Voices of Hope
August 2007

“Last weekend I learned the hard way what it means to be soaking wet
and freezing during Rwanda’s dry and supposedly hot season. My
partners and I were on a boat on Lake Kivu with our friends from the
COOPAC coffee cooperative in Gisenyi. Not only did it start to rain
heavily, but also were the waves so high and unpredictable that we
were frequently hit by the cold lake waters. So much about climate
change….“Read more

Voices of Hope
June 2007

“This past Tuesday, I became a witness to an extraordinary act of reconciliation,
cultural understanding and peace: As a highlight of the
very first official Millennium Village Tour, our group of visitors was invited
to join a traditional local community party called ubusabane. Together
with several hundred villagers, we celebrated an hour of cultural
exchange and being together in an exceptional settlement that is
part of the Rwandan Millennium Village of Mayange in Bugesera District.
In this particular setting, both survivors and perpetrators of the
genocide live and work with each other.“. Read more

Voices of Hope

April 2007

“Half a year has passed since I published the last issue of the Voices
of Hope. My own busy schedule of the past months has to hold as an
excuse. But I promise that the newsletter will become at least bimonthly
again“. Read more