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1964–2012
Aloisea Inyumba (28 December 1964 – 6 December 2012) was a Rwandan politician, was a highly influential Rwandan politician and patriot who played a pivotal role in the liberation, post-genocide reconstruction, and advancement of women in Rwanda. She was widely respected for her humility,iron will,and deep commitment to national unity.
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Our major challenge is how do you bring people together who have been taught to think they should be divided?
When people talk about changing a country, they’re talking about the beneficiaries.
What’s important is to stick to our principles, be honest, be active, be articulate, be reliable.
Aloisea Inyumba said most conflicts, women are hurt most, so women understand most the importance of peace.
We are committed to seeing all Rwanda’s children grow up in loving, caring families and not in institutions.
It is extremely important to promote unity to create a base for sustainable development and peace in our country.
Aloisea Inyumba said There’s no way you can talk about development, about transformation of society, unless the biggest part of your population is involved.
We are trying to build a country that was completely destroyed. It will take time, and it will take devotion.
We are all Rwandese. It is not easy for the old generation but the young generation is mixing and that is good for the country.
The whole spirit in Rwanda is that we’ve had enough, we’ve suffered enough.
Women can contribute. Women are part and parcel of this nation building.
I think every policy maker should have to listen, people have to listen to these women. You just can't ignore them because they are the key.
Everything we are doing is a new experiment. We are trying to think, How can we be honest with ourselves and what can we do to get ourselves out of this crisis?
Reconciliation is an engagement…It’s a commitment…It’s a day-to-day experience. It’s your life.
You can’t look at peace in isolation of our survival. You have to bring people together for a purpose. It’s not reconciliation for its own sake; it’s reconciliation for the betterment of our people.
Aloisea Inyumba said Women at the grassroots are a positive force. They need to be strong, and we need to listen to them. We were once there.
There is a good side to Rwanda... Good things have happened... We are not alone. There are people who care.
So I think what's important is to stick to our principles; be honest, be active, be articulate. Women at the grassroot are a force you know this is a positive force.
During the war, we knew we were fighting a bad regime, a dictatorial regime. But we didn’t know that the level of destruction, the level of hatred, the level of badness had gone to that level.
We need to look into our history, to examine the political, economic, social, and cultural causes of our conflict, which we are trying to expose to the general public, the women, the youth in the schools.
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