TOP LEFT
Rwandan society
expects women
with jobs to continue
bearing the brunt of
household duties, says
Redempter Batete,
who is raising two
sons, Aaron (at left) and
Abel, while working
for UNICEF as an expert
on gender issues.
TOP RIGHT
The Rwanda Women’s
Network provides safe
spaces for women to
spend time together
and acquire vocational
skills. In the eastern
Mugesera district,
Nyirabizeyimana
Immaculee (at right)
learns sandal making.
BOTTOM RIGHT
Women are leading
Rwanda’s economic
development efforts,
says Minister of Gender
and Family Promotion
Solina Nyirahabimana.
“Women have changed
the narrative.”
BOTTOM LEFT
Anne Mazimhaka (at
left) co-founded Illume
Creative Studio to
change perceptions of
Rwanda—particularly
what appears on inter-
net search engines—
through developing
marketing content,
filmmaking, and orga-
nizing events.
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