Rwanda General Facts: from the CIA World Factbook Major Religions: Roman Catholic 49.5%, Protestant 39.4% Official Language: Kinyarwanda Population Breakdown: Africa’s most densely populated country – 12,988,423 Ethnic Groups: 84% Hutu, 15% Tutsi, 1% Twa Birth Rate: 33.3/1000 people Death Rate: 8.8 deaths/1000 people Urban Population: 28.8% of the total population lives in urban areas **School […]

Last class, our conversation revolved around guidelines to ethical service engagement. This is a serious topic not only because of the thousands of dollars invested into each Loewenstern fellow, but because each of us hope to make the most out of our experiences. After the discussion and more thought, I decided that I would focus […]

As I was in the process of applying for the Loewenstern Fellowship, my mom prayed for me: “God, I pray that You will be faithful to close this door if it is not your will. But if You do open this door, I ask that Loewenstern will be an especially rewarding and fulfilling experience.” God has […]

When I applied to the Loewenstern Fellowship, I stated that one of my main aspirations was to “seek out my unknowns” through the experience. I am already beginning to see those unknowns surface. I’ve discovered that international development has numerous layers to uncover. The temptation to follow my own pride, the stigma of trying to […]