A song dedicated to RAUW from Grace Masanja

Chorus:
RAUW songa mbele, RAUW songa mbele
RAUW songa mbele sukuma maendeleo
(RAUW forge ahead, RAUW forge ahead, to advance development)

Utashi wa siasa Rwanda umewelewa bayana. Fursa ya mwanamke kushiriki maamuzi ya sera
(The political will in Rwanda is quite obvious; women have the opportunity to participate in policy decisions)

Mtukufu Raisi Paulo Kagame amekinga kifua mama changamkia zabuni shilingi isiende chooni
(His Excellence President Paul Kagame has put a shield, women bid for the tender so that the coin does not fall in the pit latrine)

Sisi wana RAUW zabuni tumechangamkia mikakati tumeweka we, kumkomboa mwanamke
(We, RAUW members, have made the bid; we have developed strategies for liberating women)

RAUW mikakati yetu mikakati endelevu binti apate elimu ya juu asukume gurudumu
(RAUW strategies are progressive, to promote higher education for the girl child for her to push the wheel of development)

RAUW mikakati yetu we, inaona mbali unyanyasaji jinsia mizizi tuikatie mbali
(RAUW our strategies are visionary, we want to uproot the causes of gender based violence)

RAUW mikakati yetu ni mikakati madhubuti jamii ihamasike isimbague mwanamke
(RAUW our strategies are robust, to sensitise the entire community to stop discriminating against women)

Ahsante sana baba Kagame umeonyesha njia, Rwanda, Afrika na Ulimwengu kote wakuige
(Thank you so much, our father Paul Kagame: Rwanda, Afrika and the whole world should follow your footsteps)

RAUW tukonyuma yako baba, twakuunga mkono mwanamke kuendelea jamii itaendelea
(We, RAUW are behind you our father, if a woman’s development implies the development of the whole society)

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