A Little Bit of Country Today
Hello friends! Today we are going to begin seeing the countryside of Rwanda, attempting to understand the post-genocide challenges and extreme poverty of persons living outside of the urban areas. We are visiting a rural health center where we will, I believe, be overwhelmed with the needs for public health interventions.
Our destination is a place known as the Millennium Village, a partnership developed by the United Nations Development Program, Columbia University’s Earth Institute, 10 different African governments, private donors and the Millennium Promise. The area we are visiting is learning to create an ecologically healthy agricultural setting for people to earn a living and reshape their lives. The model is being used globally as a successful intervention.
While we are away from the city of Kigali, we will also visit a rural health center and learn the challenges related to public health in the small communities that dot the countryside. Should be a challenging day! May you sense Holy Presence around you today!
Ben Keckler
08.20.08
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