Food for art lovers (Part 2)

When I wrote my first post on Rwandan art more than six months ago, I didn’t think that art would take a lasting place in my life. The truth is, after my initial encounters with extraordinary artworks of local Rwandan self-thought artists and artisans, not a single week has passed without art! It has not just settled in …

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Unveiling Rwandan Fashion (Part 1)

There is so much to share on Rwandan fashion that the topic deserves a dedicated space on my blog. I am almost sure that when you think of Rwanda, fashion is not among the things that come first, if at all, to your mind. You’d automatically associate it with its very dramatic historical events from some 20 …

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Nyamirambo and the NWC

I first visited the Nyamirambo Women’s Center (NWC) when we came on our exploratory trip in June. We wanted to buy some traditional Rwandan presents for our kids so the driver took us to this place. Back then I didn’t know anything about the center and area around. Today I know that this is one of the coolest …

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