Photo courtesy of Jen Lemen
Jen Lemen and Innocent Bajeneza will present their work in Rwanda. How did an American Mom and a man in Rwanda form a partnership that reunites families and builds homes and schools? Hear their story to find out! Jen (with Stephanie Roberts) won the 2009 Lenovo/Microsoft Name Your Dream Assignment contest with her Picture Hope project.
She’ll talk about her mission now: to excavate stories of hope, unleash the power of partnership and community across race, class and socio-economic line.
Innocent, in his first trip outside Africa, will share the notion of “turikumwe,” “we are together,” and how it is fueling Rwanda post-genocide. He’s just opened Turikumwe Nursery School in Rwanda, welcoming 60 students in this vision of hope, community and reconciliation.