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“Can you send Connie to our school,” one of the visiting Rwandan teachers had asked after a Google doc presentation Connie had made during one of the break out training sessions in the Spring.  Connie Coker, M.Ed., is the Director of Technology and School Strategic Initiatives at St. Mary’s School in Annapolis, MD. She is also on the… Continue reading Teachers Selected For Summer Rwanda Trip

“You have taught us so much. But most important, by opening up your lives, you have taught us to be better human beings.” ~ D’eve Mbarushimana (Primary School English Teacher APACOPE School Kigali Rwanda) Four teachers and one administrator from the APCACOPE school spent two weeks in Annapolis Maryland, and surrounding areas learning first hand how we… Continue reading Rwandan Teachers Here To Learn

Images make such a difference. Traditional teaching methods in Rwanda have been mostly verbal, without images. Go into classrooms throughout the country and you will see some very stark empty walls. Educational wall art and posters are expensive to ship from the U.S., so Connect Rwanda utilizes technology to fill this void. One projector in a… Continue reading Projectors Making A Difference

“Our standardized test scores have improved steadily since you have been working with us,” said Adelaide Dusabeyezu, headmistress at the APACOPE school. “Look at the progress over the past four years,” she said running her fingers over the print-outs scattered about her desk. “You can see that we when we started with you, we were testing… Continue reading APACOPE School’s Progress

Game changers in the classrooms – these Sanyo projectors! Virtually void of images, most Rwandan classrooms really need more, and these 3 projectors will literally change hundreds of lives over the next few years.  Teachers now in possession of laptops and internet can brighten the lives of so many students. Thank you, Jeff Studley and CPR… Continue reading CPR MultiMedia Solutions Donates Projectors

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Thank you, Annapolis OB-GYN! – 9 laptops changing lives! These laptops are now in the hands of hard-working teachers in Rwanda. Consolee (pictured) was the recipient of one of the laptops. Connect Rwanda’s donated laptop program is indeed a “feel-good” endeavor, but the “outcomes” cannot be ignored!  Nationally standardized test scores have increased from the 40th percentile… Continue reading Thank you Annapolis OB-GYN – Laptops Making A Difference!

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]We are not in the coffee business, but sure would like to consider it! High up in the hills of Rwanda grows some of the best coffee in the World! When Eric Rukwaya gave Connect Rwanda’s founder Steve Hays a tour of the new roasting factory in Kigali last year the seed was planted. “It seemed like a… Continue reading Wake Up & Smell the Coffee!

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Thank you, Marlene Ramey and Alice Drayton of Annapolis High’s IB CAS (Creativity-Action-Service) program. The Rwandan coffee fundraiser was a success. Enough funds were raised to bring teachers from Rwanda to Annapolis April 2018. A continuation of Connect Rwanda’s teacher collaboration program. IB students spent their days leading up to Christmas selling premium Rwandan coffee.… Continue reading Annapolis High School IB & Connect Rwanda