{"id":40526,"date":"2019-12-14T23:50:50","date_gmt":"2019-12-14T23:50:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/mrs-kagame-urges-youth-on-making-right-choices\/"},"modified":"2019-12-18T16:27:55","modified_gmt":"2019-12-18T16:27:55","slug":"mrs-kagame-urges-youth-on-making-right-choices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/mrs-kagame-urges-youth-on-making-right-choices\/","title":{"rendered":"Mrs. Kagame urges youth on making right choices"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The First Lady was addressing about 600 youth from across the country who gathered for the \u201cYouth Forum Series,\u201d at Intare Conference Arena in Rusororo.<\/p>\n<p>The meeting was organized by Imbuto Foundation of which the First Lady is the founder and Chairperson.<\/p>\n<p>She remarked that challenges that the youth face, including drug abuse and teen pregnancies, need to be discussed collectively.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cExcessive use of drugs and teen pregnancies are both a public health concern and family\u2019 challenge,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>The forum was held in partnership with UNFPA, Korean International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) and the Ministry of Youth and Culture.<\/p>\n<p>Under the theme; \u201cRaising a Healthy Generation,\u201d the forum was among others attended by UN Rwanda Resident Coordinator, Fode Ndiaye, who challenged Rwandan youth to grab opportunities available to them.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou are lucky to have a caring government. Do not take that for granted. Use and create opportunities,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The State Minister in the Ministry of Youth and Culture, Edouard Bamporiki, in his remarks, also reminded the youth that patience and focus could help them achieve their dreams.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTrends are temporary. Be patient and focus on your goals, it will eventually pay,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The forum also saw KOICA Country Director Lee Byung Hwa who emphasized a commitment to strengthen their efforts to partner in tackling drug abuse and teen pregnancies.<\/p>\n<p>Seven hundred projects applied for the awards, 40 were chosen and 10 won to be shortlisted to three best projects. Winners were rewarded with USD 10,000 as seed capital to expand their projects.<\/p>\n<p>Launched in 2016, Innovation Accelerator (iAccelerator) is a mentorship-driven acceleration programme, supporting young entrepreneurs with financial assistance and skills to generate innovative solutions in response to sexual and reproductive health challenges.<\/p>\n<p>According to the national police, 70 percent of crimes committed in Rwanda are related to drug abuse. Over 17, 000 teenage girls were impregnated in 2019.<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1023\" height=\"560\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WNshNhtGAs4\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-34002 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/2-2818-77404.jpg\" alt=\"First Lady Jeannette Kagame has urged youth to make right choices and avoid drug abuse adding that making the right decisions \" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-34003 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/dsc_7265-3-bce78.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-34004 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/dsc_7358-3c794.jpg\" alt=\"The meeting was organized by Imbuto Foundation of which the 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aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/dsc_7884-2-dba16.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-34011 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/dsc_7918-2-f7102.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-34012 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/dsc_7967-ec696.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-34013 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/dsc_8003-395b1.jpg\" alt=\"The forum was held in partnership with UNFPA, Korean International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) and the Ministry of Youth and Culture\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-34014 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/dsc_8016-ceb3b.jpg\" alt=\"The State Minister in the Ministry of Youth and Culture, Edouard Bamporiki reminded the youth that patience and focus could help them achieve their dreams.\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-34015 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/1-3065-2a85d.jpg\" alt=\"Winners were rewarded with USD 10,000 as seed capital to expand their projects.\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-34016 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/dsc_8110-aa392.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>First Lady Jeannette Kagame has urged youth to make right choices and avoid drug abuse adding that making the right decisions was a \u201cprincipal pillar of Rwanda\u2019s 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