Indego Africa is excited to announce that two expert knitters from the Ingenzi Knit Union, Josiane Niyitegaka and Immaculee Ilibagiza, were accepted into Goldman Sachs 10,000 Women Entrepreneurship Certificate Program at Rwanda's School of Finance and Banking! The women were elected by their fellow cooperative members to apply for the program and then mentored through the application process by Indego Africa artisan partners and 10,000 Women scholars, Emelienne and Therese. Check out our newsletter for more.
Interviews with Immaculee and Josiane below!
Immaculee Ilibagiza, 30, is a knitter and auditor for the Hoziana Cooperative. She currently lives in Kigali with her daughter.
Indego Africa: What impact do you think businesswomen are having in Rwanda?
Immaculee: Businesswomen are important because when a woman is bringing money into the household, it makes an impact not just for her, but also for the kids and the whole family. It is important for women to be in business because when families live well, the country lives well.
IA: What would you say to other women considering applying (to 10,000 Women)?
Immaculee: I would advise other women to know that the skills they will learn are going to impact many people and in different ways. I would tell women to believe in themselves and believe that they can do it. When you go around thinking you are not able to do something you will fail. If you go into something confident you will make it. Go and do it. Believe in yourself and don’t be afraid.
Indego Africa: What impact do you think businesswomen are having in Rwanda?
Immaculee: Businesswomen are important because when a woman is bringing money into the household, it makes an impact not just for her, but also for the kids and the whole family. It is important for women to be in business because when families live well, the country lives well.
IA: What would you say to other women considering applying (to 10,000 Women)?
Immaculee: I would advise other women to know that the skills they will learn are going to impact many people and in different ways. I would tell women to believe in themselves and believe that they can do it. When you go around thinking you are not able to do something you will fail. If you go into something confident you will make it. Go and do it. Believe in yourself and don’t be afraid.
Josiane Niyitegaka, 29, is a knitter for the Mpore Mama Collective and adviser for the Ingenzi Knit Union. She currently lives in Kigali with her husband and two children.
IA: What impact do you think businesswomen are having in Rwanda?
Josiane: I recognize that other young people will see me as an example of how to improve oneself. I will be a model for younger women. I will also be able to help people by giving advice or sharing thoughts about business ideas.
IA: What goals do you have for participating?
Josiane: I am hoping that at the end of the training I will be able to help grow production in the cooperative. I want to improve systems and fix things that are not working well at the cooperative. For example, if I learn about accounting and realize we are not doing something well, I will come back and improve how we do accounting at the cooperative. I will make sure that what I learn in the program I will teach my fellow cooperative members.
IA: What impact do you think businesswomen are having in Rwanda?
Josiane: I recognize that other young people will see me as an example of how to improve oneself. I will be a model for younger women. I will also be able to help people by giving advice or sharing thoughts about business ideas.
IA: What goals do you have for participating?
Josiane: I am hoping that at the end of the training I will be able to help grow production in the cooperative. I want to improve systems and fix things that are not working well at the cooperative. For example, if I learn about accounting and realize we are not doing something well, I will come back and improve how we do accounting at the cooperative. I will make sure that what I learn in the program I will teach my fellow cooperative members.
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