We had another early morning - traveling 190 miles to the Bwera area to visit Doreen’s family. The first photo is of Claire and Doreen riding in the Van, it was a chilly morning.

This area is in the game park and where most of the cattle are being raised. The landscape is similar to the bush in South Africa. Once we arrived at Doreen’s we walked for a mile up the foot path to her home; where we greeted warmly by her mother, Grace, sisters Juliette, Gloria, Monique and her 10 year old brother Enock. The children were home from school today to greet us and see their sister. They walk each day to school over five miles one way.

Doreen’s family returned to Rwanda from Uganda after the genocide in 1995 and settled in this region. Because of this being such a remote area the community was very small. Doreen’s family has a small banana plantation and grow maize for their own consumption. On the property were three huts; cooking facility, sleeping hut and their main hut with two rooms. They had freshly been chalked (or painted). Doreen’s mother had weaved the roof on the huts which took about 2 to 3 months to do. Just amazing. It was a wonderful visit