Yearly Archives: 2009
Rwanda’s Audacious Education Goals….Continued
English Mandated As Medium of Instruction for Rwanda Schools – Rwanda became a French-speaking nation when Belgium took control of the colony from Germany after World War I. While Rwanda gained its independence from Belgium in 1962, it retained its heavy francophone identity for the next 32 years as it remained heavily dependent on France [...]
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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 [...]
Von Trapps Perform in Rwanda
Von Trapps sing National Anthem at Gorilla Naming Ceremony Kwita Izina is a colorful Rwandan festival hosted to name the baby mountain gorillas born throughout the year. Found only in the Virunga Mountains of Eastern Africa, the mountain gorillas are thriving thanks to massive conservation efforts. The UN has declared 2009 as the ‘Year [...]
Tom Allen – Bridge2Rwanda Country Director
Tom explains “Plug and Play” in Rwanda Tom Allen spent the last 30 years practicing law, living on the beach in Los Angeles and raising three passionate and adventurous sons (Tommy, Nathan & Wesley). When the youngest left for college, Tom decided to close his law practice and make himself available to follow God’s [...]
Paul Kagame Interviewed on CNN
On Sunday afternoon, July 19th, Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame appeared on CNN’s foreign affairs program, Fareed Zakaria GPS. Each week the program focuses on new ideas and innovative approaches to solving the world’s toughest problems. Airing one week after President Barrack Obama’s historic visit to Ghana, host Fareed Zakaria opened the show by stating “while [...]
Top Rwanda Genocide Suspect Caught in Uganda