Nathalie Remera Mukahigiro Quotes (1995-2015)

“Of course we are able to take care of ourselves, we also have four employees with a monthly salary and, we contribute to the ‘Made in Rwanda’ campaign,”

“We want our brand to be recognised on the international level and we want our products to be accessible worldwide through online services and other channels”

“We both wanted to be financially independent, to create job opportunities in our community and, prove anybody who underestimates the determination and proficiency of girls or women wrong,”

“Twatangiye dufite ubushobozi buke, dufite ahantu hatoya hadashobora gukwirwamo aho kudodera n’ibindi byose twifuzaga, ariko uko ubushobozi bugenda bwiyongera twafunguye ahandi. Twabonye ahanini hashobora guhura neza n’urwego tugezemo.”

“We met many challenges like all newborns in the industry, for instance, not knowing what the market demand was, not having advisors or mentors to guide us through the process, the shortage of fabric and even lack of adequate information in different training opportunities in the industry. And above everything, there was no solid salary to look forward to at the end of the month, instead, we were the ones who needed to keep working if we were to make any money,”