Introduction

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To start, let's have a brief introduction to Rwanda first.

Rwanda, officially the Republic of Rwanda is a landlocked country in the Great Rift Valley, where the African Great Lakes region and East Africa converge. It is one of the smallest countries in the African mainland. It is bordered by Uganda, Tanzania, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Three horizontal bands of sky blue (top, double width), yellow, and green, with a golden sun with 24 rays near the fly end of the blue band;

  • Blue represents happiness and peace

  • Yellow economic development and mineral wealth

  • Green hope of prosperity and natural resources

  • The sun symbolizes unity, as well as enlightenment and transparency from ignorance

  • The Seal of the Republic of Rwanda consists of a green ring with a knot of the same color tied at the lower edge of the ring

  • On the top are the imprints “REPUBLIC OF RWANDA”

  • Below the knot is the national motto “UNITY, WORK, PATRIOTISM”

  • All imprints are written in black characters on a yellow background

  • It also consists of: the sun, its rays, sorghum and coffee, a small basket, a blue cogged wheel and one shield at the right hand side and another at the left hand side.

The title of the national Anthem is “RWANDA NZIZA” [Beautiful Rwanda]. It consists of four (4) verses which generally praise the beauty of Rwanda as the common cradle of all Rwandan people and emphasizes the unity of all Rwandan people. The Anthem also emphasizes the common characteristics of Rwandans and Rwandan values as their common heritage and the pillar of national development.

Now that you know some introductory facts about Rwanda, let us now get to our main topic.


Gender Roles in Rwanda

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