Nothing would work without them - in Rwanda, of all places, women occupy important positions in politics, business & society
A story of pain and reconciliation, oppression and unexpected new chances
‘Apostle, apostle!’, scream the people in their seats in the gospel church above the green hills of Gasabo, a neighbourhood of Kigali. The church is crowded: women of all ages in colourful dresses, a few husbands, sons or brothers among them. As the pastor climbs the podium, the crowd goes wild as if a rock star had entered the stage.
She is an impressive appearance. Instead of the robe, she wears a poppy-red cocktail dress, black heels and a fashionably shaved short haircut. She casually throws a few words of welcome into the audience, lets the turmoil calm down and begins her Sunday service in a thoughtful manner. Pastor Alice Mignonne Kabera talks about God and about reconciling people with what the civil war left behind. She talks about the power of community, the opportunities that open up, but above all about the women in her church community, their strengths, their weaknesses and the rights they now have in their country.
