It truly is Good Friday!!!! Today we got a phone call telling us that the women we visited in Gisenyi had just arrived in Kigali and were coming to see us. We pulled ourselves out of our various stages of post-Salsa night (hey, they told us we had the day off!) and ran down to the office.
We'll post pics as soon as we get our hands on them from today - but we are very excited to bring to you today all the picture updates from our last trip to Gisenyi. You can check out the full album on our Snapfish account.
Words can't begin to describe the women we've met in Rwanda - but especially the women in Gisenyi. They are so brave and so energetic. They came in to Kigali dressed to kill and carrying a letter to the FVA headquarters requesting additional support for their upcoming ventures to reach out to more women. They told our bosses Claire and Willy that they had been really encouraged by our visits and wanted to keep expanding their network. The Manolos wanted to cry (ok, maybe we did cry....) we were so excited for these women. Then - they really did make us want to cry when they proposed that their foundation, when they have it up and running, should be named after us. [Little did they know, both of the Manolos are deep in job search mode currently and could have possibly jumped on any opportunity to find employment ;-)].
It was an amazing visit, even though it was so short. We hope you enjoy the updates below of our trip to Gisenyi - they are anything but short, but they are everything as in filled with tons of pictures. These women have a really special place in our hearts and we hope reading their stories and our experiences with them will spur you to acts of courage and inspiration in your day.
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