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Local Customs: Greetings
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    • When greeting someone you say uraho (u=oo) for formal and more than one its muraho both of which mean good day or hello
    Everyone seems to be related or know someone in rwanda..They all wherever they are even at road checks greet the army people!
    They start with the verbal greeting above followed by a handshake which is done by offering the right hand in a horizontal position and holding closer to the wrist rather than the palm, then they embrace lightly while touching cheeks right side first then left then right for a total of three times before exchanging verbal 'how are yous' back and forth before conversing....quite warm and non-intimidating compared to stoic western traditions

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    Local Customs: School's over!
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    • all over and in every corner primary schools and less common secondary shcools are found. Education is the name of the game and everyone is in to it........The girls all wear blue overalls and the boys cream shorts and top. At school break they can all be seen walking on the road side hopping, skipping and clutching their books tightly. As eric Williams the post-independence PM of Trinidad & Tobago said ' the future of the nation is in the children's schoolbag' in this case hands......

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    Local Customs: Children as carers
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    • In a country where their are over 300000 orphans some households are headed by elder sibling peers. All are involved in caring and nurturing from an early age and learn from adult example. A common sight is to see infants as old as 2years swaddled with a large colorful cloth on the backs of mothers and older sisters. As in most developing realms young females bear more burdens of society...literally in rwanda

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    Local Customs: Water woes
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    • Open water mains are provided every 4 to 5km thruout
    rwanda as there is no former sewer or pipeline networks. After school around 4pm everyday in every place the kids go in groups with their yellow plastic containers and line up to purchase for FRw20 (4cents) per vessel WATER. They then proceed to balance one on thier heads and two more carried in hand and someitmes have a baby in tow!!!!!!
    The bearers are often no bigger than the containers but the kids of Rwanda (most born after the genocide)
    are happy and look forward to this as an outing and social affair..it really is like going to the mall!!

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    Local Customs: Gacaca
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    • Pronounced Gachacha, these are the local courts that were set up nationally to deal with the trial of genocide perpertraitors, (and there are thousands) at the village level. Judicial, elders and government representatives make up the tribunal with the defense self represented and judged by the locals. It has been without incident to date but those fearing persecution have sought refuge in neighbouring Burundi and Congo to avoid trial. Foreigners are not allowed to attend for obvious reasons but the billboards are self explanatory

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    crewrower Sat Jun 28, 2008 04:34 UTC
     Great Rwanda page and information. :)    		JohnniOmani Thu Nov 22, 2007 02:04 UTC
     Nice page, unfort history is showing us that the VETO power Security Council continues to make Africa a volatile place . . a place that West Govts care nothing about . . On the otherhand, I cant wait to visit this fascinating country :) good job.
    MichaelFalk1969 Thu Oct 11, 2007 13:58 UTC
     Narad, you are a real Rwanda expert - your tips come with great photos and lots of helpful info. I really want to go there soon!    		javabelle28 Sat Mar 10, 2007 12:16 UTC
     It's so beautiful. I think Rwanda has a great nature. My uncle and his family had lived there for 13 years before they moved to Aruba. Wow, I want to see the alpine landscape with bananas too. It must be an unique experience for you.
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