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The bar that sold bananas

Wise words I once heard while buying bananas in a bar in Kigali, Rwanda in 2008: ‘Nothing can heal without … More

Africa, critical thinking, education, genocide, how Rwanda recovered from the genocide, inspiration-2, kigali, learning, Letters from the heart of Africa, Travel, travel blogger

Electric-green unplugged

Today it’s April the 7th 2018, a day that marks the 24th anniversary of the start of the Rwandan genocide. … More

Africa, blog, Featured, genocide, Heyloons travel blog, kigali, Letters from the heart of Africa, Nyamata, remembrance, Rwanda, Rwandan genocide, Travel, travel blog, travel blogger, travelblog, volunteering

A Festering Malice: the Grenade Attack

What kind of person would throw a grenade at a cemetery? What must happen in a person’s mind for them … More

genocide, hatred, Rwanda, Travel

The Day When Time Slowed Down

Einstein said that the faster you travel, the more time slows down. In fact, if you travel at the speed … More

genocide, grief, heyloons, mental health, post traumatic stress disorder, PTSD, Rwanda, Travel, travel blogger

We Need To Talk About Why People Kill Each Other

Continuing the series, Letters from the Heart of Africa No narrative on Rwanda can really ever avoid the genocide. Its magnitude … More

differences, genocide, killing, why do people kill
Kigali Genocide Memorial, Rwanda, remembrance, hope

A special place of remembrance, hope and beauty

It was the most beautiful place I’ve ever worked in: a creamy-white building with balconies facing the hills of central … More

gardens, genocide, holocaust, hope, KigaliGenocidememorial, remembrance, Rwanda

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