Body piercings and tattoos: An ‘abomination’ in some societies
“Do what you want to do, if you feel you want to have piercings or tattoos, go get them; don’t let people stop you from doing what you want to do”, Ines Rutayisire. For us women, looking beautiful is priority; show us anything that will enhance our beauty and we will go for it, not […]
Niyo Arts Center: A Haven for Creativity and Cultural Exchange
Nestled in the heart of Rwanda is Niyo Arts Center, a place where creativity thrives and artists are encouraged to experiment with their art forms. The center is a safe haven for Rwandan artists to express themselves freely through painting, sculpture, dance, music, and drumming. It also serves as a melting pot for artists from […]
Who is ‘Director Emmy’
Emmanuel Muhire aka Director Emmy is a second born from a family of eight; born and raised in Kigali-Rwanda. Emmy started his company M.E entertainment in 2017 and for years now, he has directed many songs and captured many pictures from different events in Rwanda. Director- Emmy learnt taking videos and photos through research on […]
Starting a side hustle at University
Just like most of us who get a chance to go to university,excited we are, for the outside real world in terms of working and the thought of wanting to provide the basics of life for yourself hits different . Ofcourse one cannot undermine how good it feels to get off a burden of tuition […]
Shopping at your fingertips
COVID-19 came with a lot; good and bad but hey, every cloud has its silver lining. Among the highlights of the pandemic was innovation and technology advancement. Bills were paid ‘cashless’, concerts attended online, meetings and conferences attended virtually, and so was shopping. Online shopping greatly increased that even with things a little back to […]
Challenges made me start my own make-up salon
Problems and challenges will always be part and parcel of life, how we react when we encounter them is what matters in the end. Going to work very early in the morning and leaving late yet paid less at the end of the day motivated the owner of ‘Queen’s Beauty house’ to employ herself. In […]
I believed in me when my parents didn’t
Tough is a journey you travel all by yourself; with no one to give you hope or encouragement. Of course not everyone will always support you while you do life and that’s okay; more so if its the so called ‘friends’. It hits different though when it is your ‘own’: family to be specific. Shema-Art […]
Meet the trio behind Nyurwa design house Rwanda
“Creativity doesn’t wait for a perfect moment, it fashions its perfect moments out of the ordinary ones“-Bruce Garrabrandt. Higiro Hussein, Dushimimana Schadrack and Gashugi Nicola are a true definition of ‘birds of the same feathers flock together’. The trio used their common traits: family background, patriotism and talent to come up with an ‘art and […]
Roses are red, Florence is for ‘flowers’
‘If you dream it, you can achieve it‘. By just dreaming and believing in herself, Florence aka Lady Flora was able to accomplish her long time dream of being a business owner. For her love of flowers, she ventured into a flower growing business something she says wasn’t easy. “Anyone can grow flowers however, turning […]
Like father like son
As a child, Nesta’s dream was to be a soldier, not until 2015 during his high school that he developed love for his fathers career: ‘photography’ despite the challenges his father encountered while at his work. From Nyabisindu village-Muhanga district is where Nesta’s father had to come from all the way to Kigali to do […]
