by Guest Author | May 14, 2018 | African Road Projects, Events, People
Evariste Ndikumana is a leader of the Batwa indigenous people. The Batwa are a traditional hunter-gatherer group indigenous to central Africa; today, they are the most marginalized ethnic group in Burundi. Evariste was the second Twa person in his country to complete...
by Guest Author | Apr 3, 2018 | African Road Projects, People
Changemaker David Clemy has been partnering with African Road since 2014 to bring VICOBA to six communities across East Africa, generating over $10,000 in savings, launching over 90 new businesses, and impacting over 1300 lives. In 2010, I started a great conversation...
by Guest Author | Mar 22, 2018 | Events, Learning Trips, News and Updates
By Glenda Montgomery, Gala Coordinator Though we might not be able to bring you all to Africa to become inspired by our Changemakers and by seeing their projects first hand, as I was so fortunate to do on the Learning Trip last summer, we CAN make sure you have a...
by Guest Author | Mar 1, 2018 | African Road Projects, Learning Trips
By Natalie Karakey, Learning Trip Member Today, we drove 40 minutes to the All Souls Church in Gasogi, Rwanda where we spent two hours worshipping and enjoying their music, dances, and skits. The church itself was dug out of the red earth mountainside. They had orange...
by Guest Author | Feb 6, 2018 | African Road Projects, News and Updates
Last Monday, US Ambassador to Burundi Anne Casper experienced something remarkable: dancing with the Batwa of Kayanza. Evariste and the ASSEJEBA team guided Ambassador Casper through the village as she was welcomed in full force. The Ambassador visited a Batwa village...
