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Consolee Nishimwe Quotes

born 1979 Rwanda

Consolee Nishimwe (born 11 September 1979), is a Rwandan author of a memoir , a motivational speaker, storyteller and a survivor of the 1994 genocide against Tutsi . she is also women's rights advocate

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Do something. . . Be aware. . . Learn from history. It can happen anywhere.

It is my duty to tell what happened so the world will not forget. . . That’s my way of making sure that the history is not forgotten.

“What happened to us was unimaginable. For those of us who survived, it was a miracle.”

“Despite my horrific experience and the things I have endured, I chose not to be held back by the past but to live with a sense of hope and optimism.”

There are women survivors who are not able to share their stories. I have been able to help them, when it came to helping those who were raped, share their stories which is something they had not been able to talk about.

It was important for me to never give up on life. There is a reason why I am alive. I have a purpose. That is why I am here talking to you .

My feelings of pain and suffering now have also become a way of helping other people and a big part of helping society in general. So, it was not easy. But I’m glad that I never gave up. I persisted and pushed myself to become stronger than before.

I want to make sure that those that are no longer here - their voices, their lives, their names . . . are alive. They were alive. They existed. . . My duty is to make sure that what happened is heard.

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