GASABO YOUTH VOLUNTEERS

“The struggle cost some people their lives. They did not have the good fortune of surviving. But those of us who survived, you must have the responsibility to make sure you keep alive. And your life should not be a favor done to you by somebody else. No one can give me my life as a favor. This country of ours, what it has been through, and the many lessons we should draw from it, should strengthen us. It should give us the strength to determine things for ourselves. And that starts right here with you.” President Kagame | Youth #MeetThePresident

"Whatever you do, wherever you are, don't waste time. Learn, work, and make the effort to understand what is right and what is wrong. Do what is right, and avoid what is wrong. Keep building yourself as time goes on. This requires discipline, self-control, and a clear understanding of what you are doing. And it has to be consistent. You cannot be disciplined at night and then lose that discipline during the day. You have to keep at it. At your age, this is when your life can take one direction or another. You can come out of these years having built yourself into a better person, or the opposite. Things move very fast at this stage of life. You can either build yourself or destroy yourself. It's never too late. Even when you realise that you have lost something along the way, perhaps because you were carried away by emotions or the easy things in life, and you lost your way, whenever you come to your senses, remember that there is still time to turn things around and build a better life. Don't give up and say it is too late, that the damage has already been done. Even when things have gone too far, they can still be put right. Never give up." President Kagame | Youth #MeetThePresident