Roberto is a Bridge2Rwanda Scholar currently interning for SolarSPELL. In the beginning of March, he participated in the Teacher Trainings at our five pilot schools in Rwanda. The following is an excerpt from his experience: My name is Roberto Alain Berwa. I am a Bridge2Rwanda scholar, and I will be going to MIT this fall. […]
Alain is a Bridge2Rwanda Scholar currently interning for SolarSPELL. In the beginning of March, he participated in the Teacher Trainings at our five pilot schools in Rwanda. The following is an excerpt from his experience: In June 2017, I met with Dr. Laura Hosman and Bruce Baikie in Rwanda, and they briefly introduced to me […]
Assadou is a Bridge2Rwanda Scholar currently interning for SolarSPELL. In the beginning of this month, he participated in training the teachers at our five pilot schools in Rwanda. The following is an excerpt from his experience: Being a part of SolarSPELL was one of the best things that ever happened in my life. We trained […]
Nancy, a Peace Corps Health Volunteer in Vanuatu, shares her experience using the SolarSPELL digital library in her village during her service: Early in my service, two teenaged girls who were home on school break came to me needing help with a research assignment. There were no books or reference materials of any kind in […]
On Jan 15 & 16, 2018, the SolarSPELL team held a two-day workshop and training with 10 teachers and administrators from South Sudan, representing Africa Educational Trust and Empower Kids South Sudan, as well as five teachers from Hope Haven primary school in Rwanda. The workshop launched with a background and overview of the SolarSPELL […]
Sarah, a graduate student from ASU’s School of Biological and Health Systems Engineering, joined SolarSPELL in 2017 and traveled with the SolarSPELL team to Rwanda. Her master’s applied project is focusing on adapting SolarSPELL for use in health care clinics and hospitals. Here are her musings: When I found out I was going to Rwanda […]
Lisa, E-Learning Officer for Arizona State University Library, joined the SolarSPELL project in fall 2017 to develop an Information Literacy and Content Curation Workshop for 37 Bridge2Rwanda Scholars. In January 2018, Lisa traveled with the team to Rwanda to led the workshop. The following describes Lisa’s Top Ten Magic Moments in Rwanda: Two of my greatest passions […]
Dan, an Associate Librarian at Arizona State University’s Hayden Library, joined the SolarSPELL project in fall 2017 to aid content curation for the East Africa version of the SolarSPELL Library. In January 2018, Dan traveled with the team to Rwanda. The following is a reflection on his experience: I first met Dr. Laura Hosman at […]
Mico Theogene is a Bridge2Rwanda Scholar. SolarSPELL has recently named him one of the SolarSPELL Bridge2Rwanda Internship Team. This is Mico’s reflection on our week long Content Curation Workshop: The world is full of injustice, discrimination, poverty, and inequality. It is astonishing to meet people who devote their skills and lives to fighting against the […]
Chloe, an undergraduate student from ASU’s College of Public Service and Community Solutions, joined the SolarSPELL project in fall 2017 and traveled with the team to Rwanda. The following is an anecdote from her experience: When I would tell people that I was going to Rwanda on an implementation trip for SolarSPELL, their expression would […]