Close up of Rwandan woman labourer with mattock in hand near Gitarama Rwanda Central Africa
Close up of Rwandan woman labourer with mattock in hand near Gitarama Rwanda Central Africa. This joyous and hard working woman with traditional headscarf was a kind and generous woman. Her outgoing nature and warm familiarity was a joy to receive. Rwanda is a most beautiful country called by some the Land of 1000 Hills and is a country that has surmounted the insurmountable. It moves forward from genocides of monumental proportion, most recently that of 1994 when over one million died in a matter of weeks. There is a silence that speaks of this pain. There is a stare that questions what we want from them and what we have to offer. Foreigners are called Mzungos which translates as 'aimlessly wandering'. We visited the Genocide Museum in Kigali where streams of young processed round the extraordinary and heart wrenching exhibit, sensitively , beautifully and truthfully presented. Their tears and quiet courage shouted from the inner recesses of their hearts. This will not happen again and much needs to be recognised and learned which these clear and wonderful souls will rise to. Bless them all.
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Location: On the road between Kibuye & Kigali near Gitarama Rwanda Central Africa
Photo credit: © Roland Pargeter / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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