For months everyone has been asking where John and I are going to go next ... well, finally we have an answer - Vancouver! I have accepted a new job at the Commonwealth of Learning as Education Specialist, Skills for Development. I will be working with the Ministries of Education in any of the 53 Commonwealth countries. I have wanted to work for CoL for some time so I am really excited about the move. John is delighted to have the oppotunity to live in what he calls a 'first world' country and from what we've read so far, Vancouver sounds like a great city to live in.
So right now (while I'm finishing off projects in Rwanda and Solomons) John is busy selling cars and electrical equipment and wrapping up all our affairs in Botswana and Namibia. Then he has to find a way to get 2 dogs and a cat halfway across the world! We are due in Vancouver early in September.
Now, where did I put my thermal underwear???
Sunday, May 31, 2009
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Back in Kigali
My big bruv is complaining again that he doesn't know where I am or what I am doing.
Well, I'm back in Rwanda to progress the work that I did here last year. There seems to have been a lot of positive developments towards developing ICT in Education policy and strategy and there is a strong focus on this area of education. My job now is to narrow down what the Ministry might do in distance education and elearning and try to come up with a costed plan. I'm not exactly sure how I'm going to do it yet but I guess I'll work it out.
Rwanda is an exciting place to work in this area - they have an ICT-led development plan and have already managed to put fibre optic cable throughout much of the country ... which is all good news. I also get to work again with my counterpart from my time here 2001 - 2006 and see many people that I have known for a long time - that makes it a pleasant task.
And the bottom line is, I just love working in Rwanda!
Well, I'm back in Rwanda to progress the work that I did here last year. There seems to have been a lot of positive developments towards developing ICT in Education policy and strategy and there is a strong focus on this area of education. My job now is to narrow down what the Ministry might do in distance education and elearning and try to come up with a costed plan. I'm not exactly sure how I'm going to do it yet but I guess I'll work it out.
Rwanda is an exciting place to work in this area - they have an ICT-led development plan and have already managed to put fibre optic cable throughout much of the country ... which is all good news. I also get to work again with my counterpart from my time here 2001 - 2006 and see many people that I have known for a long time - that makes it a pleasant task.
And the bottom line is, I just love working in Rwanda!
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