Archive for October, 2007

Millennium Village – Mayange   (10-17-2007)

Millennium Village – Mayange (10-17-2007)

In September 2000, the largest gathering of world leaders in history adopted the UN Millennium...

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Nyamata Catholic Church – Genocide Memorial  (10-17-2007)

Nyamata Catholic Church – Genocide Memorial (10-17-2007)

When the genocide began on April 7th, 1994, many ethnic Tutsis and moderate Hutus took refuge...

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Peace from Rwanda

Peace from Rwanda

Copyright Adam Bacher. All rights reserved. Absolutely no use without prior authorization.

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Child Soldiers – Lost Youth in the Congo  (10-09-2007)

Child Soldiers – Lost Youth in the Congo (10-09-2007)

In times of armed conflict, children are among the most vulnerable – as victims, hostages...

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A Day in the Life of 2 Rwandan Children: October 1st, 2007

A Day in the Life of 2 Rwandan Children: October 1st, 2007

At 5:30 in the morning, myself and Chysologue (my interpreter) were dropped off by motorcycle...

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Ankole Cattle – A Cow Like no Others  (10-02-2007)

Ankole Cattle – A Cow Like no Others (10-02-2007)

On our way visit goat farms in the eastern province of Rwanda, a young man passed us taking...

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Gorillas in my Midst (10-07-2007)

There are approximately 350 mountain gorillas (Gorilla beringei beringei) left in the world....

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Goats for Child Headed Households  (10-02-2007)

Goats for Child Headed Households (10-02-2007)

The Itafari Foundation, in cooperation with Assist – Rwanda (a local NGO), as well as the...

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Murambi Genocide Memorial  (10-14-2007)

Murambi Genocide Memorial (10-14-2007)

3:00 a.m., April 21st, 1994: Soldiers loyal to the genocide in Rwanda encircled the technical...

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Five Portraits  (09-30-2007)

Five Portraits (09-30-2007)

In Rwanda the primary mode of transportation is two of feet, two legs, and the need to get...

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Gahaya Links – Basket Makers  (09-26-2007)

Gahaya Links – Basket Makers (09-26-2007)

Joy Ndungutse and Janet Nkubana are Rwandan women who were born in a refugee camp in Uganda....

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Sewing School for Widows Gives Hope and Keeps Families Together  (09-28-2007)

Sewing School for Widows Gives Hope and Keeps Families Together (09-28-2007)

In 2002, while volunteering at a Orphanage of 100 boys, Ezra Kwizera, and his wife Mona, “felt...

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Chicken Takes Toddler for Walk  (10-01-2007)
Gold Standard vs. Goat Standard (12-15-2007)

Gold Standard vs. Goat Standard (12-15-2007)

Gold Standard (noun): A monetary standard under which the basic unit of currency is defined...

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Emmanuel Takes us to Visit his Mother and Favorite Aunt  (10-02-2007)

Emmanuel Takes us to Visit his Mother and Favorite Aunt (10-02-2007)

Emmanuel Shamakokera, is the national director for Assist Rwanda. An organization dedicated...

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Vision – To look at something and see what it might become. (10-19-2007)

Vision – To look at something and see what it might become. (10-19-2007)

I have been in Rwanda for just under a month, and find myself captivated by the spirit and...

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