November 19th, 2008 — , KF5 (Kiva Fellows 5th Class), Kathy Lin, Vision Finance Company, africa, rwanda from nklin @ Kiva Stories from the Field
The noon-day heat of equatorial sun beat down on tin roofs and dirt roads. It was quiet, the sounds a little muffled outside the paint shop of Rwandese Kiva client Marie Chantal Mukasafali.
“The business is good here,” she says, “thank goodness our inventory doesn’t spoil.”
Marie Chantal, operator of this small enterprise for well [...]
Online StoresNovember 19th, 2008 — , KF5 (Kiva Fellows 5th Class), Kathy Lin, Vision Finance Company, africa, rwanda from nklin @ Kiva Stories from the Field
Yes, as I am leaving. Julie Ross, the next Kiva Fellow to be placed in Rwanda, will take over with better and I’m sure more consistent postings here. But in the meantime, a quick note on some of the staff here at VFC, whom you will soon meet in more detail:
The Managing Director, Shem, [...]
Online StoresOctober 29th, 2008 — , KF5 (Kiva Fellows 5th Class), Kathy Lin, Vision Finance Company, africa, rwanda from nklin @ Kiva Stories from the Field
Earlier this month, the Rwandan government announced that French was no longer to be the official language of communication and teaching. Currently, French is used as the language of instruction in over 95% of schools; all of them must now switch to English. In addition to schools, government workers must be fluent in English. The [...]
Online StoresAugust 21st, 2008 — , KF5 (Kiva Fellows 5th Class), Kathy Lin, Vision Finance Company, rwanda from nklin @ Kiva Stories from the Field
Mornings, always one rooster does not know the time of day. As is customary in the neighborhood, most chickens start calling between five and six – but renegade number one is early. 4:30, last time I checked.
To be sure, were it not for the roosters I am guaranteed to wake soon after. Shortly after six [...]
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