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Education: The Key to Life

by Patrick Huang
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“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

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The Path to Rwanda

by lmonroe
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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

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Holy Discontent in Rwanda

by Patrick Huang

Mwaramutse! (“Good morning” in Kinyarwanda, one of the three official languages in Rwanda.) And this morning, like many mornings here in Kigali, the capital of Rwanda, is especially picturesque. Despite the 25-minute (uphill) walk to the office, the view more than makes up for arriving at work almost drenched in

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Trip Report: Latin America, Asia and Africa

by Katie Gruver

Our intrepid team of International Partnerships Managers is starting off 2011 by spending a cumulative 82 days in the field. They’ll be visiting 11 countries and meeting with more than 55 microfinance organizations, banks and universities in our quest to continue bringing student lending to the developing world. Together, they’ll

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