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Clarisse Iribagiza Quotes

born 1988 Rwanda

Clarisse Iribagiza (born January 28, 1988) is a computer scientist in Rwanda. She is the CEO and co-founder of the mobile technology company HeHe Limited, and she is one of the UNCTAD's seven "eTrade for Women Advocates from the developing world".

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Random Clarisse Iribagiza quote

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As young people we want to be inventors," she told the onlooking heads of state .

It is a great honour for the entire team working tirelessly to realise the dreams that we have .

“If you want to grow, if you want to keep expanding your business, then think inclusively.”

“What society expects from women and how the role of women in society is perceived is one of the main constraints.”

“The technologies numériques transforment bien sûr le récit africain.”

“We would be seeing women that are part of policy making on the continent in the tech space.”

But they face many challenges such as high cost of production, lack of access to energy and poor infrastructure. Technology can help reduce their costs and enable them to operate more efficiently.

“When the environment around you supports what you’re doing; that is when you get all the confidence that you need to boldly step out and push those boundaries.”

Recognising the work we do is encouraging and it is also a reminder that we are not doing anything in vain. It pushes us to greater heights.

I was raised by a teacher and entrepreneur, who encouraged my siblings and I to be ambitious and pursue meaningful careers. After every school year, mom and dad would ask us what we wanted to do with our lives, and this put a lot of pressure on us to always ask ourselves why we were doing whatever we were doing.

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Clarisse Iribagiza (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.