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...
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 Jennifer Hatton | 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...
by Kelly Bean, Executive Director | Jan 9, 2018 | News and Updates
2018 has just begun, and we are off and running thanks to you! The Togetherness Cooperative in Rwanda is bursting with kids, with innovation and with hope for the future. Togetherness is one special example of what your faithful friendship paired with good local...
by Guest Author | Nov 2, 2017 | African Road projects, News and Updates
By Joni Grace Powers, volunteer facilitator extraordinaire (thank you Joni!) Over thirty community leaders representing Village Community Banking (VICOBA) collectives around East Africa gathered for a focus group in Kigali, Rwanda this month. Imagine five languages...
