{"id":37183,"date":"2018-03-26T12:27:48","date_gmt":"2018-03-26T12:27:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/rwandans-in-holland-celebrate-international-women\/"},"modified":"2018-03-26T12:23:08","modified_gmt":"2018-03-26T12:23:08","slug":"rwandans-in-holland-celebrate-international-women","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/rwandans-in-holland-celebrate-international-women\/","title":{"rendered":"Rwandans in Holland celebrate International Women\u2019s Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The celebration that took place under the theme; \u2018Women of Rwanda, keep up the good work and let&#8217;s build Rwanda we want and deserve&#8221;, served as a platform to reflect on the achievements registered so far, the challenges and the way forward in regard to women empowerment in Rwanda and The Netherlands.<\/p>\n<p>In his speech during the celebrations, Rwanda\u2019s Ambassador to The Kingdom of the Netherlands, Jean Pierre Karabaranga emphasized Rwanda\u2019s achievements in the last 24 years, especially in empowering women. <\/p>\n<p>In his remarks, Amb. Karabaranga quoted President Kagame\u2019s message on March 8th, 2018 where he designated Women as a cornerstone of prosperity for the society. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is no accident that the renewal of Rwanda was also accompanied by significant upgrades in the status, roles, and responsibilities of women. The same is true in nearly every country where gender equality has been taken seriously. Women are a cornerstone of prosperity for society as a whole. Even in situations of conflict, they are in a position to make unique contributions to peace and stability&#8221;, President Kagame said. <\/p>\n<p>Rwanda was ranked 4th worldwide in the World Economic Gender Gap Report 2017; a report that ranks countries on their ability to close the gender gap in four fundamental areas: economic participation and opportunity, education, health and survival, and political empowerment. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-24552 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/ambasaderi_karabaranga_ageza_ijambo_kubari_aho_rijyanye_n_igikorwa_nyamukuru.jpg\" alt=\"Rwanda\u2019s Ambassador to The Kingdom of the Netherlands, Jean Pierre Karabaranga emphasized Rwanda\u2019s achievements in the last 25 years in empowering women\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-24551 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/chantal_uwitonze_watanze_ikiganiro_ku_gitabo_aherutse_kwandika_yerekana_ko_umugore_wifitiye_ikizere_ari_inkingi_ikomeye_muri_byose.jpg\" alt=\"Founder and President of the African Diaspora Network in Europe, Marie Chantal Uwitonze, attended the celebrations\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-24553 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/safari_christine_uyobora_urugaga_rw_abagore_b_abanyarwanda_mu_buholandi.jpg\" alt=\"The In-Charge of gender affairs in the Embassy of Rwanda in The Hague, Safari christine, was at the event\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-24549 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/21-5.jpg\" alt=\"The event saw a Fashion show, showcasing Made-In-Rwanda products\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-24547 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/8_1_.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-24546 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/13_1_.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-24543 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/49.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-24542 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/82.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-24544 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/40.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-24548 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/6_1_.jpg\" alt=\"Rwandan Traditional dances were performed during the event \" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-24550 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/ifoto_y_urwibutso.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Rwandan Community in The Netherlands celebrated International Women\u2019s Day where more than 300 people, Rwandans and friends of Rwanda alike, attended the event  on March 24th, 2018 at the Hilton Hotel, in The Hague.<\/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":[75],"byline":[170],"hashtag":[],"class_list":["post-37183","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-homenews","byline-igihe"],"bylines":[{"id":170,"name":"IGIHE","slug":"igihe","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default 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