卢旺达总统卡加梅与逾万名青年在 BK Arena 对话：勉励青年守护健康、远离酒精与毒品
卢旺达总统卡加梅10月21日在首都 Kigali 的 BK Arena 出席「与总统见面」（MeetThePresident）活动，与来自全国各地的一万多名青年面对面交流，与会者还包括政府官员及演艺、社交媒体等各界代表。卢旺达 KT Press 10月21日报道，这是继2024年5月卡加梅与青年志愿者会面后又一次大规模青年交流活动，卫生部长 Sabin Nsanzimana 与青年和艺术部长 Abdallah Utumatwishima 等官员一同出席。
卡加梅在讲话中把个人责任作为核心信息。他警告，酒精、毒品以及被当作「正常」接受的习惯，可能在青年意识到损失之前就毁掉他们的未来，并表示惩罚或戒治本身无法保证持久改变，关键在于个人愿意改变。他说：「你需要照顾好自己的健康，因为其他一切只有在你健康时才会到来。」他还说：「没有人会强迫你自律，你可以向他人学习如何自律。」他勉励青年用时间获取知识、提升自己，不要盲目跟随他人认可的做法。
卫生部长 Nsanzimana 在活动上呼应这一主题，呼吁青年重新看待社会赋予饮酒的正面形象。他说：「我们必须剥去酒精被赋予的价值，把这份价值给真正值得的东西。酒精没有任何好处，一点都没有，不喝它也能生活。」卡加梅最后勉励青年相信自己的潜力：「你们比自己想象的更好，值得拥有的比你们以为的更多，中间要靠你们自己决定。」（据卢旺达 KT Press 10月21日报道整理）
Rwanda's President Kagame Holds Dialogue With Over 10,000 Young People at BK Arena: Urges Youth to Protect Their Health and Steer Clear of Alcohol and Drugs
Rwanda's President Paul Kagame engaged with more than 10,000 young people on October 21 at the MeetThePresident event at BK Arena in the capital Kigali, in an open dialogue with youth from across the country alongside government officials and representatives from sectors including entertainment and social media, KT Press reported on October 21. The session, which followed a previous meeting with youth volunteers in May 2024, was also attended by officials including Minister of Health Dr. Sabin Nsanzimana and Minister of Youth and Arts Abdallah Utumatwishima.
Kagame made personal responsibility the foundation of his message, warning that alcohol, drugs and habits accepted as normal can undermine young people's future long before they realize what they are losing, and arguing that neither punishment nor rehabilitation can guarantee lasting change if individuals are unwilling to change themselves. "You need to take care of your health because the other things will come only when you are healthy," he said. "No one is going to force you to be disciplined. You can learn from others how to be disciplined," he added, encouraging young people to use their time to acquire knowledge and improve their lives, and cautioning against blindly following what others consider acceptable.
Health Minister Nsanzimana reinforced the theme, challenging young people to reconsider the positive image often attached to alcohol consumption. "We must strip alcohol of the value it has been given and give that value to what deserves it. There is nothing good about alcohol, not a single thing. You can live without drinking it," he said. Kagame ended by urging young people to believe in their potential: "You are better than you think you are. You deserve more than you actually think you do. In between it's you to decide." (Compiled from KT Press, Rwanda, October 21)
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