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born 1979 Rwanda
Claire Akamanzi (1979) is a Rwandan lawyer, public administrator, businesswoman and politician, who has served as the executive director and chief executive officer of the Rwanda Development Board, since 4 February 2017 to September 2023.
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If you serve people, you get results; you make them better off than they were.
Sometimes you face situations and realize you don’t have all the answers. And that forces you to ask, to learn, to adapt.
The pursuit of excellence is a choice available to anyone from anywhere. No matter how bad the hand that faith has apportioned to you.
Credibility is earned. Result speaks loudest.
Sports teaches discipline, and that discipline takes you places. We’ve seen how consistency and discipline make a difference—not just in sports but even here in Rwanda.
It starts with the product you are offering. In Rwanda we have national parks which are the most premium products. And so protecting them for long-term tourism is extremely important.
“The sports industry is growing into a multi-billion-dollar sector. It needs women as much as it needs men.”
Aim high and stay focused on your goals. We are not a wealthy country but we’ve built a national airline, a national broadband fiber optic infrastructure with 4GLTE connectivity..
“We're not exporting talent because when you export talent, you export the value that comes with the talent,”
There’s always a positive way forward.
The government has worked with renowned conservationists to reintroduce and rehabilitate the other national parks. You can actually see the Big 5 in Rwanda today.
“If you have the leadership right, you have half the problem solved.”
“For the economy to thrive, Rwanda can benefit from the expertise and resources at the disposal of the private sector of developed EU countries.”
Leave no one behind. Be inclusive. Whatever you choose to do in life, always remember this: involving others in designing solutions that affect them will ensure ownership and ultimately sustainability.
Additionally, the skills transfer in critical areas such as renewable energies and energy transition will undoubtedly contribute to the development of local expertise in the energy sector.
It’s not easy. Leadership is a marathon, not a sprint. You need stamina. So, self-care matters.
Aid is going towards the most vulnerable part of our needs, health, education as well as supporting agriculture, because those are the ones development partners have agreed on.
I think about the greater challenges that have been overcome by other people, and that helps me accept my challenge, deal with it, and focus on what is actually really important.
If you want your child to be a great doctor, a CEO, a leader in any field, investing in their participation in sports will help them achieve that—even if they don’t end up as professional athletes.
Most of the big companies are owned by men; let’s support each other as women so that we can also achieve such business success, This will not come easily, but it’s a journey we need to embark on now.
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