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The Odyssey Program

Odyssey to Rwanda

June 22-July 8, 2007

Dr. J. Timothy Cloyd, Dr. Robert Entzminger and Dr. Daniel Whelan will be the faculty leaders for a trip by 10-12 students to Rwanda, June 22-July 8, 2007.听听Students will be expected to participate in pre-trip readings and orientation meetings, to keep a journal during the trip, and to share their experiences in a group presentation in the fall. Students who fulfill these requirements will be eligible for Odyssey credit in Global Awareness. The per student cost will be approximately $600 to $1,000.

NOTE: Students must already have a passport or have begun the application process to be considered for the trip. Also, students are responsible for completing the required vaccination protocol, including Yellow Fever and Malaria, found at .

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Itinerary:

Location

Planned Activities

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Central Rwanda
  • Arrive in the capital city, Kigali, via Amsterdam and Nairobi.
  • Stay at Hotel Milles Collines (鈥淗otel Rwanda鈥)
  • Visit Kigali Memorial Centre (genocide museum)
  • Attending hearing at Gacaca genocide court (if possible)
  • Visit Opportunity International microfinance bank for briefing on lending programs.听听Attend morning loan officer meeting, local borrowers group meeting and visit a small business funded through the loan program.
  • Visit Clinton Hunter HIV/AIDS project.
  • Meeting with Education Minister and four Rwandan students selected to receive 黑料不打烊 scholarships.
  • Briefing by government minister on creation of Rwandan constitution.
  • Brief meeting with President Kigami (if possible).
  • Visit Heifer Project offices.
  • Visit Columbia University Millenium Village and health clinic.
  • Visit U.S. Embassy
  • Visit USAID offices for briefing on U.S. foreign aid program.
  • Souvenir shopping at Caplaki street market and Cooperative des Artisans Rwandais in Kigali.

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Northwestern Rwanda
  • Travel from Kigali to Ruhengeri (94 km)
  • Stay in Bishop John Rucyhana鈥檚 guest house.
  • Visit the Sonrise boarding school.
  • Attend church services at St. John the Baptist Anglican Cathedral.
  • Visit Shyria Hospital

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Southwestern Rwanda
  • Travel from Ruhengeri to Gisenyi (62 km) for R&R on the beaches of Lake Kivu.
  • Travel from Gisenyi to the Parc National Nyungwe Forest and track colobus monkeys and chimpanzees.
  • Travel to Butare, Rwanda鈥檚 intellectual center.
  • Visit the National University, National Museum (one of the best in East Africa) and Arboretum de Ruhende.
  • Attend a performance by the Intore, a traditional Rwandan dance troupe.

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Eastern Rwanda
  • Visit Parc National de L鈥橝kagera for viewing of hippos, elephants, giraffes, lions, etc.
  • Visit Paul Farmer鈥檚 Partners in Health Clinic
  • Return to Kigali

Vaccination Information:

Visit for information about the immunization requirements to travel to Rwanda. Suggested immunizations are:听 Hepatitis A and B, meningitis, typhoid, yellow fever (which needs a revaccination in 10 yrs.), and booster doses of tetanus-diphtheris, measles, and polio.听 In addition travelers will need malaria medication.