Reflection Tours to Rwanda

An immersive journey through one of the most inspiring transformations in modern history — meeting the change-makers who rebuilt a nation, and carrying their lessons home.

Learning Exchange 2027

Three Ways to Join

One journey, three depths of engagement.

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Discover Rwanda

The introduction — witness Rwanda's transformation firsthand: culture, history, and the projects reshaping communities.

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Reflection Tour

The full immersion — visit BBR's community projects, meet change agents, and reflect on resilience, reconciliation, and rebuilding.

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Executive Exchange

For leaders and organizations — connect with Rwanda's innovation ecosystem, from KivuWatt clean energy to drone logistics.

Why we lead these journeys

Africa's image has been unfairly tarnished, often portrayed through a colonized lens as a continent needing constant external assistance. BBR is shedding light on this misconception by showcasing pan-African transformation with a focus on Rwanda — and how Canadians can take back lessons learned from African countries.

Rwanda has been recognized as an African and global leader in sustainable development, agriculture, technology, gender equality, and education — "the little country with big changes." A beacon of hope for how a country can lift itself up after the tragic 1994 genocide and pave a way forward by re-imagining a new, vibrant, inclusive and equitable Rwanda.

Misty morning over the land of a thousand hills
Misty morning over the land of a thousand hills

What you'll experience

Participants travel through Rwanda's established development hotspots, meeting the change-makers who have significantly contributed to the nation's progress — from the Museum of Homegrown Solutions, where tradition and innovation drive sustainable development, to the community projects BBR has supported for two decades: the COVAGA weavers, the Covaga Innovation Centre, and the Quinoa Demonstration Garden.

The tour creates opportunities for Canadians to invest funding and resources in community projects developed in Rwanda and to build reciprocal trade partnerships between the two countries.

Prof. June Francis, Prof. Stephen Rulisa, and BBR Chair Lama Mugabo
Prof. June Francis, Prof. Stephen Rulisa, and BBR Chair Lama Mugabo

The RR25 Legacy Project

Launched in 2019 by BBR, Hogan's Alley Society, and SFU's Institute for Black and African Diaspora Research and Engagement, the Remember Rwanda 25 (RR25) Legacy Project honors the resilience of the Rwandan people and sparks dialogue on sustainable development, justice, and reconciliation.

In summer 2022, Dr. June Francis and Lama Mugabo traveled to Kigali for CHOGM — a journey that inspired the documentary Reflection Tour to Rwanda. In May 2026, the project's international symposium at SFU asked what the world can learn from Rwanda's journey of reconciliation and nation-building.

More about RR25 →  ·  The symposium story →

Dr. June Francis & Lama Mugabo at CHOGM 2022
Dr. June Francis & Lama Mugabo at CHOGM 2022

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