THE ROTARY CLUB OF OAK BAY
Presents
Rwanda Today: Hope after Tragedy
A speakers forum, Rwanda Today: Hope after Tragedy, will be presented by the Oak Bay Rotary Club on October 14 at the Monterey Recreation Center. The forum is to discuss the challenge of creating sustainable improvement in lands impacted by war, disasters, and poverty. A focus of the evening will be the positive accomplishments of peace and development in Rwanda today.
Three presenters address that challenge from first-hand knowledge:
Major (Ret.) Philip Lancaster, Military Assistant to General Romeo Dallaire during the period of the genocide He speaks from his years of field experience as Special Advisor on Conflict and Social Development for fragile states in Africa.
John Nsabimana, Rwandan genocide survivor, tells how he came from the killing fields to become a University of Victoria graduate and a UNICEF World Ambassador for the Protection of Children.
John Jordan, Oak Bay Rotarian, describes how the partnership he formed with Rwandans has created sustainable living for hundreds of widows and orphans.
A cultural evening opens at 6:15 with African drumming, music, and a sampling of Rwandan food. The Speakers Forum (from 7 – 9:00PM) promises to explain how history, politics, aid and grassroots development help or hinder progress in Africa.
Tickets are only $15 and are available at Global Village in Market Square and at Ten Thousand Villages, at 1976 Oak Bay Avenue and in the Broadmead Shopping Center.
For more information, contact John Jordan at 250 598-9739 or visit this INFORMATION web page.
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