The Head of State made the advice as he interacted with students from Harvard Business School at Urugwitro Village on Monday 15th May 2023.
Reflecting on Rwanda’s remarkable transformation after the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi, he attributed the country’s success to its refusal to remain mired in darkness.
“The country we inherited here was completely crushed. First impression, anybody would come and say, will these people ever find a way up? Even those of us, some of them would be wondering, shall we ever rise from this?”
The President said that this also happens in daily life but stressed the need to keep soldiering on to forge the way forward.
“The first lesson, no matter how down you are brought by any factors or forces, just don’t accept staying down, find a way up. Don’t despair,” he advised.
Kagame said that developing resilience is paramount for the pursuit of dignity.
“Second, how do you realize that? There are certain goods that must be available to you to realize that. That freedom to be able to go to school, to have health provision, to have food on the table, to do business, to think and become productive by yourself between you and somebody else and in the country,” he stated.
Kagame also highlighted that working with people has been the key enabler for Rwanda to achieve current transformations after the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi.
He is among leaders that often deliver talks to students from Harvard Business School where he shares Rwanda’s resilience journey after Genocide against the Tutsi, serving as a source of inspiration and motivation for others who seek to overcome challenges and create positive change.
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