iDebate Rwanda
Thinking and speaking a better world
Thinking and Speaking a better world
An action without thought is blind and a thought without an action is empty” Kwame Nkrumah
WHAT WE DO
Kigali Debate League
Consistent and challenging platform for debate in Rwanda. Students meet every month to compete with one aim : to be the champions. The best teams are invited for the Tournament of the Champions.
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East Africa Debate League
This platform would provide the skills and knowledge to the young people of East Africa to be able to participate in solving their own problems through debates.
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Public Debates
Discussions on an issue that has two sides, uses argument and evidence, and engages an audience, It promotes the visibility, It attracts new debaters and It motivates the current debaters.
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Debate Camps
Intensive debate training where students are also trained on Advocacy, Leadership, Self-esteem and confidence, Conflict management, Team-building, Poverty reduction theories.
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Speaking and thinking a better world.
iDebate Rwanda is a local charity that enables debate training and a platform for public debate in East Africa.
Film courtesy of Speaking Pictures – produced and directed by Alec Rossiter.
Special thanks to:
The Central London Debating Society
Goethe Institute
Gashora Girls Academy
Latest News
- 29Jan
Debate at wake forest
6 We are happy
- 19Jan
CONGRATULATIONS RUGAMBA WINNIE
CONGRATULATIONS TO RUGAMBA WINNIE iDebate Scholar for a Full ride Scholarship to the ”Home of
- 17Dec
iDebateCamp 2014 Scores
iDebateCamp 2014 Scores Download Speaker-Points Download R1,R2,R3,QF,SF Download Summary of Scores-League
- 12Dec
Our First Thanksgiving
On 27th November 2014 I had my first thanksgiving dinner, after eating to exhaustion, we carried out the old American tradition, we
- 13Nov
The New Heaven Palace
The same word kept running through my mind again and again. She kept on bubbling about YASA for the 4 straight days we were
- 11Nov
THE DUKES OF JMU MADE US FEEL HOME AWAY FROM HOME.
On a beautiful morning we woke up and prepared our visit to James Madison University so eager to know what awaited us, we all
- 7Nov
James Madison Vision Series
From the moment that Mike Davis said we were going to be invited to JMU by the president’s office through the President Vision
- 6Nov
So far so good
Everyday has been a day of discovery and adventure. Waking up in the morning for us on the debate team means a new experience,
iDebate by the numbers
Each Academic Year, we host approximately 7 competitions and the best teams in those competitions are invited for the Tournament of the Champions in order to crown the Best Debating Team in the country. Currently, the following school are the ones participating:
- Lycée Notre Dame De Citeaux
- Lycée de Kigali
- Riviera High School
- Liquidnet Family High SchooL
- IFAK
- Gashora Girls Academy
Testimonials
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“…the camp was set up to allow our students to develop critical thinking skills and learn how to structure and make great arguments.”
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“I liked most the experienced coaches that led our way to understanding the real art of debate, people that really loved what they were doing”
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“I enjoyed having professional trainers that helped us to reach where we wanted to be and what we wanted to become”
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“Burya ubujiji buba mumutwe… poverty is in the head …”
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“I enjoyed facing the challenges and fears and finally found ourselves doing and thinking beyond what we thought we could by simply following the clear methods of our trainer.”
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“Dedicated coaches, a wonderful staff, and ambitious debaters on the lookout for an opportunity to change the world, THAT made the camp the most beautiful thing ever”
Partners & Sponsors
We are so thankful for the different people that believe in us, they give us the courage to continue
