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{{In mid-July, Ni Nyampinga ambassadors distributed the magazine in person to Ni Nyampinga clubs in schools throughout the country.}}
As the Ni Nyampinga ambassador arrives at the schools to distribute the magazine the girls shout “Araje, araje, Ni Nyampinga araje!”…she’s coming, she’s coming, Ni Nyampinga is coming.
To them this ambassador represents a chance to get their hands on the magazine, read about what girls around the country are doing, and share these stories with their friends.
They tell the ambassador that what they read gives them confidence and inspires them to grow as young girls, as friends and as business women.
We followed one ambassador as she went to Ni Nyampinga clubs in Nyamirambo, a suburb of Kigali and Kayonza in the Eastern Province.
The girls in the first two schools were familiar with the process and eager to receive the magazine. The third school was a vocational training school for boys and girls.
This was the first time the magazine was being distributed to them, and the ambassador talked to them about the value of the magazine and the value of sharing it.
Some of the girls were hesitant as each wanted a magazine for themselves so the ambassador distributed the magazine to the girls in groups of four to encourage sharing.
The most inspirational element of the magazine is it can be shared among girls in schools and in their communities. Sharing the magazine and spreading the message of Ni Nyampinga is what ambassadors promote while distributing the magazines among the girls creating a sense of unity among them.
