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Iris Magazine
Information Packet
OVERVIEW
IRIS Magazinefounded in 2013, started
in high-school which is Lycée De Kigali
(LDK), when I was in senior 5, during
that time we started with 7,000 Rfw we
produced a small hardcopy magazine
and we distributed in different classes.
In 2014, our magazine expanded from 3
pages to 30 pages per issue, with editorial team, schools coordinator and
other team; we achieve to distribute the magazine in 5 high-schools such us
Lycée Notre De Citeaux, Kagarama Secondary School, APE Rugunga,
College St Andre, GGAST and as well as in Lycée D e Kigali.
We started 2015 with Iris schools ambassadors, we achieved to make it
online magazine.
The goal of the IRIS MAGAZINEis to empower students to take
responsibility for stand against Genocide and establishing a more unified
nation within our respective country; and youths education, as well as
promotes AIDS awareness and children’s rights. We become their focus
and we believe the magazine is an effective way to educate the youth
between 12 and 45years, through their interests. We believe the content of
the magazine will help them to become individuals will feel a sense of
social responsibility for bettering our communities and role models for
their peers. Not only to entertain but also teach some important values
from traditional wisdom youth need to become better members of the
community. We are passionate about youth empowerment.
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In addition, Iris Magazine is involved in developing young Rwandan talent
within the creative arts industry, through its arts and culture initiative. We
gather multi-skilling across a wide range of disciplines that range from
Knowledge Management in the field of youth empowerment; Project
Implementation; Journalism and Communication. We can’t forget
implementation of humanity and humility in youths.
Our aim is:
TO EDUCATE young people about the causes and consequences of
genocide and to highlight the role and responsibility young people
have to help prevent such atrocities now and in the future.
TO EMPOWER the youth through providing them with necessary tools
and understanding to take a stand against genocide within their own
communities and abroad.
TO UNITE young people, community by community, to join together
against divisionism and dangerous ideologies that to can lead to
genocide.
TO BE A WATCHMAN of young people, community by community, to
join together against every activity that affects us to achieve the
bright future. we re watchman in education and career guidance, in
health and sanitation, in sport and entertainment, in peace Building,
in Aids awareness and HIV etc…
IRIS MAGAZINE
MESSAGING
Tagline: “Notonly to entertain but alsoteach some importantvaluesfrom
traditionalwisdom youth need to become better members of the community.”
Main messages:
1. Unite
2. Everyone can be WATCHMAN!
3. Both youth and children’s right
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1. Unite
We are seeking to unite the youth of Rwanda and the International
Community to TAKE ACTION. The bestway to stand against
genocide and mass atrocities is to unite: find the common ground
that we all stand on, learn about each other, and seek understanding
and peace.
2. Be a WATCHMAN!
Learn. Educate. Protect.
o Learn: Know what caused genocide and stand against those
deeds; divisionism, hatred, labeling, dehumanizing, jobless,
diseases etc…
o Educate: Passionate about youth empowerment and Take
responsibility to educate your community
o Protect: Symbolize your own personal decision and to take a
stand widely uniting with others to demonstrate what you
believe in. Youngpeople need to know that we are each
capable of doing something and that we can lead the way to a
brighter future and stand for their future.
IRIS MAGAZINE ACTIVITIES.
Generally, Iris Magazine hosts the following activities:
3 Day’sCampaign
o It is a campaign or programs for charity, Power of handout the
refugees, orphans and ill peoples at hospital. Power handout
followed by an interactive discussion with the viewers.
We all have been refugees if not our parent, they were
There is day you decide to run away from your inborn country due to
certain causes such as political instability issues, Famines, human crimes
atrocities, insecurity, health issues etc… This is a DAY 1!
DAY 2! You received by foreign country as refugees, where you heading to;
people with humanity and humility tried to receive you and help you with
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your family on one side, on the other side there are those who teased you!
You lived there in the strangers with straggle in tents without health care,
disease spreads as quickly as possible, malaria, unprotected sexual, lack of
hygiene and human trafficking, fed up eating one kind of foods etc…
THIRD DAY! Youreceive a good news talk about your country says “My
child return to your mother country, it is safe now we’re in peace!” You
retuned home “You can removea boy in a country butyou cannotremove a
country in a boy’sheart” being patriotic, liberty and freedom.
Although nothing is powerful, tasteful than living in your country, you
received by those who re patriotic who fight and stand for their country
and peace for the love of their country, for the love of their sisters and
brothers.
You join others for building the country and its development; now you live
in peace and harmony.
GROUP DISCUSSIONS / PANELS:
o Pending on high school / university / community schedule, Iris
Magazine encourages organizers to host discussions on
Genocide and its causes and effects, Social life, Peace Building
and Debate on the youth’s policies.
o Organizes debate competitions in different high-schools due to
the given topic with the help of Rwanda Debate Team.
Fata ikaramu RWANDA!
o Organize of Andika Rwanda; it is an initiative program of Iris
Magazine that showcases monthly poetry and spoken word
sessions from young Rwandans in Kigali. Andika Rwanda
program also organizes an annual literary and spoken word
festival, bringing together award-winning writers, poets
(poems) and musicians in Rwanda. And SA PLUS competitions
in high-schools.
Young Entrepreneurs
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Entrepreneurship is the most effective way to establish true prosperity.
Only entrepreneurship can create sustainable wealth – the wealth that
comes from employment and ownership, and that results in thriving
markets and a healthy society. Only entrepreneurship can create
opportunity where none seemingly exists. Tounderstand why this is so
critical, consider: By 2020,122 million Africans will enter the labor force.
The number of new jobs that must be created to accommodate this
demographic explosion is enormous. Added to this are tens of millions
currently unemployed or underemployed, making the human and
economic consequences nearly too large to imagine if job creation is not
seen as a priority. Africa is rich in entrepreneurial energy and talent. Many
African entrepreneurs are already running home-grown businesses and
have deep insights into local consumer demand; they can spot unique gaps
in the market for specific products and services. These are the people who
can fuel Africa’s future, but who often lack the capital, training and
support to take their small businesses to a national or regional scale. In
Nigeria alone, 95 per cent of start-ups fail in the first year, largely due to
regulatory and infrastructure issues. Butmany more of them can succeed
with the right support and the right enabling environment
I have so much belief in the potential of nascent and budding African
entrepreneurs that I have committed to support them directly the next
generation. This competition is designed to identify 100 East African
Young entrepreneurs every year over the next decade and provide them
with much needed training, mentoring, financing, and networking.
To the rest I say, “Will you join me?” My commitment to entrepreneurship
is unbounded. I count myself among those who believe that five
entrepreneurs transformed the U.S. into what it is today – John D.
Rockefeller, Cornelius Vanderbilt, Andrew Carnegie, Henry Ford and J.P.
Morgan. Now it is Africa’s turn. But I myself can only do so much. Let us
work together to support Africa’s entrepreneurs – IRIS and millions like us
– and secure Africa’s future.
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Help us spread this message all over the
world!
Contact us:
Web site: www.IrisMagazine.com
E-mail: media@IrisMagazine.com
Phone numbers : 0782887330 or 0725817300
