In this Blog you meet Dieudonné Gakire, an inspiring young men from Rwanda. The initiator and project leader of the OWC Empowerment Hub Dusego.
THE NEW TIMES
In September 2020, Dieudonné was interviewed by THE NEW TIMES News Paper of Rwanda. A very interesting moment, becasue we just had started the project collaboration with the TU/e team!
“Dieudonné Gakire, a writer, social entrepreneur and public speaker, grew up in the remote village of Mwendo in Ruhango District, Southern Province.
He recalls growing up in a community that lacked basics such as electricity and a limited access to clean drinking water and good education. His inspiration was limited too for the only inspiring people he saw around, as he says, were primary teachers, Catholic priests, and nurses.
But when he moved to Kigali in 2008 at the age of 15, Gakire says his life changed for the better. He had access to better education and his scope of dreams was expanded.”
Read more about Dieudonné in THE NEW TIMES article “Social entrepreneur on imparting skills among youth in rural areas”, published on September 17, 2020, written by Donah Mbabazi and
AUTHOR OF THE BOOK: A DREAMING CHILD
A very meaningful book about the Rwandan genocide that occurred between 7 April and 4 July 1994. During this period of around 100 days, members of the Tutsi minority ethnic group, as well as some moderate Hutu, were slaughtered by armed militias. The most widely accepted scholarly estimates are more than 1,000,000 Tutsi deaths. (Wikipedia)
Dieudonné writes about the causes and effects of this human disaster on youngsters, victims and perpetrators. To prevent such a terrible disaster from ever happening again, And to share what the youngest generations need to build a positive future again.
“This book is a beacon of peace, our history as Rwanda has brought up children that are strong willed, children who are fixers, they try to make right what went wrong in our past. Sometimes failing, other times succeeding. We can only wish them well, because they are our pillar as a nation.
Dear Rwanda, I assure you that I will finally get your light spread beyond your boarders, in all of Africa and the world, I am on my way to be the flicker of light in your darkness, even in death we can find hope and build a future for me and your people.“
By Dieudonné Gakire. More about the Book you find HERE
GOOD NEWS ABOUT EMPOWERMENT & FUTURE FOR YOUTH IN HIS HOME VILLAGE
The OWC Empowerment Hub project will be the first step to empower the youngest generation in the remote areas of Rwanda, bringing Electricity by Solar panels and Laptops. Besides this Government and Stakeholders are sharing free Smartphones to all households Nationally by the great ConnectRwanda Initative!!
With help of the ICTalk Rwanda Team we will bring Smartphone & ICT Basic Training to Dusego very soon, so that the people are connected to internet, knowing how to use their spartphone and laptops for Information, Education, Job Creation and online Collaboration, also woth ONE WORLD Citizens!
KICK START EVENT
More about this wonderful project you can hear during the KICK START EVENT on Sunday April 18, from 2 to 3.30 pm online, DUTCH time.
MEET US by ZOOM or YouTube
KICK START EVENT on ZOOM Meeting ID: 850 0184 5539. For participants and people who would like to engage with us through speaking up.
KICK START EVENT on YouTube. For people that want to watch only, or don’t/can’t have Zoom installed.
We look forward to meet you there!
If you can’t wait to support by a donation for the Empowerment Hub in Dusego, please visit the OWC Empowerment Hub Donation Website