What is the 'real' Rwanda of today?
This essay discusses my own thoughts and observations from my most recent trip to Rwanda in September 2019 on the hazards and benefits of...
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Julie Raworth
- Jun 21, 2019
- 6 min
Bringing cross-cultures together through activities
AN AFTERNOON OF FUN AND ACTIVITIES AT LES ENFANTS DE DIEU WITH MY FAMILY In October 2018 I took my family over to Rwanda for my wedding....
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Julie Raworth
- Apr 12, 2019
- 5 min
How does a country that left thousands dead feel so alive?
All photos taken by Julie Raworth During Rwanda’s genocide hundreds of thousands of people died amongst the beautiful and vast thousand...
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Julie Raworth
- Apr 7, 2019
- 4 min
Never Forget Never Again: Finding peace from the tragedy of the Rwandan Genocide
On November 1st 2018 I married my Rwandan husband. Whilst the wedding was a beautifully cultural occasion set against the thousand hills...
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Julie Raworth
- Sep 28, 2018
- 1 min
Black Earth Rising - BBC2
Beautiful animations within this new BBC drama that bring the tragic story of the genocide to life. Black Earth Rising is a balance...
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Julie Raworth
- Jul 31, 2018
- 13 min
Where do I belong in Rwandan Mental Health as a Counselling Psychologist?
On the surface Rwanda is thriving, it is appearing to be a strong conference venue for foreign visitors with its policies on global...
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Julie Raworth
- Apr 7, 2018
- 12 min
A VERY WESTERN PROBLEM! Journal of a Westerner in Rwanda
My journal of living in real Rwandan life I am currently sat in the mid-dark of the small home of Manzi Juvenal in a small village on the...
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Julie Raworth
- Mar 19, 2018
- 5 min
TEACHING 3D SHADING TO THE EX-STREET BOYS OF RWANDA
Given the right conditions anybody can thrive and prosper. This class showed me an example of commitment, patience, tolerance and...
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Julie Raworth
- Dec 8, 2017
- 2 min
ME AND RWANDA 2017 ; Pre-trip reflections 03 Nov 2017
A week away and I am increasingly anxious even though this is what I want to do. I have just realised that I am going back there with...
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Julie Raworth
- Dec 8, 2017
- 2 min
ME AND RWANDA 2017 ; Pre-trip reflections 26 Sept 2017
Why do I want to do this now? - I need to find a cause I’m passionate about replacing the child I will never have. - I need to give the...
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Julie Raworth
- Dec 8, 2017
- 4 min
ME AND RWANDA 2017
Twenty years ago, in 1997, I visited Rwanda as part of an overland trip of East Africa with the main mission to visit the gorillas. This...
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