{"id":36210,"date":"2017-11-07T11:52:05","date_gmt":"2017-11-07T11:52:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/there-s-mindset-shift-from-dependence-to-dignity\/"},"modified":"2017-11-09T16:36:15","modified_gmt":"2017-11-09T16:36:15","slug":"there-s-mindset-shift-from-dependence-to-dignity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/there-s-mindset-shift-from-dependence-to-dignity\/","title":{"rendered":"There\u2019s mindset shift from dependence to dignity-Kagame"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Kagame was speaking in London, England after receiving the World Tourism Award in recognition of his visionary leadership in sustainable wildlife conservation.<\/p>\n<p>Kagame received the award yesterday during the official opening of \u2018World Travel Market London\u2019in London, England.<\/p>\n<p>The three-day event that attracted industry professionals from across the globe was hosted by Reed Travel and co-sponsored by Corinthia Hotels United Airlines and The New York Times.<\/p>\n<p>President Kagame said that Rwandans have been working hard to protect natural environment while building the infrastructure for visitors and citizens.<\/p>\n<p>He said that growth in the industry has proven to be a driver of shared prosperity as they ensure that Rwandans benefit directly.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese good results have been possible because Rwandans have made a mindset shift from dependence to dignity and self-reliance. This is why for example former poachers are today the most dedicated protectors of wildlife,\u201d Kagame said.<\/p>\n<p>He said that they are finding ways to multiply Rwandans connections with the rest of the world, adding that it is what the award he received represents.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a story that is being repeated across the continent as Africans increasingly take charge of our future. It is getting easier to travel to Africa, RwandAir now flies to 24 destinations on the continent and beyond including London\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>He said that Rwanda has been exhibiting at the World Tourism Market (WTM) for many years and have seen the impact as the UK is 2ndbiggest source of tourists to Rwanda.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-22488 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/kagame-25.jpg\" alt=\"Kagame pose for a photo with event organizer and sponsor officials\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-22494 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/kagame1-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-22492 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/kagame7.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-22489 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/kagame5.jpg\" alt=\"Kagame tours Rwanda&#039;s exhibition stand\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-22490 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/kagame4.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-22491 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/kagame6.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Paul Kagame has said that growth of Tourism sector through environmental protection is a result of mindset shift from dependence to dignity and self-reliance among Rwandans.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[72],"byline":[197],"hashtag":[],"class_list":["post-36210","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-featured-news-home","byline-john-mbaraga"],"bylines":[{"id":197,"name":"John Mbaraga","slug":"john-mbaraga","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":19}],"contributors":[{"id":197,"name":"John Mbaraga","slug":"john-mbaraga","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":19}],"featured_image":null,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36210","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=36210"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36210\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36210"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=36210"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=36210"},{"taxonomy":"byline","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/byline?post=36210"},{"taxonomy":"hashtag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hashtag?post=36210"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}