Rwanda 101

A Step into Rwanda

Aspen Heights in Africa

Our vision

Land of a thousand hills

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About Civil War

20 African civil wars were happeningat the same time during the 1990s

Rwanda

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69% in poverty <1% in poverty

Source: UNDP 2013

Kenya Rwanda United States

57.7 55.7

78.7

18.5 18.7

36.7

Life expectancy Average age

Shorter lives

Younger populationSource: UNDP 2011

Kenya Rwanda United States

$1,541 $1,147

$43,480

Gross National Income per capita

Lower income

Fewer opportunitiesSource: UNDP 2012

Kenya Rwanda United States

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13.3

Years of schooling

Need for education

Source: UNDP 2011

Kagame’s Vision 2020

“Vision 2020 is a reflection of our aspiration and determination as Rwandans to construct a united, democratic and inclusive Rwandan identity”

Challenges

Land

Challenges

Education

Challenges

ReconciliationPhoto: Jolly Jolson/Flickr

Discuss solutions

CREDITSPresentation by

Gary Zander gzander@givepro.org

GivePro Consulting Groupgivepro.org

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All other photos are from Aspen Heights staff trips and are used with permission of Aspen Heights.