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Re-focusing Rwanda’s The tension of going The anxious
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ESIR TVET SCHOOL MAGAZINE, RWANDA
ESIR TVET SCHOOL MAGAZINE, RWANDA


THE ECHO
THE ECHO

The melody to your future exellence Issue no. 1 April 15- 19 August 2019
Issue no. 1 April 15 -19 August 2019

Re-Focusing Rwanda’s Tourism Priority

Why Rwanda should refocus on bulding
its cultural heritage to maximise income from tourism

TABLE OF CONTENTS


3 English Club Writers Pictorial
4 Head Teachers Remarks


5 Director of Studies Remarks

6 Matron’s Reflection

7 Re-Focusing Rwanda’s Tourism Priority

8 How Can You Get Close To Your Future?

9 When The World Throws A Stone To You

10 Learning While Doing

11 Studying Is A Bucket Full Of Roses, You Can’t Miss Thorns

12 The Tension Of Going To America

13 Korean Hand In Our Success

15 The Anxious Mother

15 You Are My Mother

16 Students Pictorial

17 Music and Africa

18 Reaching places through books

18 The Valley Speech day Day .

21 Stepping Up For Success

22 I Look At You

23 The world of tools

24 Foundation to success

25 The relapses of agony

26 Things you learn in sports

28 The Unfinished Projects

29 The Easiest Way To Learn

30 The growth of Fashion industryin the growing Rwanda

31 Friends worth cherishing

32 About We Write Africa

English Club Writers Pictorial


























































































ESIR- ECOLE SECODAIRE ISLAMIQUE DE RUHENGERI
Musanze District, Northern Province
Muhonza Sector, Mpege cell
Bereshi Site

Head Teachers Remarks

































Now we have a voice “The Echo”. overcome some of the challenges, The government of Rwanda
We can be heard by the whole some still remain such as limit- through the ministry of educa-
world and we are greatful for this ed books in our library and this tin has brought in new changes
step we have made. is limiting our students. Though which we hope that will aid us in
efforts are put to solve this chal- enabling the success of our insti-

ESIR has gone through changes lage, it remins a big problem. The tution. Inovative programs like
and I have had the opportunity to Korean community has helped us CBT-Curriculam Based Training
witness and participate in some of in solving part of this problem but and CBA- Curriculam Based As-
these changes. Since 2016, I have it is not yet well solved. sessment will fill the blank space
seen many things happen and am that had be left in TVET institu-
happy that ESIR as an institution Our computer lab remains with few itions.
has done great work in educating computers. Infact the ratio is too
the young citizens of the repulic of small- it is one computer per twenty I appreciate the bigger role the
Rwanda. students. This is a very big challenge parents play in the learning cycle
and we believe we shall one day solve of our students. without the efforts

Like in any struggle, we have had it. We have also had a big challenge of the paents, we would do noth-
challenges of which some have of getting qualified teachers though ing. We encourage parents to con-
been solved while other challeng- this challage has been gradually tinue building the spirit of reading
es are being solved gradually. The minimised. and writing in students from their
creator has enabled us to be strong infancy. This would help students
and meet whatever challenge with The challenge of lack of enough ma- learn the basics of life .i.e. reading
determination and by his grace, we terials for practicles is hindering the and writing. These skills develop
conquered some of the challenges. performance of our institution. This the knowledge base of students
is majorly caused by the high cost of and they are the basis of learning.

We are aware that challeges will these materials. However, some strat-
never cease to come but we know egies have been adopted to address I appreciate all people have par-
we are the ones to meet them and this challage. ticipated in the organising and
solve them. Even though we have





ESIR- ECOLE SECODAIRE ISLAMIQUE DE RUHENGERI
Musanze District, Northern Province
Muhonza Sector, Mpege cell
Bereshi Site

Director of Studies Remarks







































The world has gone through chang- fence, it was solved. learners excel while others fail is
es. Some have taken long time to the level of descipline and de-
happen while others have taken short There was a time when the number termination they exhibit. Highly
time. Like the world, ESIR has also of students increased on the extent desciplined and determined stu-
gone through changes. My first time that the existing infrastructures dents have performed well in their
to step in the compounds of ESIR couldn’t accommodate them. This academics and in real life.
was way back 1998. was a teasting period but God
came to our aid and new blocks I have seen many young souls get
Looking at it now, you may think that were constructed. There are a lot of misled by the foerign cultures
this lovely institution never started things I can elaborate that has taken that promote the use of drugs.
from humble beginnings. I remember place but all in all God has been on These students who have copied
this school having no fence and with our school. these cultures all the time have
a few buildings acting as classes. Of- registered failures not only in
course, I was excited to start impart- I have witnessed a lot of changes academics but also in real life
ing skills to the students being fresh taking place that has given me hope performance. The use of drugs
from the University and all I wanted that many new and great things will and unproper dressing should be
was to educate fellow citizens. also come to pass. dejected by any learner who hopes
to excel.
As an institution, we went through As an educator who has spent
many challenges and we have man- over twenty years in this learning Finally, I would love to appreciate
aged to overcome most of them. institution, I would recommend all the editorial board and contrib-
There was a time when the neigh- all learners to have descipline and utors of the articles to the school
bours harassed our learners due to work hard to achieve their set magazine “THE ECHO” and I
lack of a fence and students were hard goals. I have seen many leaners encourage all students to develop
to control. It may sound funny now pass through my hands and I have the habit of writing and reading.
but then it was the most challenging observed that what makes some God bless you all.
situation. With the election of the


ESIR- ECOLE SECODAIRE ISLAMIQUE DE RUHENGERI
Musanze District, Northern Province
Muhonza Sector, Mpege cell
Bereshi Site

new insights and hopes were developed.


The students liked the idea and they start-
ed writing their articles and Mr. Angel’s
constant visits played a verry big part in
motivating and encouraging the students.


I would love to thank all the students who
participated in the organisation of this
Issue an all teachers who participated in
thisprocess and remember to encourage
those who didn’t participate to participate
in the coming issue.

I encourage all the students to whole
heartedly devote their time and energy in
learning and the basic skills of reading,
Matron’s Reflection writing and speaking especially English
since they can write, read and speak their
native language Kinyarwanda. More
The last stone has been put and what we efforts on the behalf of the language de-
looked at a distance has come to pass. The partment shuold be added to develop the
long awaited Issue is now ready for publica- reading, speaking and writing abilities of
tion. Our school has come to the light of the the students since these are the founad-
globe. tiond of learning.


In the beginning it was a concieved idea More books should be added to our
of making a club that will help improve shelves to enable students have a variety of
the students’ understanding of the English books and students should be encouraged
language. The responsible departments for to utilise this opportunity.
the establishment of the club played their
part and finally the English club was born. I conclude by thanking all the students
Interested students were mobilised and days who devoted their time and contributed
of meeting established. To me this was a to the success of this magazine aand also
beginning of transformation in the school. appreciate the efforts that the school ad-
monistration put in making sure that “The
Though our aim was in training students echo” is a success my last bottle of thanks
more in reading and speaking English, the extends to the staff “we write Africa” for
idea of writing was introduced by the head the constant support you have rendered to
teacher of the school when he introduced to us. First for introducing the idea tous and
me mr. Bahabwa Angel the director of “we for encouraging the students to develop
write Africa.” His inclusive understanding their articles. We are looking forward for
of writing, speaking and reading being the the continued coperation.
foundation of mastering of the language,










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Re-Focusing Rwanda’s Tourism Priority




Rwanda is the country that has set its priority in
tourism and services. As well as most Africa coun-
tries are heavily investing in manufacturing, Rwanda
remains reluctant to this. As a nation, Rwanda has
decided to emerge as service provider and tourism
based. This has been reflected in heavy investment in
these sectors.


Courses like tourism have been encouraged at as an
early stage as possible. Internet has been connected all
over the country and the prices dropped. As well as
other countries are adding taxes on social media, in
Rwanda, the Government is nogantiating with Inter-
net service providers to lower their costs on Internet
bundles. Free Internet is enjoyed in public vehicles
especially Kigali while all people near schools enjoy
cable free Internet. The community is allowed to ac-
cess this service for free.


Efforts to improve services provided locally have been
experienced as we see a lot of trainings and sensi-
tization to the owners and workers of hotels, guest
houses and lodges. The road networks and safety
pro-cautions all indicate that Rwanda has prioritized
in Service provision.

For a country to have embarked on such strategy, boost the tourism industry. Such historical sites have
it must have sited potential in those ares. Rwanda made a lot of fortune for Egypt and who knows if the
may not be as naturally gifted as Uganda, Kenya and country would be the next Egypt of Africa.
Congo but if it can organize itself, it would beat its
competition. Historical ways of building (look fig. 1 and fig.2) should
be re-instated in their ancient styles and a set of archi-
Therefore I see it wise for the country to embark on its tectures should be organized to find ways of creating
strength such as cultural heritage. Since the country is such magnetics styles of building into modern forms
not highly gifted in natural resources, it should strate- without altering the shapes. Such initiatives would put
gize on what it has that others don’t have. the country at a hot spot for the enthusiasts of ancient
styles and styles.
Taking a case in point of Virunga National park which
is known for being the home of the gorillas and many Different activities should be disorganize for both the
bird species, instead of focusing only on Gorillas, the local and international communities and the importance
country should also see the numerous historical caves of these activities should be made known to all par-
that this area harbors. It should strategically promote ties. Such activities can be hiking trails in the majestic
these caves. virunga mountain, cycling, boating on twin lake or even
try your hands at fishing. When this is done we shall see
A special envoy should be set to reorganize these caves the industries of services and tourism raising.
and excavations made to see whether it this place
contains materials of historical value that would also By Rukundo Yvan

How Can You Get Close To Your Future?
























time in the world’s troubles
and expect to be able to stand
“You spend all the
tall and look into the future. ”










I don’t know how you step yourself
to look into the future but for me,
I only seat down in a quiet place,
close my eyes and look into the tame them into a powerful plan
future. This state of listening to my with expanded view of things. I don’t know how you walk into
soul and imagining the future has In this way you can push your- the future before your actual pres-
enabled me see the future. ence. This mental exercise help in
self into greater heights that will
bring the future close to you. building your imagination capaci-
This way I have learnt to distance ty and enlarge your world beyond
my self from the worries of the Often times we get absorbed in the present.
world that have always distracted the present worries and troubles
many from their future. You spend fighting for survival negelecting Wheather you listen to cool music
all the time in the world’s troubles the art of controlling the future or the loud music to enable your
and expect to be able to stand tall and as a result we find always in imagination go wild, it is ok. The
and look into the future. a fix fighting to hold on life. It is whole thing is you should always
proper therefore to spare time exercise your imagination fo-
I have full control of my future and distance yourself from the caulty.
when I calm down and plan it well. present and walk to the un-
I do this through imagination and known- the future.
ctritical contemplation. The art is By Mbonyumwami El
controling your wild thoughts and





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When The World Throws A Stone To You















































slowly you will gain energy to raise your arm so that
There are times when the world throws a heavy if there is any person close to you may lift you up. At
stone on you and all you can do is to hide your this time you may cry for help and if you are lucky
face and your pretty head may be to save the brain. enough, you fail to get any one to lift you. You will
These days are common and they will never cease coil you tail and banish all the fears that held you cap-
to come.
tive and use the raised hand as Anchorage onto the
ground to support you to raise up.
All will start like a joke and at the end, the heavy
stone will land on you and you will realize it when With full energy, you will stand on your two legs and
you are on ground. When all you hopes are gone. face the darkness. You will turn your fears into cour-
When the darkness closes on you and you have no age and you push forward no matter what. With this
one to lift you up. At these critical moments, even new revelation and spirit, you will learn to see even
your own shadow will scare the hell out of you. when you are in the dark. You will start seeing with
You will run away from yourself and you will call the mind’s eye and you see far beyond your physical
yourself all sorts of names and you will curse the eyes can see.
very day you were born. These are the dark days.
You will reach the stone that hit you to the ground
It is these days when you need to know that you and use it in building your foundation for success.
are on ground and it these days you should learn Your sweat will turn to sweet and your worries will be
to be humble, considerate and more focused. You your wild dreams.
should learn to rely on yourself and be grateful for
who you are. Learning to be yourself will prevent At this point you will use your new energy to propel
you from a lot of stupid mistakes most people you to greater heights. Your scar will turn into a star.
commit and once you have learn these lessons,
a slight ray of light will beam in your soul and By Iradukunda NAdjibu

Learning While Doing





Learning has changed course in rwanda and the
system has changed. It is nolonger this way of seat-
ing in class hear what the teacher has to and wait
for exams. It has been narrowed down to practicals tion.!
rather than theory. You have got to practice what
you study. It is rather difficult now than in the Nevertheless, I cannot allow circumstances affect my
past and I wonder how it will be in future. These performance. I have enlisted myself in English club to
changes inconvenience us learners. What can we improve my English while Participating in debating ac-
do? Should we raise our concerns to our leaders? tivities to work on my confidence. It is hard on me, truth
be told but I have to work hard at all costs.
Well for me I find it appropriate to practice what
we learn as early as when we are in school so I have hope that with my involvement in these clubs I
that we might gain experience when we are still will improve on my presentation abilities. It is tough to
at school. Will these companies ask us period of really stand infront of people and discuss the ideas. On
working experience? Am witing my turn to face just reaching the stage, you forget all that you had pre-
the job market and any employer who will ask me pared to present. But I now by the tme my course comes
years of experience, I will reffer him to our system to the climax I will be as confident as a law enforcer.
of learning. Because this system gives a wealthy of Great appreciations to “we write Africa for the opportu-
experience even when we are still at school. nity of writing and debating the have extended to us.

Well the mode examination scares the hell out of By Peace Mutoni
me since 70% will go on presentation. My worry is
not that I don’t have to present but my worry is on
how I will present the data I have been accumulat-
ing over years. Look, we have been used to writing
as a form of examination and now it only weighs
30%. this means that some one who presents well
can pass even if he doen’t do the written examina-

Studying Is A Bucket Full Of Roses, You Can’t Miss Thorns







Learning is sweet especially when
new things are made known to
your sense. When the understand-
ing comes to your mind and all of
the sudden, you banged by a wheep
of a new revelation. When the
instructor lets you understand that
what you are learning today is what
you will use in real life to make
yourself better.
She becomes a thorn in the fresh. She
You get into the library and you insists that you have to get out of the
look at the book and when you libray. What can you do in such cir-
scrool through its leaves, you real- cumstance?
ize that what you have been look- You curse her silently and get out and
ing for is the pages you are eying. wait until she comes back. you are not learning either. Prob-
Well I find it very soul consuming, ably you are in a wrong course.
you read and read only the librian Do you you always feel that burning At the notice of such syptoms, my
tells you that the time is over. She desire to know more about what you hero change the course you are in
will tell you either it is break time are studying? Are you caught by time befre youchange the course of your
or it is lunch time. You wonder tht when you get to the library? Do you life negatively.
is enough to make get out of the feel like the teacher should go on and
library. The fire burning in you to on even when his time is over? Sleeping the library is a sign of lack
learn new things is consuming you of nterest and if you can’t develop
but you have nothing to do but to If your answer is no, I will not say that interest in what you are learning,
leave the library. you are not interested in learning but learnwhat you are interested in.

By Jimmy Mwema

The Tension Of Going To America








There is nothing more annoying
like the noise made by birds in the
morning. I tried to convince my par-
ents to cut the tree that harbored them
in vain. I even wonder why they gave
me the room next to that tree.
their noise were always irritating me as
they could wake me up from my sweet
sleep as early as 5:00 am.

Like their usual habit, they had waken
me up at their usual time and by the
time Canny was calling me at 7:00 am,
the wind was blowing into my ears and
eyes while standing on the window
watching the beautiful creatures that
hard annoyed me in the time when I
had no reason to wake up early. I was
wondering how the audition was going
to be. I had heard of many people failing As soon as I had finished dressing up,
to get a visa and I was wondering if I was Mummy called out while banging the dating to those who are coming from
going to be among them. villages. Though I grew up in the
door “Nash wake up, it’s already 7:50 city I wonder why I was so scared to
am and you haven’t prepared for your
Taken by worries, I played the music audition!” come out of the car.
to its highest pitch may the high sound
would dissolve my worries. I was full of Gab in his usual comic way, came in With a fatherly concern, James
panic and I didn’t know what I was up front of mom and rose his arm up like encouraged me to get out and meet
to. a soldier stopping a passenger and said the challenge. After gathering my
“Gab, take off your music. People are still “mom stop Shouting, people are still strength, off I went. I entered into a
sleeping.” She shouted from her room. Sleeping.” Gab is this guy who loves play- certain room where I was going to get
Little did she know that it was me mak- ing so much and I sometimes wonder my audition. At first I had thought
ing noise but since she was accustomed why am not like him. He is always warm that it was like a cinema hall where
to Gab being notorious in playing loud and making fun while I love being in my all people keep watching you but I
music, she cast a blame without knowing room. He is young but he is confident was surprised to find only four peo-
who was responsible. like a mature boy. ple in a big hall.

After calming down I retreated my bath- I could not was time taking break fast Yah, I was scared but I had to be
ing tab. I bathed longer than usual and despite Canny having prepared it. from strong. I heard the first lady asking
scrubbed myself as if they would deny its aroma, I knew she had used her usual “what’s your name little girl?”
me a Visa at any slight site of dirt. herbs that makes tea so sweet. I wanted “Am Nash Rutayisire.” I replied
I found Gab playing with my make up to take it but I couldn’t stand being late “Is that a Rwandan name?”
and I felt I would squeeze blood from his for the audition. The car was not mov- “Yes it’s my grandfather’s name.” I
veins and I was about to reach him, he ing despite it being over-speed. I kept replied timidly
ran out of my room. I wonder why boys pushing the driver to increase the speed. “Talk more about yourself” He
love playing with their sisters stuff when I was longing to reach there early. The insisted
girls don’t pay the stuff of boys. headquarter of the American embassy is “Am 18 years old, I live in Kigali
province, Kanombe sector, Kabeza
a well furnished building and it is intimi- Cell. I finished high school a year

ago where I got a scholarship of go through all the tips on almost all the people Visas but it is my job. As you
studying here in Rwanda. “So what’s popular websites teaching how to easily are still young, I request to return
your reason of going to America?” get a Visa. All was a wastage of time. I home and prepare yourself to board
Asked the second judge. only spent only one minute. I started the plane. You will help us and sign
“For studies” seeing others entering the whole and these papers. What make you win
“Is there anybody of your family?” spending their close to one hour and is your being early and in your eyes,
“Yes, my father” coming out very happy. Time was mov- we saw a blazing desire to reach the
“Okay you may wait outside for your ing fast and we were coming to3:00pm. states.
results” said the third person. All this time I had eaten nothing. As
was contemplating to call the driver to I couldn’t wait to break the news to
They were so brief. I had spent the take me to the nearest town, my name my family. I pushed the driver to
whole week preparing for the hard was called out. I ran quickly to hear the increase the speed but this time he
questions only to be asked funny answer. I went and sat right in front of was not cooperating. As I was near-
questions! I knew I had failed. I them. They were cold and i wondered if ing home, a certain grief caught my
moved out slowly but I found many they were not pleased by me. soul and I started sobbing. I started
people waiting outside, there where to realize that I was going to be far
ladies, men, old people and children. “As you see Nash , we have spent a lot of from my mother. I would miss the
minute discussing about this and all the practical jokes of my brother. With
I started reflecting how I had suffered results are out. , All those people want all these I felt a strong desire to
reading books about the American to go the great nation but unfortunately throw the papers out of the window.
embassy and the nation at large. I had it is not possible. It hurts me to deny I never wanted to be away from my
By Umutoni Divine
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Korean Hand In Our Success





The Korean people have been part of our success
extending their knowledge and expertise to us. Their
contribution to our learning remains a big founda-
tion stone to our development.

Their remarked development in the passed century
gives them courage to extend their knowledge and
expertise to Rwanda and this program is important ing philosophies regarding education and develop-
in enabling us learn from them. ment at large. Such more volunteers are necessary
to enable us develop in a shortest time possible.
Their own presence in teaching instills in us hope
that with much resilience and determination, we can I pray that our school continues to get such vo-
also develop in a very shortest time possible. Their luteers all over the world to enable us learn form
skills based strategy of teaching will enable us learn people from other parts of the world. This program
all we want to learn and use the knowledge we have continues to help us share knowledge and skills
acquired to develop ourselves and the nation at large. with these people from other countries.


Their contribution of a library is a seal to their work- By Turimukaga Aboud



We student we can come up with different ideas based on
personal experience and observation that can create solutions

POETRY












































Creation story
At the beginning there was a little drop of milk
Then doondari came and then created a stone
Then the stone created iron
And the iron created fire
And fire created water
And water created air


The Doondari descended the second time
And he took the five elements
And he shaped them into man
That man was proud
The doondari created blindness dema
But when blindness became too proud


Doondari created sleep
And sleep defeated blindness
But when sleep became too proud
Doondari created worry
And worry defeated sleep
But when worry became too proud


Doondari created death
And death defeated worry
But when death became too proud
Doondari descended for the third time
And came as gueno; the eternal one
And gueno defeated death
By Alliah

The Anxious Mother

Into your arms I came
When you bore me, ver anxious
Alarmed you became
At that monstrous moment
Fearing that God may take me


Everyone watched in silence
And everyone washed their hands
To be able to receive the heavenly creature
And all the women were still
At that time of great pain.

The doors of heaven opened wide
And what was pain, was replaced with joy
As I drew my first breath By Jose Uwimana
The first kiss was my grand mother’s
And she kept me hidden away

Because everyone smelt bad
Your jow was to see me breathing gently,
While wrapped in my napkins
And my little eyes brightened your soul


My granny like a crazy woman
Kept looking at the small frame of my bed
To prevent the evil flies and mosquitoes
From harming me and God watched over me
For he was my old granny’s friend.



You Are My Mother
You are my mother
The first person I see
When I wake up early in the morning
The one who welcomes me home
Even when I come late in the night


Mother you’re the first person
In the world who sees much in me
Even when I amout to nothing
Respect to my life you give
At every wrong thing I do, you forive.


Mother you remain loving,
Caring and helpful to me
Even when am as old as a rock
The person who stays close to me
And holds me when am weak
By KAYITESI REBECCA
Mother, am always secure
Even when you are not next to me
For I know next to your heart iam.
Joy fills my heart at every though
Of the good company you bestowed me

Motivation, innovation and skills are capable of making us
who we want to be but am a fried that as students we are not
using these aspects as supposed

Students Pictorial






















































































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I think music is real food to the soul.

The world has come to agree that Africans are the
Music and Africa best in music and their traditions are based on mu-

sic. Every tradion has its own style of singing and
dancing and since Africa has a lot of traditions, it
Many people have said many thing about mu- means it has a lot of styles of music.
sic and they are right in all their sayings. To me
music is part of human life. It has been part of Music can also be a tool of teaching and this can be
human life since the creation. Some historic books observed in the early stages of learning. “Children
tell us the first man to be created sang when he learn well when singing” some people say.
set his eyes to the partner that had been created And that is true. Should the higher learning insti-
for him. Should this explain why we have a lot of tutions incoperate this aspect in leaning, then their
music in love affairs? Well love and music can’t be would be better performance of the learners.
seperated.
At the end, we shall know that Without music,
We are told that the African slaves used to sing there is no Africa. Africa is a home of music and
most of the times. In the amidst of pain they could Africa should be pround of that. Instead of ne-
find the courage to sing. That it is in the period of glecting their styles, Africans should develop and
slave trade that the “Blues” songs that were cre- promote their styles.
ated. These sorrowful songs became popular in
these times. Could this explain that fact songs heal Truth be told, I find African music appealing to my
the soul? ears and my soul that any other continental music.


Well it is only a fool who cannot say that music When am sad or happy, I pull out my headsets and
doesnot heal the soul. Some people have said that tune on my sweet music and let my soul relax.
music is like a chewing gum to the soul but for me
By Rukundo Djano

Reaching places through books








To me reaching for a book is like reaching for places
both future and present. Books take me to the past
and take me to the present. That is why even when my
height deny me a chance to pick a book of my choice, I
will stretch and get it.


I find books as vehicles to the past or to the present.
Reading books of history have taken me to the past
and great lessons of my ancestor’s success and failures
and this knowledge continues to shape my thinking
and my actions.


I found great insights into the future through reading
creative fictious books. These books pull me to the
future and stretches my imagination into the world yet
to come and this has enabled me creative travel into
the future.


The way I run to the dinning hall to have my physical
food, is the same way I run to the libray. My physical
food leads to my physical growth while books lead to
the growth of my mental capacity. I have never been
lazy at both food and books.














The Valley Speech day Day .



ing students.
Commissioner Speaks at Valley Speech Day:
Guest of honour, regional commissioner Mr, Frank There were 50 prizes in total awarded for
Mubando praised valley high school’s achievements in his achievement in Academic subjects, sports
address at the school’s annual speech day ceremony held and Arts, after the presentation commissioner
last Friday 17/09/2018 in the school hall. Mubendo gave his address and in his address
he said that decade after decade, graduates of
The celemony began with a lively song by the junior the school have gone on to do important work
school choir, the headmaster, Mr Mudeme, then welcome in the region and other parts of the nation as
staff, students, parents and guest of honour, the region- doctors, Engineers, Business people, teachers,
al commissior, Frank Mubando and regional education and workers of many different winds.
adviser Mrs Maria Athamani. The headmaster next asked By Mbaraga Abdul Swamad.
the commissioner to present prizes to the highest achiev-

Students And The Head Teacher On The Study Tour In Nyungwe National

Students on their study tour.

Stepping Up For Success















I have tried to work a lone in
many areas of my life but I have
found out that the most effec-
tive work I have accomplished,
I have been with a mastermind
group. I don’t know whether
there is magic in working as a
team or there is some godliness
in working together.



The lessons i have understood
are the kind of lessons I have
learnt with others and group
discussions have proven to me
to be more useful. Listening
what other leaners have to saay
has enabled me be more ac-
tive. Since he or she is a fellow
leaarner I have no fear of ex-
pressing my own set of think-

ing.


I would preffer teachers to only
teach us through small groups
instead of a whole class. In this
way, I would be able to learn
more easily and quickly. I think
I share this thought with many
students and I think in future,

we shall be enjoying learning
as educators devise more ways
of teaching through groups
and find more ways of making
groups more productive.


By Rukundo Djano

I Look At You


































































To you my lovely one,

wherever you will go, my eyes will

be set upon you. Though you will not
see me, I will be seeing you. I will walk in

your shadows and circulate in the air you

breath.

The world of tools




Which tools are you using? The work is
made easy with the tools you are using and
the world continues to be made a better
place with the use of tools. Imagine the
world without tools? Let us first imagine
how the world of culcurations would be
without calculators. See how the world
would be without a computer? Pangas,
hoes, spades, spoons, knives changed the
way work is made in ancient homes and
variouus tools are being made every day.


Every work you try to do, there must be
tools that must have been creted to make
it easy and produce more accurate results.
Invest your time in discovering the best
tools to use to make your work easy and if
you can’t find the suitable tools for the kind
of work your are doing or intend to do, you
can invest your time and money to develop
them. This is the best way to live because it
makes your work very easy and simple. It is
also better for students to develop tools to
help you better organise your work.

By Jimmy Mwema

Foundation to success













Any form of discrimination based on either
gender, religion or ethnicity is destructive
and has no place in this modern world. People
who still descriminate people basing on what I
have mentioned above are the true representatives transformed the world.
of ignorance and lack of wisdome.
The monkeys have also dominated the world of
Throughout history, women have proven to be sports and music and many other fields.
more successful than even men yet they used to
be descriminated. We have rich women who have I have not found something so distructive like the
worked themselves out of deep pits of poverty and discrimination basing on religion. This kind of dis-
are now rubbing shoulders with men of wealth. crimination is not only baseless but also so illogical.
How could you deny someone any opportunity just
History has given names to A black man, from because he doesn’t share the same religion with you?
tagging Africa as a dark continent to calling a Unfortunately most people have killed each other on
black man a monkey. They have been taken to this basis. A mere difference on whom you believe to
slavery and denied all sorts of rights but against be your creator makes one kill the other!
that hardship, a black man has proven that he
is able to be successful. The black monkey has i have seen that definateness of purpose backed by a
made a lot of innovations without which, the burning desire for its fulfilment is the foundation for
world would have remained in miserable state. success mindless your gender, your religion or your
Their innovations have transformed the world in race. To develop a strategic plan of action to system-
a vast state. Imagine without a ligh bulb, without atically pursue its implementation is the only vehicle
internate, without steam engines and many more to lead you to the land of opulence.
other fields, how could the world be. The people
who were called monkeys are the ones who have By Ntwari Salam

A short play







The relapses of agony







“In the school clinic, Joy and nurse meet”
Joy: Good morning


Nurse: Good morning, kindly can I know
your name


Joy: Am Joy Keza

Nurse: What brings you here as early as
this?

Joy: Nurse there is some strange pain am
feeling. I feel strong headache and I don’t
know whhy?


Nurse: Ok, you will get better. (she pulls a
paper and starts writing) How old are you
Keza?
that can’t be defined by my experience. Nurse: That is serious. Have you
Joy: I am about 18 years. You will need to to the school counselor. discussed that with the headteacher?

Nurse: Dou you drink a lot of water? Joy: Nurse, I have observed it for so lon- Joy: No. I have failed to get time
ger. There is a person I see and instantly to away to say it. Besides they are
Joy: Yes. I do. Atleast two litres every day. develop strong headache. He has never friends. I may not get a better recep-
harrased me in any way. Neither does he tion from the headteacher.
Nurse: Do you eat fruits? hate me. He has never abused me in any
way. There is this strong pool of agony Nurse: That answers why you are
Joy: Yes I do and I don’t miss any of my that fills my soul and I start experiencing here. Well, I will give you pain killers
meals. I wonder why I should experience strong unknown pain. to ease the headache. But what I can
such severe pain. say is you need to hire a psychologist
Nurse: That is why you have meet the of your own to help you out.
Nurse: The you must be about getting into school counselor. He is the only one who
your periods. It normally happens. I will can help you. If you get any problem that Joy: But look. I read some stuff on
give you some pain killers and rest abit. physical, then come to me but other that the internate that suggests me to
that, meet the counselor. attack him in real life and fight him.
Joy: No. Nurse I left that one week ago That way I would stop having those
and I don’t normally exeprience pain. Joy: yet that is the man. That is the man relapses of agony.
that hounts me even in my dreams. Every
Nurse: So what bothers you. You mean day I meet him or see him any where that Nurse: I don’t know what to say.
you don’t feel some fever to say may be night i don’t sleep, I have dreadful dreams. Good luck but be careful.
you are developing malaria. Most of the times these dreams have the
setting of the past. I dream him fighting By Turinimana Didier.
Joy: No it is only headache. me and every time am about to kill him,
my dream come to the end.
Nurse: Then you must have other issues

Things you learn in sports





They say studying witout playing
makes Tom a dull boy. True, for every
young person hoping to develop his/
her mental focaulties must involve
himself/herself in sports to make his
or her body fresh.


After a long day of studying, the body
grows fatigue and the mind becomes
dull, the solution is to put on sports
ware and hit the pitch.


Thank Allah, here at ESIR we enjoy
the sports and our favorate is bas-
ketball. Every evening boys and girls
hit the pitch either to play or support
those playing. While we are playing
basket ball, some students like the
dancers and fashion artists and mod-
els are busy training in their training
rooms. This way, we burn our brain
cells in creativity. We look upto to
sports as another form of learning
and it is through sports that we make
new friends and strenghten our rela-
tionships as students. Sports are also
forms of learning such as team work
and the spirit of sacrifice are only
developed through sports.

I love it when I hit the pitch or sit and
see dancers making their strokes.


By Mugisha Prince

The Vice President of the senate Adressing students

The Unfinished Projects



Do you have unfinished projects? Well, most plish the projects he has started. The habit of
people do. If you aren’t among those but be starting things and not seeing them to the end
aware that most people have unfinished projects. is a habit of failures. This means that is import-
These projects can be bigger projects or small ant to avoid to getting into other projects before
ones. finishing those you started before. Success people
start things they are willing and able to finish.

The reasons for unfinished projects may be They normally start projects they can easily finish
many but whatever reasons one has to present, and work hard to finish them before they involve
the unfinished projects remain the most cause themselves in other projects.
of failure in life. This is because the unfinished
projects haunts us wherever we go. They lower Truely for the reasons you may not know, some
our self esteem and make us believe that we are projects will not come to completion despite
not capable of accomplishing anything. the efforts you will add. In these circumstances,
you should learn to declare such projects failed
The art of getting things done reminds us to projects. Despite the money, time and any other
always complete anything that we start or total- resource you might have invested, you should
ly discard these uncomplete projects as failed accept to declare such projects failed projects and
projects. embark on realistic projects that can be complet-
ed because such unfinished projects when not
I would love any person to understand me well classified failed projects will continue to drain
when I mean projects, I mean as small projects you both physical and mental energy.
as writing a letter to a friend, writing an article
for the school magazine, doing the desertation This pricimple can also work in relationships.
or research paper to present to the teacher for Avoid getting into another relationship when the
correction. So long as you start something, you first one is still pending. If the first is not leading
should teach yourself to see it to the end. Unfin- you to where you want to be, declare it a failed
ished projects clutters the mind creating confu- relationship and move on to another one.
sion and anxiety.
At all times avoid draining yourself in projects
Any one contending for success in academics or that are not yielding better results. When you
in business or in anything, hold learn to accm- have given in all your best and things don’t
change, accept failure and make better use of
your time.
By Niyonkuru Ibrahim

The Easiest Way To Learn


One wise man said that the easiest way
to learn is to teach. Teaching your fel-
low students is the easiest way to learn.
I have found out that the students who
teach their fellow students understand
the subject better.


Helping fellow students to understand
what they didn’t understand will help
more the ones who are helping than the
ones being helped.


Most people have become better by
helping others. All master teachers have
stated it that the easiest way to get to
the top is by helping others. This also
works in all walks of life. Through help-
ing others, you help yourself.

Standing out for others is one way to
widen your scope of influence through
widening level of understanding other
peoples’ needs and ailments.

The art of success is in learning to
forget yourself and putting others first.
This is on of the hardest things that
most human beings can do and this is
why most of the people are poor and
miserable because they are only ab-
sorbed in themselves that they don’t get
a chance to see things in their better
perspective.

The highest function of life is the desire
to help other humans live a better life There are many people who have opportunities come to you. By
and the ability to devot your time and fough to make the lives of other fighting to improve your services
resources to make this happen is what people easy and in turn their lives to be better so that your clients
actually makes you better persom. Bill have also been made easy. By may have better lives, you increase
gates fought had to make computers deciding to learn hard the subject their trust for your service and so
accessible to each and every home and that fails your fellow students so doing, you increase your revenue.
user friendly and this made him the that you can easily explain it to
richest man in the world. Zuckernberg them will make you better. Always fight hard to find a way to
alwasy fought to make easy and free for help many people and in so doing
people to easily connect and chat and In short, if you want to be more you find you are also helped. One
this led him to make facebook and in influencial and more powerful, wise man said “when you help
turn it has made him among the richest first learn to let go of self and enough people to solve their prob-
people and highly influencial person in fight to serve many people. It is lems, yours will disappear.”
the world. in the service to the many that
BY Ngabo Jen. Paul
(Solidier boy)

The growth of Fashion industryin the growing Rwanda















































































Fashion indusrtry is growing at a skyrocketing men and women are beginning to earn a living
speed here in Rwanda and it is changing the way directly or indirectly from this industry and we as
people look at life. Creativity is increasing and the students of ESIR know this and we are not willing
world is beginning to wake up and recognize the to let us be left behind.
great talent that lies un exploited in the land of
1000 hills. We do practice and involve ourselves in various
creative ways to add a stone on this growing in-
Fashion industry is a growing industry and many dustry. Catch us up and you will like it.
players are coming up on the scene and most young
By Sale Main

Friends worth cherishing




































































We walk in life and some times look back and wish we hopelessly let go of our old friends. I have seen
for moments that we had in the past to come back. nothing that ruins relationships like long distance.
We play back our memories at all the great times we Real relationships are built on real physical presence
had and all we pray for is to get those we enjoyed and the kind of presence that is selfless.
great times with come back and we laugh at all the
little nothings we did. I think we should cherish those with whom we share
gret times bearing in mind that one day we might
We have had friends at our past but because of the be seperated and only what we can be left with us is
nature of life we separate and may be loose their memories.
contacts and if we don’t lose their contacts, we lose
touch with them. Due to the long distance the things By Angel
that used to connect us can no longer connect us and

About We Write Africa

“We write Africa” is a project of “Baha and their understanding of the concepts of
Enterprises” aimed at training students writing. The study also found out that stu-

on how to write and publish their articles dents were interested in writing but lacked
and stories. This project focuses on raising the necessary skills and motivation to do it.
the spirit of writing among young African “We Write Africa” seeks to empower young
students with an aim of increasing the Africans into creative writinng to increase
number of African writers and publishing the number of great African writers through
magazines on the cheapest cost possible. training and motivating young Africans into
The project therefore seeks to connect the writing and this exercise started in Rwanda
institutions with the world at a lowest cost and it will later spread to the other parts of
possible. the continent.



It was founded in 4 march 2018 as a “Baha Enterprises” Initiated this project to
th
study project and a study was conducted enable the students and African young writ-
in Rwanda as a pioneer country. It was ers find a platform where they can be heard
later found out that it is possible to teach and read. Their ideas will find publication all
young interested students skills of creative over the globe. For any institution interested
writing. This would enable the participat- in working with us can check us the contacts
ing students improve even their grades below.














For more information or for supporting the project, contact us
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