Monthly Archives: September 2009
B2R Plays Role in Rwanda’s New Rank in World Bank Report
Recently the World Bank’s Doing Business Report ranked Rwanda the leader for developing economies as a place to do business. Bridge2Rwanda wanted to check in with Dan Vogel, a recent B2R borrowed talent member, to see how he and the Rwandan Development Board (RDB) worked this past year to make this ranking a reality. The [...]
Visit Rwanda Through Staff Blogs
Bridge2Rwanda is fortunate to have the blogging talents of staff members on ground in Rwanda. Tom Allen serves B2R as country director. A seasoned ex-pat to Rwanda, Tom has many friends in local villages, governmental offices, and within the business community. With an adventurist spirit, Tom hosts all teams coming to Rwanda on behalf of [...]
Business Wire: Starbucks and Fairtrade Partner in Rwanda
KIGALI, Rwanda, Jun 29, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) —-Starbucks Coffee Company (NASDAQ:SBUX) today announced the latest development in its relationship with Fairtrade following its announcement that all of its espresso will be both Starbucks(TM) Shared Planet(TM) and Fairtrade Certified(TM) in the UK by the end of this year. Starbucks will now also offer its first 100 [...]
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Rwanda’s Audacious Education Goals
Basic Education Extended from 6 to 9 Years – Rwandan’s value education and their goal to have the best educated population in Africa. Several years ago, Parliament mandated that beginning at six years old, all children in Rwanda should be provided free, compulsory basic education for six years (Primary 1-6). Last year, the government extended [...]
Rwanda’s Audacious Education Goals….Continued