Rwanda
This journalism has been created by students studying abroad in Rwanda as part of the Travel Journalism program with the Grady College of Journalism & Mass Communication.
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Ubumuntu: The Word That Followed Me Home from Rwanda
The hem of my black skirt dances with the dust floating up from beneath me. I plant my blue boots in what resembles the red Georgia clay on which I grew up. I close my eyes. I breathe in the warm, dry air, hold it and let go. Never before…
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Young Rwandan Aspires to Improve Health Care
Every New Year in the Rwandan capital Kigali, Rugwiro Shema Kevin attends the fireworks show. The roads around the convention center shut down and families fill the streets, gathering to watch the mesmerizing display. Kevin used to join the festivities every year with his parents. Now, he does it…
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An Indoor Girl’s Safari: Akagera National Park Brings Change in Perspective
By Lauren Coughlin I have been to several national parks in the United States, including Yosemite, the Grand Canyon and Red Rock Canyon. Much of my family lives out West, and childhood trips were spent at these vast national parks. But, I am a self-proclaimed indoor person, and I don’t…
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The Quiet Parts: Rwanda’s Reflective, Unified Path Worth Listening To
By Gerald Witt I first notice the many armed guards at the airport. Rwanda is a peaceful country, albeit one in the long shadow of genocide. It has been stable for decades. At customs, the agent asks what I do for a living. I don’t understand. I need a student…
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Photojournalism and a Fruit Stand: How a Group of Rwandan Women Provided Incredible Insight
By Evan Frilingos The first time I passed the fruit stand on the street over from the hotel, its colorful array of hanging bananas, piles of mangos and so-called cherry tomatoes, which were larger than apples, stood out in the night like a shining carnival in a rural American town.…
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UGA Students Explore Reconciliation Efforts After Genocide in Rwanda
The journalism that appears in the Rwanda section of Travel Journalism on Grady Newsource was produced by University of Georgia students who traveled to Rwanda in mid-May for two courses — history and journalism — that explored reconstruction and reconciliation after the 1994 genocide against the Tutsis. During our stay…
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From State Championship to Fiesta Bowl: Georgia Flag Football at Turning Point
When Pope High School senior Kate Davenport stepped onto the turf at Mercedes-Benz Stadium for the high school flag football state championship, she found herself playing under stadium lights and the halo board typically reserved for NFL matchups. She and her team secured their third consecutive state title, 2023-2025, in…