ORI Launches 2010 with All-student Meeting in KigaliOn January 24, ORI launched the 2010 academic year by bringing together its students from around the country to learn about new components of our education and leadership program. At the meeting, which took place in Kigali, the ORI team introduced students to new developments regarding our language training program, our computer training program and new opportunities for entrepreneurship and leadership development. The students also learned about enhancements to our career development program, which prepares students to obtain internships and part-time jobs that will launch students’ careers and enable them to develop their professional skills.
New ORI Honor Roll students with Executive Director Michael Brotchner & Country Director Charles Rukikanshuro At the meeting, we recognized the students who joined the ORI Honor Roll. Thirty-six students achieved this distinction, up from sixteen students in the Honor Roll named in September 2009. Honor Roll students have distinguished themselves academically and have also demonstrated their leadership skills, dedication to career development, and motivation to engage in extracurricular activities. As the 2010 academic year begins, everyone at ORI is looking forward to another exciting year of achievements by our talented and driven scholars. Now Playing at ORI: Rwandan Grand Prix!In November, Orphans of Rwanda was fortunate to have Matthew Harding conduct a workshop on Internet video production for our students. Matt is well-known for his “Where the Hell is Matt?” videos, which have been viewed by millions throughout the world. The workshop, which took place in Kigali, gave students an opportunity to develop their own ideas for a brief video and then film it. Over the next few weeks, we will be publishing the students’ videos on our website. In the meantime, enjoy Rwandan Grand Prix – a new video that Matt himself directed and which stars two of our students, Janvier Kwihangana and Nicholas Rutikanga! View all Recent Updates »
ORI’s newest university grads: Aimable and ChristelleORI is proud to recognize the achievements of our two newest graduates: Christelle Umutoni and Aimable Niyitegeka!  New graduate Christelle Umutoni
 Aimable defending his dissertation Christelle graduated from the Universite Libre de Kigali (ULK) with a degree in Social Sciences, and obtained an outstanding score on her dissertation! (The dissertation was about the work of ORI.) Aimable also graduated from ULK and his dissertation had the following title: Impact of Information Technology Applications to the Improvement of Services; Case of Electrogaz. Aimable, who also scored very highly on his dissertation, has worked for Electrogaz — a utility company in Rwanda — for the past two years and he will continue to work there. Christelle and Aimable are the 7th and 8th ORI students to graduate from university! Congratulations to them both! View all Posts » |
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"ORI is helping to address a critical need by supporting higher education for vulnerable youth in Rwanda. I know the ORI team well and we have built a collaboration based on the shared belief that high-quality education and health care can help Rwanda transform its future."
- Dr. Paul Farmer Founder of Partners In Health and subject of the best-selling book Mountains Beyond Mountains  
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