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In Kinyarwanda, one adds “na” to the end of a verb to convey that it is done “together.” Kugenda (Koo-dgen-da, “to leave”) can be made Kugen...

Bill Clinton recently cited umuganda as one of the reasons he admires President Kagame . On the last Saturday of every month, Rwandans do v...

- Postcardjunky is perhaps my favorite regional blogger, and his latest satire is amazing as always. The last fictitious quote, “We are gra...

Retail therapy. The cheerful light blue/orange/green will be curtains in my eventual house. The others I’ll have tailored

This will be a long one. For anyone who’s curious about my day-to-day activities during training, here’s a brief rundown. In a few days I’...

That's Einstein, Jesus and the Fonz below the crucifix. Anybody know who the others are? I suck at pop culture.

- A solid, accessible summary of several important development theories. Tim Hartford’s column is always entertaining and educational. - C...

Among the gratuitous American memorabilia at Jenny’s host family’s house is this picture. Does anyone know who it is? The button on his jack...

This morning I went with Jenny to her resource family’s house, centrally located near the market. Her mom had invited us for a cooking lesso...