On Saturday, June 23, 2007, Archbishop Emmanuel Kolini joined over one thousand people who gathered at Shyogwe Diocese in the southwestern part of the Province of Rwanda to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the secondary and primary schools there. Shyogwe secondary and primary schools are missionary schools under the Anglican Diocese of Shyogwe and were built in 1944 by missionaries from the west.

"Shyogwe School is blessed because it was built on the concrete foundation of Christ," Archbishop Kolini said.

He encouraged the enthusiastic audience to act as ambassadors of Christ for the good of the society by proclaiming God's word and emphasizing hope and harmony.

Local government officials as well as foreign diplomats attended the event, and Minister Protais Musoni, urged the crowd to put into action what Archbishop Kolini said for the good of the nation. He hailed Archbishop Kolini for the Anglican Church in Rwanda's efforts that have made done toward building peace and undertaking evangelism.

Despite the achievements of the schools, leaders note that they are still affected by the aftermath of the 1994 Genocide which caused the death of over one million innocent Rwandans. Shyogwe schools lost numerous students and teachers to Genocide due to their ethnic background.

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