Rwanda is not "Hotel Rwanda" | Angel Uwamahoro | TEDxNyarugenge

A poem about the image of Rwanda at home and to foreigners abroad.
Born in 1990, Angel Uwamahoro, fled the pre-genocide violence in Rwanda to Uganda as a newborn with her mother. Unlike many Rwandan refugees, she had a happy childhood in Kampala and was an active student involved in acting, singing, and dancing. At age seven, she and her mother moved to California, U.S.A where she continued to nurture her passion for art. In 2001, when her mother decided that they should return to Rwanda, Uwamahoro was very skeptical of what life would be in such “war-torn” country.
Today Angel is active in the theatre scene and her education in NewYork a path she started when she joined Mashirika, one of the leading theater performing arts group in Rwanda where she has played many roles as a leading actress, travelling across the country and abroad. Her life ambitions are to build a Rwandan Theater and Performing arts school in Rwanda when she returns home.
This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at ted.com/tedx

[@nakamatte]

Rwanda is not hotel Rwanda🙌 Rwanda is indeed a lesson amazing 👏👏👏👏

[@abdulahiahmed8151]

This it is the true and it is amazing and I see my life beautifully country good people and Rwanda it's good people and good Society good leadership handling the country is education and development and economical and successful security peaceful country Rwanda

[@assanbm4508]

Very true

[@arnaudnshuti2097]

Awasome poem my dear sister ❤

[@mustangguy6242]

Great poem and very well delivered! You brought a bit of a tear to my eyes. Thank you.

[@AthanaseBiruta-tt6wn]

Proudly poetry!!!!

[@aliosman7830]

I'm happy for Rwanda to have power

[@AthanaseBiruta-tt6wn]

Love u Ange😘

[@uwasedivine3872]

Amen😍😍😍

[@kalvinbarris4246]

Best slam poetry EVA!!!!!!!!!

[@princeizrael9554]

Beautiful beautiful

[@AFRICANGUY]

Yego sha

[@_thacieng]

Heard it yoo!

[@africacongo912]

👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@twizeyimanajeanclaude7276]

Uzi rap kbs

[@muhizimuheto4349]

Uyu mwari ni igitangaza araneje ni urumuri rumurikira amahanga yose akamenya agaciro kiwabo wumuntu.

[@grandconjunct]

Rwanda is a beautiful chocolate place , just Like Detroit and Baltimore or any other majority black city or country free from white privilege , if you disagree you are looking at things from a white centric perspective.

[@user-zh1lz1rj6e]

Rwanda is not like Detroit and Baltimore. Visit Kigali and you'll see the difference!!

[@Laurent_JR7]

Love the rap boo yoo

[@humuravictor8763]

Mubyukuri uyumwari imana imwongerere ubumenyi

[@alvisedwald]

I wish she was alive now... To see the hotel rwanda man arrested. Then she would know that Rwanda is Hotel Rwanda.

[@marayikaa]

She is alive