Shows
Events und Sondersendungen13. Mariathon - Unser Projekt - Radio Maria in KibehoRef.: Diogène Ndagijimana, Redaktionsleiter Radio Maria Kibeho
Ref.: Jean Paul Kayihura, Kontinentalverantwortlicher für Afrika der Radio Maria Weltfamilie2025-05-1844 min
With U PodcastRwanda: Moving Forward After a Painful PastGone but not forgotten are the million people who died during the 1994 genocide in Rwanda. During our visit to this beautiful country, we heard stories from almost everyone we met about how the events of their past still affect their lives today. Our guest, John Bosco Rumanzi, shares his story of being born as a refugee in Uganda and what it was like to come back to his country and learn about family members he would never meet. He tells us what he’s learned about the power of human dignity, cooperation, and hope.
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WCNY Community FMOur New Neighbors, Episode 18 - From Refugee to Community Support SpecialistDesire Ndagijimana fled unrest in his native Democratic Republic of Congo. The refugee eventually made his way to Central New York in 2016. He is now a proud U.S. citizen and resident of the City of Syracuse, who works as a Community Support Specialist for Access CNY. In this month's Our New Neighbors, Desire shares his story with hosts Ibrahim Mohamed and Maryna Bagovska, and offers his advice for other New Americans.2024-05-0127 min
Tribes of AfricaThe Abatutsi of the African Great Lakes RegionRwanda, Burundi, and the northeastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo is home to the Tutsi people. In the DRC, the Tutsi live near the city of Bukavu in the Mulenge region. Here, they are known as Ban-ya-mu-lenge.The Tutsi speak a Central Bantu language called Kin yar-wanda in Rwanda, and Kirundi in Burundi. Both are dialects of the same language. Like other Bantu languages, both use nouns with prefixes. For example, the word Banyamulenge ("Ba-nya-mulenge") can be divided into parts. The prefix "banya" means "people"; "Mulenge" is the name of a region. The whole word means "people...2023-10-2707 min
Good Morning AfricaBudget Week:Rwanda’s 4.4billion dollar budgetDr Uzziel Ndagijimana, Rwanda's Minister of Finance and Economic Planning, presented a ($4.4 billion) budget. Kigali increased its spending plan by 5.6 percent from ($4.1 billion) the previous fiscal year.Rwanda will finance 63 percent of the budget through domestic revenues, while external loans will constitute 24 percent and external grants 13 percent.The budget for the fiscal year 2023/24 will reflect the medium term fiscal path which allows for an increased spending to reach National Strategy for Transformation (NST1) goals while maintaining public debt to sustainable levels.2023-06-2012 min
To the NationsHope in the DRC Refugee Crisis/Pascal NdagijimanaMultiple choice, who said, “If we don’t make Him known even during these challenging times how are people going to see us as people who have hope?” a) mega church pastor, b) Paul in the Bible, c) pastor in a DRC refugee camp2023-05-1923 min
Witness HistoryUmuganda: Rwanda's community work schemeIn 1975, President Juvénal Habyarimana introduced Umuganda in Rwanda, where citizens had to help with community projects like planting trees and building schools, every Saturday morning.Rachel Naylor speaks to former minister Jean Marie Ndagijimana, who loved taking part.(Photo: Residents of the village of Mbyo, in Rwanda's Eastern Province, taking part in Umuganda in 2014. Credit: Getty Images)2022-11-0409 min
Unitarian Church of Edmonton (UCE)13th Annual Genocide Memorial Service July 11, 2021 Rev Audrey Brooks & friendsEach year, persons from many faiths and cultures come to share names and stories of people who died because of planned attacks against them, because of wars, greed, “ethnic cleansing,” slavery, gender bias, and colonial appropriation of Indigenous lands. Leader: Rev Audrey Brooks. Speakers: Rev Anne Barker, Rev Fulgence Ndagijimana, and Rabbi Gila Caine. Note: this service is longer than a regular Sunday service.2021-07-241h 12
Experience Good Coffee PodcastEpisode #14: Rwandan Social Entrepreneur & 6th Generation Coffee importerToday we chat to Theoneste Ndagijimana from Rwanda about his life, and how he connected us to the incredible coffee from Twongerekawa Coko Washing Station.Also Phil Schluter - a guru in the coffee world, and a joy to have join us to tell this story of the challenges and realities of commerciality alongside social impact vision.Nick and Linda, co-founders of CLO Coffee host.2021-07-0242 min
Unitarian Church of Edmonton (UCE)Sustaining Our LightSUSTAINING OUR LIGHT | NOV 15, 2020
Music: Prelude in C Major; Variations on Spirit of Life ~ Elliott Dainow & Minjee Yoon, Vancouver
Invocation: Call to Worship ~ Rev. Fulgence Ndagijimana
Land Acknowledgement: Beverly Horton, Hamilton, Rev. Meg Roberts, Beacon/Comox
Opening Words: Rev. Wayne Walder, Neighbourhood, Toronto
Chalice Lighting featuring videos from congregations & Spirit of Life sung by Leah Hokanson, Nanaimo - Video by Amber Dawn Bellemare
Reading: 5 Aspirations ~ Families of UU Church of Winnipeg
Music: When Our Heart Is In A Holy Place ~ Grand River Unitarian, Kitchener
Offering ~ Margaret Wanlin, CUC Board President
Music: Becoming ~ Eleuthera Diconca-Lippert, Montreal
Story for All Ages ~ Katharine...2020-11-1902 min
Tribes of AfricaThe Abatutsi of the African Great Lakes RegionRwanda, Burundi, and the northeastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo is home to the Tutsi people. In the DRC, the Tutsi live near the city of Bukavu in the Mulenge region. Here, they are known as Ban-ya-mu-lenge.<br />The Tutsi speak a Central Bantu language called Kin yar-wanda in Rwanda, and Kirundi in Burundi. Both are dialects of the same language. Like other Bantu languages, both use nouns with prefixes. For example, the word Banyamulenge ("Ba-nya-mulenge") can be divided into parts. The prefix "banya" means "people"; "Mulenge" is...2020-07-2911 min
Tribes of AfricaThe Abatutsi of the African Great Lakes RegionRwanda, Burundi, and the northeastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo is home to the Tutsi people. In the DRC, the Tutsi live near the city of Bukavu in the Mulenge region. Here, they are known as Ban-ya-mu-lenge.The Tutsi speak a Central Bantu language called Kin yar-wanda in Rwanda, and Kirundi in Burundi. Both are dialects of the same language. Like other Bantu languages, both use nouns with prefixes. For example, the word Banyamulenge ("Ba-nya-mulenge") can be divided into parts. The prefix "banya" means "people"; "Mulenge" is the name of a region. The whole word means "people...2020-07-2907 min
Unitarian Church of Edmonton (UCE)“12th Annual Genocide Memorial,” Rev. Audrey Brooks & Guests, July 12, 2020This year the theme is “Witness, Hope, Interconnections.” We will gather on Zoom, with speakers from countries where people die violent deaths because of intentional attacks against them. We give witness to their names, remembering that unless we do this, they fade into history as nothing. Rabbi David Kunin will speak about the interconnectedness of all of us, as we face current crises in our world.
1 Introduction by Vyda Ng, Canadian Unitarian Council 0:00
2 Prelude: “Come Into This Place” by Gordon Ritchie 1:13
3 “First Witness” Metis poet Naomi McIlwraith 2:28
4 Genocide Memorial Garden Stone 5:49
5 “Second Witness” Rabbi Gila Caine, Beth Ora Synagogue 12:44
6 “Third Witness” Jasmina C...2020-07-131h 21
Unitarian Church of Edmonton (UCE)“Towards a Thriving Future,” Rev. Brian Kiely & Ministers of Western Canada, 20 Oct 2019This weekend we welcome members from the congregations of Western Canada for the annual Regional Fall Gathering. The ministers have a tradition of sharing the service with the sermon being done by the local host.
Rev. Anne Barker, Edmonton
Rev. Charlotte Cowtan, Winnipeg
Rev. Debra Faulk, Calgary
Rev. Karen Fraser-Gitlitz, Saskatoon
Rev. Lara Fuchs-Holm, Winnipeg
Rev. Brian Kiely, Edmonton
Rev. Fulgence Ndagijimana, Saskatoon
Rev. Meghann Robern, Winnipeg
Rev. Meg Roberts, Vancouver
Rev. Suzanne Wasilczuk, Thunder Bay
1 Welcome by Rev. Meg Roberts, Vancouver 0:00
2 Prelude “Al Shiosha D'Varim” by Allan E. Naplan 4:23
3 Opening Words by Erika Hewitt, read by Rev. Charlotte Cowtan & Rev...2019-10-201h 21
First Unitarian Congregation of Ottawa"Abundance, Resilience & Generosity: A Refugee Story"Rev. Ndagijimana served the Unitarian church of Bujumbura in Burundi for 14 years. The congregation got very involved in social justice work and was noticed by the brutal regime in Bujumbura. The congregation was attacked with grenades and bullets, Rev. Ndagijimana was kidnapped, jailed and tortured and was only able to escape with a tremendous pressure of UUs around the world. When he was temporarily released, he escaped from Burundi and found his way to Canada after a brief stay in Rwanda.2019-04-1422 min
Eglise La Bonne Nouvelle - DijonPour être pardonné, il faut d'abord pardonnerImpossible d'être libéré de l’amertume, si nous ne pardonnons pas à ceux qui nous ont fait du mal. Un enseignement et un témoignage profond et vivant du Pasteur Geoffrey NDAGIJIMANA2015-02-2234 minFirst Unitarian Congregation of OttawaThe Unitarian Church in BurundiRev. Ndagijimana is on the executive of the International Council of Unitarians and Universalists, and has worked closely with our UU friends in Kenya, playing an important role in the spread of our faith into Africa. He will speak during and after the service about about these topics, about the tragedy in his country and the capital city of Bujumbura, and about the power of UU congregations in Africa to be a healing force of social action and justice.2014-02-1620 min