Fred Mfuranzima

Fred Mfuranzima (born 1997) is a Rwandan writer, artist, poet, and peace activist. He has written books in English and Kinyarwanda. In 2018 he founded Imfura Heritage Rwanda, a platform to promote Rwandan art, literature, and peace activism. His writings often depict the challenges and triumphs of individuals in post-genocide Rwanda. As a peace activist, Mfuranzima has been actively involved in various initiatives and campaigns aimed at promoting peace and reconciliation in Rwanda and the Great Lakes Region. Quotes One day,the world made a vow To never forget the horror and how, The innocent lives were snatched away, In the darkness of the Holocaust's day. One day, the cries of the oppressed, Echoed through the world, and never rested, Their pain and suffering still lingers on, In the hearts of those who remember the dawn. One day, the world stood in shock, As the truth of the atrocities did unlock, The inhumanity that was committed in plain sight, And the silence of those who chose not to fight. One day, the world promised to learn, From the past, and never to turn, A blind eye to the injustices that arise, To stand up for what's right, no matter the size. One day, we remember the lives lost, Their stories, their dreams, and the cost, Of hatred and bigotry that led to their fate, May we never forget, and never let it abate. One day, we honor their memory, And pledge to create a world where all are free, From persecution and fear, we stand united, In remembrance of the lives, unjustly blighted. One day, we look to the future with hope, That the lessons of the past will help us cope, With the challenges of hatred and division, And strive for a world of love and inclusion. A poem on one day Also expressed why there’s a fear of the future among the youth in Africa on page 10, fourth paragraph “in the under developed countries also, young generation, we’re feeling disgruntled because our visions of happy future are being obliterated either by internal strife or political opportunism. This provokes the youth to protest against rampant corruption in society and the denial of social justice. He wrote that ” If we look at us ( Youth ) today in the light of foregoing, it will be apparent that it’s not the young alone to blame for the of mind in which we see them’ in the book trying to explain his motif of the book stated; “ there’s no problem with us engaging in discourse at a global level, but I feel it is important for us to exert more of our time and energy on issues that affect our continent and our people. If I can get support to make this industry and my career big, I would love to make difference. Because I need to serve the community using literature, arts, writing and poetry to re-imagine the future, build bridges, foster understanding, to develop empathy, to express feelings, to build self-confidence, to learn how to be flexible and open minded, to be exposed to different ideas and learn to listen to the views of others moreover to tell our stories and history. Art, whether in the form of writing, theatre, sculpture, poetry, music, or otherwise, can serve as a means of expressing emotions, such as anger, confusion, happiness or sadness. But, art can also exist “for art’s sake” and serve no purpose beyond its production. does not have to be aesthetically pleasing, nor does it have to follow stringent rules. So art offer a voice to anyone and ask no start up capital, because I had no money, no rich family or anything, I used what I can do better with out many challenges. This means a lot, means it’s a starting journey, I wrote on the Genocide against the Tutsi i didn’t see, and I still have to write more, and to the daily life young people are living in, but I still have to write more about my inspirations, dreams and occasionally speaking for others. There’s more things to write about Africa, so that’s why for me, my authentic voice as African must be raised though. It means I am on the right block. In an interview I have realized only three books so far in many hundreds of them I want to publish when God bless me with long life, first one is ‘ Urwandiko ruvuye kugasozi Bututsi’ second is ‘ A sister’s left shoe’ small book but which really worked for me and my readers. And finally a poetry book I titled ‘ Dreams to find another World’ it is contained different thoughts of hope, sadness, pain, suffering, surviving, believe, Pan-Africanism and so forth. But I also write different stories that I publish online or donate to different publishers, especially children stories. In an interview I am trying in my own means, many and more learning how to still contributing. First of all I created a space for young people ‘ Imfura Arts For Peace’ where we meet and try to make a difference among our peers youth. And come up with the idea because I knew many of young people in my community are interested in art and I believe that it will help them in coming time to sustain them in their daily lives development and peace as well. Because art allowed me to target children and youth, to give them messages that fit them and more time speaking for them because even many of our community leaders don’t understand their dreams and inspirations because of how world is changing rapidly, they have innovation that really took a time to be explained to our elder leaders. So art is creative and flexible, making it an excellent tool for younger and older target groups. Art can act as a positive distraction for children and youth, adult suffering either directly or indirectly from conflicts or violence in their communities. And offer youth a temporary escape from destructive conflict and simultaneously provides them with an outlet for their emotions, opinions, and hopes for the future. In many cases, arts also result in tangible products that grant parents, or guardians insight into a child’s feelings. This what in general I tried to do, to create such space. To see a developed, peaceful and sustainable Africa. His biggest dream My message is simple to everyone, live to learn, and act to change. And the other message to my African fellows, let’s respect, love and support each other to put our continent to another level. faith and patriotism is a life foundation to me. Young people, whatever you are passing through, remember that you have to stand strong against it, and to stay positive is the weapon that will help you to not turn back against yourself. Requesting anyone to support career as they can, follow me on social media for updates and advises. And remember, God is good. Today, my community youth are mostly affected by the management of direct and indirect consequences of genocide, poverty, wars, unemployment, HIV/AIDS, illiteracy and limited possibilities of accessing learning from professionals education. The youth is facing with many challenges due to the current social and economic situation of our country, willingly need comfortable space for them where they can meet and discuss their own issues, find solutions and develop their critical thinking, as much as many have ideas that can bring impact on them and community but they’re not finding means to put them in action, all those challenges lead many of them in wrong doing like using drugs, prostitutions, and live as gangs on the streets. My mother motivate me, she’s ordinary Rwandan as well, she’s not able to support anything but advises and prayers. This sector of art, we’re still building it to let our community understand that writers, poets and activist are normal people who need support and encouragement. We’re not enough alone. and that’s all what youth have to understand, we need support and taking care about ourselves while we are taking care to the dreams that we have, that’s what will sustain us, and they don’t have to give up to what they’ve started because there’s no one care, you still have to hold on until they all care. No doubt, life is beautiful and every moment – a celebration of being alive, but one should be always ready to face adversity and challenges. A person who has not encountered difficulties in life can never achieve success External links Category: Living people Category:Poets from Rwanda Category:Activists from Rwanda Category:Anti-war activists Category:1997 births