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RwandaBlogs we like

  1. The World’s Most Dangerous Job

    Blog: Kiva Stories from the Field - 27 November 2009

    Gavin Sword KF9 Rwanda There is a TV show that profiles treacherous jobs around the world, the episode i recall was one about Alaskan King Crab Fishermen.  These brave men (typically) work night and day in stormy seas on slippery decks in frigid waters.  The ships are rocking violently with waves crashing over the decks – [...]

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  2. Country Music…in Africa

    Blog: Kiva Stories from the Field - 24 November 2009

    By Gavin Sword, KF9 Rwanda The music of Africa conjures images of native dancers and handmade instruments – the drums, rhythms and dancing are mythical. Knowing I was coming to Africa, I was so looking forward to hearing the native music of Rwanda.  Music is one of the purest ways I know to experience and appreciate [...]

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  3. Of the Power of Travel Writing

    Blog: REID ON TRAVEL - 7 August 2009

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  4. Kiva Fellows in DeNile

    Blog: Kiva Stories from the Field - 3 August 2009

    By Jaclyn Berfond, Laura Buhler, Alison Carlman, Joel Carlman and Cameron Morris Last weekend the East African Kiva Fellows delegation descended upon the bustling streets of Kampala, Uganda and the banks of the Nile River for two days of intense knowledge transfer and mild revelry. We spent hours discussing the importance of data validity in performing [...]

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  5. PAX RWANDA

    Blog: Kiva Stories from the Field - 24 June 2009

    I am sure that many of you have read of the horrors that occurred here in Rwanda almost exactly 15 years ago, but few of us can actually envision the magnitude of such tragedy and its consequences on a society. Upon arrival in Rwanda I have noticed many hindrances to development and I have generated a [...]

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  6. The need for entrepreneurship

    Blog: Kiva Stories from the Field - 12 June 2009

    “Allow me to introduce myself”, I’m Laura Buhler, a member of the KF8 class. I am from Calgary, Canada and have found the transition to life in Rwanda to be very smooth, given just a couple of bumps in the road. Exactly two weeks in to my Fellowship at Vision Finance Company (VFC) in Kigali, Rwanda, one [...]

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