Tag: Diaspora
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9 Things you didn’t know about Africa
Here’s 9 things you didn’t know about Africa. Originally published in TAP Issue six Coffee – The coffee plant, which was discovered in Ethiopia in the 11th Century, is the world’s second most traded commodity today according to the global exchange organization. Education– Founded in 982CE and one of the first established universities in the…
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Obesity Among Kenyan and Canadian Children-By Dr Stella Muthuri
Dr. Stella Muthuri research aimed at investigating the prevalence of, and factors associated with physical activity and overweight/obesity among school aged children in Kenya and Canada. This research involved examining the influence of social determinants of health such as school environments, neighborhoods, and home environments, and their effects on youth in relation to physical activity…
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Eastern Africa Diaspora Business Council
ABOUT The Eastern Africa Diaspora Business Council (EADBC) is a US-based non-governmental, membership-based organization. It was established in 2013 to promote the Diaspora’s role in the delivery of technology solutions for development challenges by leveraging trade and investment partnerships between the United States and the greater East African region. EADBC represents professional, institutional, business and student…
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Repatriation Of The Mind
Being a Ras in the Diaspora, repatriation occupies a big place in my conversation, but not all are ready to hear about it, let alone pursue it. Even some who declare Rastafari seem unable to reach that ground. As I see it, it is not a problem, since the most important repatriation to accomplish for…
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Interview with Louis Antoine Muhire: Founder & CEO MERGIMS
Louis-Antoine Muhire: Founder & CEO MERGIMS Solutions My name is Louis-Antoine Muhire and I’m the founder and CEO of MERGIMS. I was born in eastern province of Rwanda specifically in Bugesera, in the early eighties. I am a college graduate from New Medias at Ottawa University. I have two bachelor’s degrees in Marketing and Public Relations for social causes and…
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The Exodus: Moses Gashirabake Journey back home
Since the 1994 Rwandan crisis, I had not had an opportunity to go back to Rwanda. My recent and first visit since 1994 happened in December 2014.We escaped to Kenya during the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi. We briefly passed through Congo (then Zaire). Growing up outside Rwanda, as a stateless refugee was both challenging…
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African Diaspora, want to go back to Africa? Here’s your 5 options
Africa diaspora, so you want to go home, you’ve had it!!! Even Africa wasn’t this bad, not another winter!! I remember I said the same thing every year, for 14 years, until I went home in 2007. Still at home (Rwanda) ever since, I have seen a lot in the past 6 years that has…