Rwanda Women

Buy, Hold, and Squeal: Of Pigs and Purpose

T.P. Allen | Posted 02.08.2012

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T.P. Allen

To say I was off the beaten track in rural Rwanda, some 90 kilometers outside of Kigali, would merely state the obvious. I was going where no sane person would go on four wheels instead of two feet.

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On the Road in Rwanda

Marcia DeSanctis | Posted 01.17.2012

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Marcia DeSanctis

Here in Karama, the Tubeho Association, which consists of 76 women and 34 men all afflicted with HIV, decided on honey as not only a logical high-return commodity indigenous to the fertile hills of Southeast Rwanda.

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No More, No Less

Ellen Snortland | Posted 05.25.2011

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Ellen Snortland

The Year of the Woman in politics is thrilling and appalling in one fell swoop Yes, I'm excited that many women won their election bids on June 8. Ho...

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Women as Peacemakers

Tabby Biddle | Posted 05.25.2011

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Tabby Biddle

While I agree that women, like men, are competitive and have a strong warrior spirit, I do think there is a difference in how those characteristics get played out.

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Rwandan War Crimes Verdict Issued In Canada; First Of Its Kind

AP | AMY LUFT | Posted 05.25.2011

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MONTREAL — A Rwandan man was found guilty Friday of war crimes during his country's 1994 genocide, becoming the first person convicted under a n...

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Not the Time to Declare Victory

Jean-Marie Guehenno | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jean-Marie Guehenno

Policy making must not be based on wishful thinking. Congo has not yet reached a strategic turning point.

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Looking to Rwanda for Lessons on Gender Equality

Andrea Friedman | Posted 05.25.2011

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Andrea Friedman

Rwanda is primarily known as the site of a horrific genocide. It is now the first country to have a majority of women in the legislature at 56%, up from a high of 18% before the conflict.

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How Women Will Change The World

ODE Magazine | Lisa Witter | Posted 11.17.2011

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This article was originally published in ODE Magazine. The 1994 genocide in Rwanda left the country in tatters, its future fraught with uncertainty. ...

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