Rwanda

Open-Data Round Table

Every data enthusiast is familiar with this statement: “In God We Trust, all others must bring DATA”. In case you weren…

Year in Review 2015

This year for me as a photographer had lots of memories . Some were great, Some not so great and others were breathtaking. From shooting the the landscape of my beautiful country, to the…

Keep Shouting Big Lies Often And People Will Believe – Case Of The Kagame Regime

Celebrating Sisterhood at the Urugo Women’s Opportunity Center

Beverly Thompson

Grace is a 45 year old mother of six and a trainer at the Urugo Women’s Opportunity Center located outside Kigali, Rwanda. Today, she beams with confidence, but this wasn’t always…

#Kwibuka23 : To each name written on the wall

As I walk in this place I call home,
I can feel the mountains tremble,
Overwhelmed with loss
A sad melody plays again
As I speak to myself the echo spreads
To each name written on the wall engraved in my mind

Emerging from the Doldrums, Part 1

Let me be frank: it’s been a rough few months. Not necessarily on paper — within my head.

#Kwibuka23

Every year since 2005, April brought soberness and reflection. The radio rang out with never-ending instrumental songs of sadness & forgiveness broadcasts. And this, would come to become a part…

Crazy Days

I wrote this blog months ago while sitting in the living area of a house in the village of Kirambo, Rwanda.

The Unsung Heroes of Global Health NGOs

In the world of global health, everyone likes to see the action on the ground, the…

The business side of open data: how developing countries can learn from the UK

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