UNICEF: Rwandan girls awarded for academic excellence

KIGALI, Rwanda, 24 March 2009—Rwandas First Lady, Jeannette Kagame, recently presented the annual Imbuto Foundation Awards in Kigali, which honour academic excellence among primary and secondary school girls.

This year, 376 primary school girls and 40 secondary school girls received awards at the ceremony, which was held at Groupe Scolaire Notre Dame du Bon Conseil in the Gicumbi district.

Ms. Kagame created the Imbuto Foundation to contribute to the health, education and economic empowerment of Rwandan girls.

The award winners each received a backpack with school supplies, along with a small cash prize. Fifteen of the secondary school girls all in their sixth and final year received a laptop and will be given computer training sessions.

To read the full story, visit http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/rwanda_48855.html

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[makepeacenotwar0505]

Its beautiful to see women recovering in such a scarred country. Especially because part of this rebirth, involves young women becoming educated. I hope this will become a trend throughout the world.

[diddyvox]

these all things make me feel so proud of our beautiful country Rwanda

[kirundo1]

I pleade to all Rwandans who might come accross this person from Congo to not respond to his or her stupid comment. That's what made a huge difference between us Rwandans and others because we Rwandans chose not to talk too much, but to work hard and smart. By the way, I'm not responding to this person (100nkj), don't give me wrong. There's a say in french goes like: Les chiens abois, mais la carravane passe. Correct if I made an orthograpic mistake b'cause I'm learning french language.

[100nkjb]

Les tutsis ont été masacrés par les hutus

à cause de leurs esprits de provocation, Paul KAGAME et NKUNDA les deux tutsis sangunaires ont tué au Congo, il faut que la comminauté internationale tienne compte du génocide que ces 2 batards ont perpetré au Congo, au Rwanda il y avait eu 800000 personnes et tout le monde en parle mais au Congo plus de 5000000, personne n'ose ouvrir la gueule, permettre à ces deux imbeciles de tuer au congo à cause du colton et cassiterite, vous payerez.

[desirejoseph26]

Children and Youth are the Hope for Rwanda and inspiration for Africa.

[tikenjahfakoly09]

This is wonderful... Hopefully, other First Ladies in Africa will follow this path and rewarding excellents students accross their respectif countries with the support of the UNICEF... Thx.

Go Rwanda, Go Africa and Get out of Poverty