President Paul Kagame urges young people to always challenge themselves enough before rushing to seek help from other people or friends and to learn more and find solutions to their problems in their daily endeavors.
The president said this in the interactive conversation where the 600 university students gathered at the Kigali Convention Center as part of the Pathway series hosted by Fred Swaniker, the founder and chairman of the African Leadership Group.
The students got the opportunity to ask questions and learn from the experiences and guidance of leaders and change-makers in Africa.
“To the young people here before you go to anyone for help make sure you have challenged yourself enough. Seek for help after you have tried,” Kagame told the youth.
President Kagame reminded the youth of their place as an integral part in the preparation and building of the future of Rwanda and Africa in general.
“When we are talking about the future we are talking about those who are going to be in that future, to build the future. We are necessarily talking about the young people of now,” President Kagame.
President Kagame also advised young people to take care of themselves as much as they can. “Keep trying to do your best because while others are getting vaccines, we are using any other means to fight COVID-19. Protect yourselves and others,” he added.
The Pathway session, the very last part was a cheering session called ‘The Fire-walk’ where Swaniker Fred asked President Kagame and he had to answer with a maximum of seven words, and for some questions, a maximum of three.
Youths reaction
Anaise Bienvenue Nisingizwe, one of the students who attended the Pathway conversion also told The Campus that she was very grateful to the President for sparing time and talk to them.
“I am pleased to have this opportunity to attend this fruitful conversion and learn a lot from it. It gives me the energy to try to do all I can so that I can own my future,” Nisingizwe said.
Naswiru Shema tweeted; “President Kagame spending more than five hours with us (young people in Rwanda and across Africa) listening and addressing our problems is something we shouldn’t take for granted.”