Male Rwandan Elder on the road near Gitarama Rwanda Central Africa
This striking Rwandan elder and labourer was such a commanding and magnificent figure gently striding along the road on his own business. His demeanor was so soft and unassuming yet full and rich he was a joy to behold. He stood comfortably yet humbly with kindness in his wise good looking face and allowed me to enter his world with my fat expensive looking camera with courtesy and generosity. 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
Model Released: No
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