by Communications | Apr 18, 2020 | African Road Partners, News and Updates, People
Firstly, let me introduce myself, I’m Katie, communications consultant, writer and photographer, based in London. I’ve consulted for African Road frequently over the last five years. In that time, you and your friends, the East African Road Changemakers, have also...
by Kelly Bean, Executive Director | Feb 25, 2020 | News and Updates, People
The African Road board is made up of talented and thoughtful individuals committed to helping us expand our network of support and talent and sustain our partnerships with Changemakers in East Africa for lasting impact. We’re excited to announce the addition of two new members to the board: long-time friends of African Road, Grace McLaren and Jeremy Stanley!
by Communications | Feb 20, 2020 | African Road Partners, African Road projects, Misc., News and Updates, People
Togetherness Youth Cooperative is perched on a hillside in Munini, on the skirts of Kigali, Rwanda. The rich afternoon sun casts its glow across the valley, off the red dirt and onto the hard working, fast moving limbs of young footballers, boys and girls, who will...
by Guest Author | Dec 28, 2018 | News and Updates, People
Joni Powers is pictured here with David Clemy, Ugandan Changemaker and Founder of Vicoba Plus, and Sean Callaghan, African Road Founding Board Member. I joined the board in 2017 after many years of following the work of African Road. Executive Director, Kelly Bean and...
by Guest Author | Sep 26, 2018 | Events, Learning Trips, Misc., News and Updates
Words and pictures by Christopher Thomsen. The literary genre of travel books is familiar to us all. The great history of travel writing spans from Homer’s “Odyssey”, to Mark Twain’s “Innocents Abroad”, to many contemporary books like “The Rule of the Land: Walking...
by Communications | Apr 3, 2018 | African Road projects, Learning Trips, News and Updates
Katie Garner, African Road communications consultant and photographer, made a site visit to the Africa Reconciled women’s cooperative in Goma, DRC this February. Written with her characteristic British wit and frank perspective, Katie brings a bit of her recent...