“I Was Always Aware I Had to be Bigger Than the Black Line” – Olympian Elka Whalan

elka whalan in the pool

By: Laura Bennett

The Tokyo Games are really unlike any other we’ve seen before. Not only have the athletes had to reach the top of their field to be there, but they’re competing in the midst of a pandemic with unique challenges and pressures, and onlookers around the world are relying on them to provide a hopeful escape from the limits of our lockdown. Continue reading ““I Was Always Aware I Had to be Bigger Than the Black Line” – Olympian Elka Whalan”

Community Transformation Groups Are Giving Hope to the Poorest and Most Vulnerable in Rwanda

a community group of teen mothers in rwanda

By: John Kalenzi

In 2002, African Enterprise Rwanda piloted the first Rwandan self-help groups (SHGs, also known as community transformation groups), adapting the successful Indian SHG model to work locally. Since then, with its partners, African Enterprise Rwanda has brought the transformational power of SHGs to hundreds of thousands of Rwandese. Continue reading “Community Transformation Groups Are Giving Hope to the Poorest and Most Vulnerable in Rwanda”