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__Name:__  Renovat Kagame  __Country:__  Rwanda  __Economy__ : The economy of my country suffered a huge blow during the genocide of my people the Tutsi. But ever since the end of that the country has had a steady increase in a better economy. The major cash crop we have is coffee. Most of the people in my country are farmers. So, we made our own crops.  __Geography:__  The geography of my country is that in the central western part of the country it is dominated by mountains but in the western points of Rwanda it has Albertine Rift montane forests. In the rest of the country there are just rolling hills. My country doesn’t have much resources.  __Population:__ 12 Million  __Social Structure:__ <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> The social structure is that when the genocide was happening the Hutus were the top of the social class and the Tutsis were at the bottom. Then as the genocide happened the Tutsis became the same level as the Hutu people and they had the same rights. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">__Background:__ <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> My name is Renovat Kagame, I am part of the Tutsi culture. I am a survivor of the genocide that happened to my people. Most of my family was killed in the genocide. I took refuge in Uganda for a while. Then I joined the rebel group under the command of Paul Kagame. We fought for our people against the Hutus and in the end we took over the country and won this refute. After this we set up the government and then had a election and the leader Paul Kagame won the election. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">__References:__ <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> As one reference I would have is the AU. That is because they keep peace and order in Africa. So, they would understand, the fact that we had to fight back and now we need to keep peace in Rwanda. Another reference that I would say is the UN because of the fact that they called our crisis we had a genocide. This means that they know the struggle we had to face and the fact that we are doing the right things so that doesn’t happen again. My last reference would be the people in Darfur, Sudan. I say that because they went through the same type of crisis that we did. So, they would understand what we are going through and the recovery. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">__Benchmarks:__ <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">__Safety and Rule of Law:__ <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> I think that I have shown this because of the fact that our country is trying to help everyone be safe and not have the chance of ever having a genocide again. Also, we have equal rights and a fair legal system. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">__Participation in human rights:__ <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> It was really bad in our country while the genocide was happening. But we now have ended the genocide and my people fought for human rights in a way because we wanted the right to live. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">__Sustainable Economic Opportunity:__ <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Our economy is getting better because of the fact that we are not in any wars and we usually farm as a full time job so we can survive with ease. Also, we are making more money per person that before. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">__Human Development__ <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">: We are developing well over the course of time. For example, we now have a fair way of choosing our leader, a better economy, and a growing population. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">__Africa theme__ <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">: My country is doing rather well in this area because of a couple of reasons. For example, one reason is that my country is steadily improving economy. That’s because of the increase in jobs and the amount of money a person makes in a year. I think that we need this award because of the fact that everybody has the same rights. Some might say otherwise because our country did have a genocide. But this is over and we have learned from it and are moving forward. I say that because we now have elected officials in leadership positions and no dictators. That is the main reasons I think that my country should get this award.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Works Cited: Kayigamba, Jean Baptiste. "Haunted mornings, sleepless nights: Jean Baptiste Kayigamba describes how he survived genocide in Rwanda." New Internationalist June 2006: 30+. Global Issues In Context. Web. 27 Feb. 2013.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #494d4c; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">"Rwanda Genocide." Global Issues in Context Online Collection. Detroit: Gale, 2013. Global Issues In Context. Web. 27 Feb. 2013.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #494d4c; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Wikipedia contributors. "Rwanda." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, 28 Feb. 2013. Web. 1 Mar. 2013