December 2011
2 posts
RT @HarringtonAndy: Help @ElevateRwanda raise over $7,000 by going here http://t.co/kUKUqz8L , typing Elevate Rwanda under vote, then voting
Vote for @ElevateRwanda to win #Project4Awesome ! Vote now, vote as many times as you can before tomorrow at 9am! http://t.co/WLWmVRH9 Thx!
October 2011
5 posts
Thank you for standing with these beautiful children. Lives are being transformed; together we are making a difference http://t.co/d8ORG1QM
RT @Hannah_Baileyy: Great inspiring night! I really hope to go to Rwanda next summer with @ElevateRwanda
RT @ionasnair: “You say you care about the poor. Then tell me, what are their names?” (Gustavo Guiterrez)
Great to have our Rwandan friends visiting! Come meet them & hear their heart at One Night for Rwanda tomorrow night http://t.co/v19z6dLx
RT @HarringtonAndy: Jean Baptiste, Luke and Sam of Rwanda YFC inspiring the Teen Moms on our program @GVYU @ElevateRwanda http://t.co/8Z …
August 2011
1 post
RT @HarringtonAndy: Here’s the podcast of the interview we just did for The Rwanda Elevation project @ElevateRwanda @GVYU http://t.co/oa …
June 2011
2 posts
RT @HarringtonAndy: “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” Nelson Mandela @ElevateRwanda
RT @HarringtonAndy: Good to be home after an amazing trip to Rwanda and Zimbabwe. The Elevation Project is going from strength to streng …
May 2011
1 post
It was great to visit the play park we built with @newlineskate and see students still absolutely loving it! http://twitpic.com/53blkg
April 2011
3 posts
“It’s about the genuine care & love we have for our Rwandan brothers and sisters” http://www.dharmasocialprojects.com/makea_difference.html
RT @HarringtonAndy: Thanks to everyone who put on a great night at NSA and helped us raise over $4,600 for the new sports court in Rwand …
RT @HarringtonAndy: Great Skype conference with our teams in Rwanda and Vancouver. Looking forward to visiting the projects in May @Elev …
March 2011
1 post
February 2011
2 posts
Make a Difference or Dye Tieing →
Make a Difference or Dye Tieing: an awesome initiative by two summer team members, Chris Vanderkooy and Peter Wilton, with all profits going towards the feeding program at KCS in Rwanda. Check it out www.madodt.com + support the cause!
“Going to Rwanda with a team of 25 Canadians in the summer of 2010 was a definite highlight of our lives… Coming back to Canada we knew we had to make...
I Need Africa More Than Africa Needs Me →
Summer team member Kyler Miles has made this great website about his experiences in Rwanda and some information about the Elevation Project for a school project. Check it out!
December 2010
2 posts
RT @JJBeanCoffee: Who loves single origin espresso? Tomorrow, Rwanda Fair Trade is on bar! Request it! It will be on at least one grinde …
November 2010
1 post
Elevate Rwanda in Options Magazine →
Elevation Project’s ‘Play Rwanda’ featured on page 16 of Options Magazine. Click here to read the story.
September 2010
1 post
July 2010
72 posts
Day 21 - The Journey Begins
Here we are at Nairobi airport beginning a long journey home. But that’s not the only journey we are about to undertake. As you have read on this blog, it’s so easy to see the profound impact that this trip has had on the team members of The Elevation Project 2010. It was always our hope and prayer that their lives would be transformed as they transform the lives of others and that...
Day 19 - Marissa Ismay
Three weeks ago, a group of individuals boarded a plane in Vancouver, and soon arrived in a country of oppression and poverty. Each person had some knowledge of Rwanda, through movies, books and random statistics. Little did we understand that what would really move us here were the stories of so many who we would meet.
We have witnessed a lot in the short time that we have been here. We have...
Day 18 - Kyler Miles
Hey everyone Kyler here,
Another great day at the village today, it was my second time going and about 40 people went with us to help three different families. One group made bricks for a family’s home, another team built the walls for a house extension, and my group built a bathroom for a mother and her daughter. It was incredible how their bathroom was just a hole in the ground covered with...
Day 17 - Liz Chan
My eyelids snap like shutters upon a set of dusty lens as I attempt to focus on the flickering cursor. And the proposition to articulate the aggregate of my experiences grows ever more preposterous amidst the wee hours. Therefore I will propose for your consideration something singular.
Patrick is shaped by the wisdom of a thousand lifetimes. He speaks quietly, as if he understands something...
Day 16 - Tim Torres
Hey everyone,
It’s been an incredible day today, on the 16th day we’ve been here. Today was the last day of the second camp, and I’m still debating which camp was more fun! The Rwandan leaders and the kids made both camps so amazing. It was incredible seeing how much the kids enjoyed themselves playing sports and makings crafts and doing the cha-cha slide. It’s unimaginable to see kids who don’t...
Day 15 - Daniel Anderson
6 Days till homemade mashed potatoes and marinated steak (hint hint Mom).
Rwanda has been unreal. Even looking at the digital photographs of the others on the trip doesn’t do this place justice. They capture a moment, but not the life or emotion this place has. But despite the lush landscape and the amazing compound I’m staying on, there is nothing better than the people of this country. I wrote...
Day 14 - Sarah Harrington
A day that is completely beyond words is a rare experience for many people, including myself. For me, today was a day that was indescribable. Every moment of it was full of a new surprise, a new feeling.
For Peter, Jonah, Jolene, Liz, Charlotte, Kyle, Rory, Kellie and I, it was our day to head out the village. This morning I felt a little apprehensive about leaving during a camp day. Seeing as...
Day 13 - Alicia Maciver
Tears. Since being in Rwanda there have been so many tears; ones of frustration, sadness, relief and joy. Today’s tears were very different than any I had ever experienced before. They were tears of freedom.
Today the play park officially opened. As I stood and watched the children when they were told the park was open, I was taken off guard by the looks on their faces. The look was one of...
Day 12 - Robyn Mitchell
Life includes suffering, but suffering is good. The cause of all suffering is separation from God and the way to handle suffering is to discover your desire for God. These truths have been spoken to my life through God’s words, which have run parallel to the experiences I’ve had here in Africa along with a book my mother gave me to read before I left. The book’s rather corny title of “Shattered...
