Bazi Kanani Explores Colorado-Rwanda Connections

Posted by metroafrican • December 3, 2008 • Printer-friendly

We posted a story several days ago about Denver-based Oz Architecture's work in Rwanda. Well, that story came from a recent trip to Rwanda by Bazi Kanani of 9News. She produced a series of stories exploring connections between the state of Colorado and the country of Rwanda. Check the links below:

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Denver businessman picks Rwanda for investment Monday Dec 1, 2008

He built a luxury lodge on a volcano in Rwanda and says it's one of his proudest accomplishments. The Sabyinyo Silverback Lodge is built in the shadow of Mount Sabyinyo in Rwanda's Volcanoes Nati... read entire article

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Coloradans save lives, learn touching lesson in Rwanda Sunday Nov 30, 2008

A group of medical professionals from Centura Health in Colorado are working in a small African nation most people associate with its violent past. Rwanda is a lush land where the people have a s... read entire article

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CU engineers improve life for Rwanda's orphans Sunday Nov 30, 2008

"Many of them with very strong emotional pain, and I can say emotional, psychological damage," said Victor Monroy. He's director of the Children's Village Kigarama, also referred to locally as th... read entire article

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Coloradans give kids in Rwanda gift of technology Sunday Nov 30, 2008

"It's very nice because we get more knowledge," said 15-year-old Grace Uwacu. At a computer beside her is 16-year-old Christian Kayiteshonga. "I believe in my future I'll be doing computer scienc... read entire article

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CU Denver doctors help future doctors in Rwanda Sunday Nov 30, 2008

"When you go abroad to learn something, you get some good skills, but when you come back to (Rwanda) there is a big gap," said Dr. Twarumugabe. He's talking about the gap between what you know how... read entire article

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Denver inspires development in Rwanda Friday Nov 28, 2008

A genocide in 1994 killed up to a million people in just a few months. 14 years later, this tiny country has aspirations of becoming a technological leader in Africa, and has called in Denver archi... read entire article