Yearly Archives: 2010
Rwanda: Nation Should Focus on Economy
AllAfrica.com September 2010 Editorial Last week, Rwanda president Mr. Paul Kagame was sworn in for a second seven year term in office. The president with a group of young liberators, fought a protracted war to fend off genocide and civil war. Today the RPF is heading one of the fastest growing economies in the region. [...]
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The Beginnings of an Institute
This is an exciting time for Bridge2Rwanda and ultimately Rwanda as B2R prepares to open the doors of Isoko Institute. Members of the B2R team have been working with local cooperatives to transform the provided space in Kigali’s Telecom Building into an energetic and creative environment. The space will host visiting academic research teams, journalists, and potential foreign investors. The space includes [...]
Making Her Mark on Rwanda
It’s 8:40 in the morning, and while most people in the States would be driving to work, Betsy Walker is hopping on a moto taxi for a 10 minute ride to Sonrise Primary School. Betsy’s view along the way is worthy of a spread in National Geographic. Mountains and volcanoes tower in the distance — while men, women, and children bustle [...]
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Rwanda: The New Prosperity And the Public Good
Source: AllAfrica.com By Gloria A. Iribagiza September 8, 2010 Kigali — The world mostly knows Rwanda for the cruelty that was let loose in 1994; when over one million perished during the murderous frenzy that was unleashed against the Tutsi. Sixteen years later, Rwanda has evolved into a highly contrasting image of its former self, [...]
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Rwanda is growing stronger – Kagame
The New Times – Rwanda’s First Daily By Edmund Kagire KIGALI – President Paul Kagame, yesterday, said that Rwanda has continued to grow stronger and the Rwandan people are determined to be who they want to be, defying detractors who would want to see the country descend into conflict. Speaking at the National Prayer Breakfast [...]
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Rwanda: Expo 2010 Opens Today
The New Times – Rwanda’s First Daily By Edmund Kagire Kigali — All roads lead to Gikondo today as the Rwanda International Trade Fair, Expo 2010, opens. When The New Times visited the Private Sector Foundation (PSF) Expo grounds in Gikondo yesterday, human activity was at peak, with hundreds of exhibitors putting the final touches [...]
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Sometimes one life at a time.
By: Tom Allen Bridge2Rwanda is in the business of transforming lives at both ends of the bridge that has been built between the United States and Rwanda. In a world of overwhelming need, which life should you hope to transform? Jesus proposes the one He has placed in front of you. What are the most [...]
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“Come to the school to laugh, play, and learn!”
Play is universal, everyone loves it, and the Bridge2Rwanda team is no exception. As apart of an orientation program, our team had the opportunity to play and learn with the kids of Mwiko School in the village of Nke Nke. Frances Bajdiko-Bova through an initiative with Mothering Across Continents (MAC), hosted a kids’ camp and [...]
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Kagame re-elected by a unified Rwanda
By Mark Darrough, Bridge2Rwanda KIGALI, RWANDA — After months of international criticism, much fueled by the West’s traditional thoughts of a hopeless Africa and its dirty politics, President Paul Kagame was elected into a second term early yesterday morning. Everything from the exile of former military leaders to the arrest of an outspoken defense attorney [...]
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Why we should fund entrepreneurs not governments