Rwinkwavu Community Library & Learning Center

Simon is a fourth year student at Mount Kenya University’s Kigali campus. In August of 2011, he will graduate with a Bachelor’s degree in Business of Information Technology. Simon was accepted into the Orphans of Rwanda university scholarship program in June of 2007. Through this program, Simon is receiving university tuition along with advanced English [...]

I knew I was dealing with a special group of university students when all the students arrived at least 15 minutes early for their interviews. By the end of the day, I was so impressed with all of the students that I had interviewed, that it was very difficult to select just five for the [...]

It’s five in the morning. I’m standing outside in the dark waiting for my taxi. He arrives a few minutes late, so we are taking corners at an alarming speed, but we do make it to the bus park safe and on time. It’s surprisingly cool at this time of day in Rwanda [...]

Allen and I have arrived once again in Rwanda! The most direct flight takes us through Brussels and then non-stop to Kigali and always lands after dark. As our plane approached the airport we could see that the radius of street light illumination and electricity in homes in the city has grown noticeably [...]