Monthly Archives: October 2011

After three weeks of bouncing around in the backseats of jeeps, our time in the Congo is over. We left the DRC yesterday morning. Rushing out of the hotel, the touristy trinket I’d been resisting the most, a tiny wooden … Continue reading →

In a country that suffers dearly from dysfunctional institutions, the DRC is never short on civic society picking up where leadership is needed. During our stay in Bukavu, the city’s motorcyclists (who work as taxis) went on strike to protest … Continue reading →

It’s back to Kigali, and with it, the internet! The last week has been a hectic rush of finishing the last workshop, fighting off food poisining from a merciless grilled cheese sandwich and losing internet connections. Sorry for not keeping … Continue reading →