody claims the rule has successfully kept out every single man who wants to commit voyeurism or sexual assault. What we're saying is that allowing males into female only spaces on the basis of their claim to be a women removes an obstacle that has hitherto been *proven* to increase women and girls' safety.

88% of sexual crimes committed in changing/locker rooms happen in those that are unisex. Why? Because malign men don't have to justify their presence near unclothed women and girls. They can't be challenged. They don't stand out. This is obvious to all but the terminally naive.

It is too seldom noted that every single man arguing for the removal of single sex spaces is arguing for his *own* right to enter those spaces. I know from experience that they feign outrage when this point is put to them, gibbering that they're just being good, virtuous progressives who're standing up for trans women, that they *personally* won't be availing themselves of the new opportunities afforded them. The fact remains that instead of calling out male violence against trans women, and working to make male spaces safer, these men have thrown their energy into the fight to remove women's and girls' rights to safety, privacy and dignity.

And if anyone genuinely believes none of these enthusiastic heterosexual, non-trans-identified male 'allies' aren't personally enthralled by the idea of women and girls losing basic protections, I have several bridges to sell you.