“Loving a beautiful child is easy, it is loving a not-so-beautiful child that is hard.” – Shake Hands with the Devil, a movie about the genocide in Rwanda. Before departing for Rwanda, I made a point to learn about the country, especially its most recent history. When I arrived and [...]
“A Key” “The Greatest Thing” “The First Priority” “Opens Your Mind” “Empowerment” “Life” These are just some of the answers that students at various schools across Kigali gave to the question, “What does education mean to you?” As I spoke with students about education, I started to reflect on my [...]
The beginning of my journey that has lead me to the “land of a thousand hills,” Rwanda, began two years ago. It began with many casual conversations with friends, family, and mentors about how I might fulfill a deep, perhaps overly idealistic desire to change the world. Maybe I’ve been [...]
Earlier this week we posted about the great stuff going on at the Clinton Global Initiative, but yesterday was a particularly special moment in Vittana history. Wednesday September 22, we announced the launch of our new initiative Vittana/Africa: Bringing Student Loans to Africa on stage at the special plenary session [...]
