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Stories From Our Work

Voices and moments from Rwanda and Canada — new stories land here as they happen.

Stewardship in Canada

BHM 2025 – A Conversation on Housing Precarity

February 27, 2025 · An event by Building Bridges with Rwanda & Douglas College

A vital Black History Month conversation with members of the African community on housing precarity in New Westminster — turning challenges into solutions.

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BHM 2025 – A Conversation on Housing Precarity
Stewardship in Canada

Bridging Barriers

January 15, 2025 · Housing Access For African Youth Amidst a Housing Crisis

With CAMH at the University of Toronto, BBR is empowering African youth (18–26) to document their experiences and advocate for change at the intersection of race, climate, and homelessness.

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Bridging Barriers
Telling the Story

Rebuilding The Nation

October 28, 2024 · How Rwanda Used Homegrown Solutions to Rebuild the Nation

A powerful presentation by Lama Mugabo on Rwanda's recovery — how homegrown solutions and traditional knowledge rebuilt a society and turned tragedy into triumph.

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Rebuilding The Nation
Reflection Tours

Sustainable Development Tour

June 15, 2024 · The 2024 Sustainable Development Reflection Tour

A unique, collaborative, and transnational reflection tour — informing, engaging, and inspiring participants on the transformation of Rwanda that Africa is witnessing today.

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Sustainable Development Tour
Remembering Together

Kwibuka 30

April 7, 2024 · Kwibuka 30: Making Memory and Legacy in Rwanda

Kwibuka means "to remember" in Kinyarwanda. On the 30th anniversary of the genocide against the Tutsi, an international group of scholars examined the construction of memory and legacy.

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Kwibuka 30
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