First Aid Perfection

Yesterday we travelled to GS Burema, a local school just over an hour away from where we are staying. Lots of bumpy roads again, smiling faces and waving to the locals as we went down some steep hills (and up the other side again). We really do appreciate now thay Rwanda is truly the ‘Land […]

Introducing…. Sandra

Today we introduce Sandra to you all! Sandra is 26 and has been a Guide for three years. This is her first GOLD project. She has been an ambassador for her district with the Ninyaminga and Girl Effect projects – this is her favourite guiding moment so far. She is also proud to have taken […]

Follow the Leader

Today has been a great day! We got up early to be ready to get to training and sat out on the porch waiting for our bus. It was slightly delayed which gave us time to ‘interview’ Clemy ready for her blog post which was published earlier this evening. Buses over here, especially their suspension, […]

Introducing…. Clemy

Next up it’s Clemy who has joined us for the project! She has been a Guide for two years and is 21. Guiding is her passion and she absolutely loves it! She is excited to be part of the GOLD project, it is her first time being involved. He favourite food is chips, she love […]

Introducing…. Shemsa

This week we will be introducing our GOLD team friends from Rwanda so that you can learn a little bit about them too! First up we have Shemsa…. Shemsa, who is 21, has been involved in Rwandan Guiding for eight years. It is her second GOLD project – she was first involved with the team […]

Singalong on the Bus

Yesterday our training was in the afternoon so we decided to head out to explore the area around the convention centre. We can see this from the AGR and it’s a circular building which lights up at night. It hosts events and conferences throughout the year. For ease and speed, we got a taxi from […]

A Day in the Life of GOLD Team Rwanda

We have been here for just over a week now and thought it would be nice for you to know a little bit about our routine and what we do on a daily basis. 1. Wake up, cook breakfast and get ready for the day. We have our own kitchen, living area and porch. Our […]

There’s a Cat in the Wall!

We are bit behind with blog posts – my phone died a death last night but has been revived this morning so that the blogs can continue! We have had a great couple of days based in Kigali. Friday’s training at the AGR was cancelled due to a public holiday called ‘Umuganura’. The guides explained […]

Double Training!

The last 48 hours has been a pretty busy time for us here in Rwanda. Yesterday started with organising our training folders and the formation of our first training plan. We put together some activities for world guiding and women’s rights with our favourite in their – tying a friendship knot. Sophie’s achievement for the […]

Meeting GOLD Team Rwanda….

Today we started the morning by heading down to the AGR headquarters. We are staying very close to it so a walk in the sun was a great way to start the day! When arriving at AGR we immediately saw traffic cones laid out in an obstacle course with two learner drivers making their way […]