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Intro: life and experiences in Rwanda

Traveling in and emigrating to Rwanda

  • Be sure to visit the Genocide Memorial Centre. This is a special memorial center in the capital Kigali for the victims of the Hutu-Tutsi genocide that took place in 1994.
  • Huye (formerly Butare) is a student town in Rwanda's southern province, with the largest ethnographic museum in the country.
  • Gisenyi, also called the paradise town of Rwanda. Located at the northern tip of Lake Kivu, this town has many Congolese influences because it is directly adjacent to the city of Goma. Gisenyi also has several beaches where you can book accommodation and watch the sun set over Congo and the reflecting lake.
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Education Category: General Ages: 16+ During my Bachelor's semester abroad in Rwanda, I gave a short course on "how to write a CV". My fellow Rwandan student friends told me they were a bit insecure about how to go about job searching. So I thought, why not give a short course? And we wou...

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Voor mijn minor Global Development Issues heb ik een casus opdracht moeten maken over de genocide in Rwanda in 1994. Tijdens mijn onderzoek ben ik achter verschrikkelijke, gruwelijke feiten gekomen wat zich daar heeft afgespeeld. Hetgeen dat mij het meest is bij gebleven is dat wij 'het westen' NIET...

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Lake Kivu in west Rwanda is an amazing place to watch the sunset above the Congolese hills at the opposite site of the lake, or you can lay on the beach and swim in the water, but there are so many other fun activities to do there, like: Kayaking! I booked my kayaking afternoon with the company...