From July 7 to August 8th 2008, five MBA students from HEC Montreal will participate in an international development project in Rwanda in partnership with non-profit organizations MBAs Without Borders and Kageno.
Meet Team Rwanda:
From left to right: Felix Boudreault, Stéphanie Emond, Jessica Sharafi, Annie Saumier and Claudel Tchokonté.
About Kageno
In Dholuo, a Kenyan dialect, Kageno means A Place of Hope.
Kageno Worldwide, Inc. is a not-for-profit organization currently operating community development projects in Rwanda and Kenya, with children’s outreach programs in the USA.
Kageno’s mission is to transform communities suffering from inhumane poverty into places of opportunity and hope by identifying and delivering actionable programs. Kageno builds Innovative Community Centers that provide access to clean water, food, sanitation, health care, education, and income generation.
Project Description
The project consists of creating a business plan for an eco-tourism lodge in the Banda Village, in the heart of the majestic national park Nyungwe. The eco-tourism project is part of a larger development project, with the goal of providing the population of Banda access to health facilities, medicine and water.
What is Ecotourism?
Responsible travel to natural areas that conserves the environment and improves the well-being of local people. (The International Ecotourism Society, 1990)
From Wikipedia, Ecotourism, also known as ecological tourism, is a form of tourism that appeals to ecologically and socially conscious individuals.
Where is Banda Village, Rwanda?
