Rwanda is littered with large billboards displaying its zero-tolerance policy for corruption. The amazing part is that it's more than just talk.
The Vision Finance-mobile at one of VFC's branch offices. Located next to an office of their parent organization, World Vision
Me at a different VFC branch--this one in Rwamagana out in the east of Rwanda.
Some VFC clients, part of a 20-person sewing coop. They are orphans and school drop-outs who were trained on sewing by World Vision, then VFC gave them a loan so that they could get to work.
Pretending I know how to drive a motorbike. What you can't see is the group of 50 people that quickly assembled to watch as this picture was taken.
Kigali, Rwanda--The view from my desk at VFC's head office
On my second day on the job I was accidentally locked in the building. Here, I'm looking down the group of people that began to assemble to try to find a way to get me out.
Outside of the Genocide Memorial in Kigali, Rwanda
A typical road-side scene in Rwanda. Full of hills, green, and pedestrians carrying all manner of goods over long distances.
Me and Megan, a former Kiva Fellow who came to visit the country. Here, Lake Kivu is behind us. Rwanda shares Lake Kivu with the Democratic Republic of Congo. I was particularly excited because Megan loaned me a shirt--the first time I've worn a shirt outside my usual repertoire of 5 in six months!
Children at an orphanage just outside of Gisenyi, Rwanda
Some of the children at the orphanage greeted us with a song and dance. They sang with gusto!
This little girl was such a charmer.
Me in Gisenyi. There is a volcano in the background, though this picture doesn't quite show it. Just trust me on that one.
The road home from Gisenyi to Kigali, looking out of the front of the bus.
An illegal street market in Kigali. In the center is an angry police officer, waving his club at me and my friends. When the police raided the market, the women selling their goods gathered them on top of their heads as quickly as possible and ran, so as to avoid arrest and the destruction of their products.
People at the market examine the damage. The police kicked in to this sewer all the goods they could reach.
The central roundabout in Kigali, Rwanda. It is not often that you find a roundabout this meticulously manicured. I took one look at it and fell in love with this country. If the roundabouts look like this, imagine what's happening elsewhere!
Lake Muhazi, in the eastern part of Rwanda. President Kagame has a farm on the other side of the lake.
Wesley and me. He's the 1.5 year-old who makes appearances in some of my blog entries. Trust me, he likes me way more than this picture would lead one to believe.
The most educational side of a building I have ever seen.
Another educational building. I found Rwanda!
