This semester, we had a student from Kalamazoo College, Ali Portillo-Taylor, volunteer to work with us in Rwanda. As our intern, Ali has been working with the women in the Beacon Program, primarily helping to train them in business skills. Here are some of her notes from Rwanda… Dec. 5 Tomorrow I finally begin teaching. …
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“Experience Rwanda” was a success! The event drew over 100 people and allowed us to raise several thousand dollars to benefit our upcoming solar power project in Rwanda. It is our hope to make this an annual event, and we are already excited for next year. The next weekend, we traveled out to Watermark Country …
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It’s been a while since we last blogged. So what are the folks at Koinonia up to now? Keeping things busy, as usual. Of course, we’re getting ready for “Experience Rwanda” on Oct. 27. The chefs at Bar Divani have put together a fantastic menu; gift bags will be filled with Rwandan and local items; and …
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Right now Grand Rapids is captivated by Art Prize — and with good reason. What a fun event! I didn’t appreciate the magnitude of Art Prize last year, but this year I’m gearing myself up to tour a lot more of Grand Rapids and see as many entries as I can before Oct. 10. I …
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An article ran about us today in the online environmental publication, examiner.com. Check it out! From the article… “…A few years later while visiting a school in Rwanda, Dr. Williams observed, ‘We were in an area where they had English, French and Science, but no computers. I figured no education is complete without computers.’ In …
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