Genocide Memorials in Rwanda

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August 1st 2015

Published: August 5th 2015

Every year many of the VWB interns make a weekend trip to Kigali, the capital city of Rwanda, and this year Brit and I were joined by Sue, Janaya, and Chantara from the LCP program, as well as Anna, for the weekend trip. The genocide occurred in 1994 and since then the country has undergone an incredible transformation making it a night and day difference from Uganda. But before I go into all that... Read Full Entry

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Introducing the Zambian rugby team

Drunken elevator selfie

After a massive snack run

Old Kigali

New Kigali

Hotel des Milles Collines

During the genocide, water from the pool had to be rationed for drinking and cooking

Front row seats to catch the dirt road views

This also gave me a good seat to watch the driver give people the "get the hell out of my way" arm motion as he raced through construction zones.

5th August 2015

Claire Card
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Time in Kigali
Glad to see that you made it to the memorials....I was deeply touched as well. Somehow I didn't attract as nearly as much attention at the bar...:)

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