Monthly Archives: December 2009
CBS News:Weaving a Better Life in Rwanda
CBS News. Kigal, Rwanda. In Kigali, Rwanda, the women sing and dance. They’re rejoicing in their nation’s rebirth: one they’ve helped bring about. CBS News’ Dave Price reports how women are weaving Rwanda back together, quite literally. Click the image to play CBS video… “As the weavers and women of Rwanda, we have taught the [...]
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Building Bridges
As apart of an ongoing lesson about Rwanda, some Estem Elementary teachers invited Bridge2Rwanda to visit with their students about Rwandan culture. Students made a candy cane craft, sang Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer, and packed a box with pepermint candy canes and a book about Rudolph. A video and the gifts will be presented to the students at Sonrise to [...]
Growth on Ground
The Bridge2Rwanda mission includes sending borrowed talent to make a difference working alongside the people of Rwanda. Team members often find that the experience cultivates personal growth within themselves. Mark Darrough is a Bridge2Rwanda project leader and has been in Rwanda since October. Read about Mark’s experience – the following is an excerpt from his blog, markdarrough.blogspot.com. [...]
Empowering Volunteers
Bridge2Rwanda has the mission of empowering individuals to use their skills to serve the country and people of Rwanda. Rwandans call them “borrowed talent” The media calls them “social entrepreneurs” People of faith call them “a new generation of missionaries” You can call them “an investment in a better world” This January, Bridge2Rwanda is sending [...]
Rwanda bids to become East Africa’s WiFi hotspot