Rwanda Recap Day 11

This was a bit of a down day. The coolest thing we did was go to a a barbecue. But this wasn't just your burgers-in-the-backyard kind of barbecue. This picture, I think, sums it up.

It was hosted by a group of women who all come from the same refugee camp school in Uganda. It's name was the Maryhill Girls School. The following comes from a letter they gave us:

MOGAR - Maryhill Old Girls' Association Rwanda

MOGAR is an Association of Rwandan women - Alumni of Maryhill High School, Uganda. It draws its membership (& strength) from women with diverse backgrounds - mothers, leaders in civil society, private and public sectors; committed to the well being of Rwanda's next generation.

It's really and incredible story. All the ladies were refugees in camps during the latest civil war. When the RPF came back into the country and took power all of these women ended up being serious power players in the new Rwanda. Now they are Ministers, Diplomats, Ambassadors and business owners and they attribute much of their success to the education they received at the Maryhill school. Now, they want to build a new school in Rwanda that will raise up the next generation of women leaders. I got a chance to meet several of them and talk about Rwanda's future and what still needs to be done. They were a most impressive group.

If you want to learn how you can help build their new school just send me an email and I can put in touch with the right people. As a group we donated on the spot and Maui Millionaires promised to match up to a sizable amount over the next couple months whatever MOGAR can raise.