Chronicles of a lover of Rwanda
By Marlon Weir
I’ll start off by answering this question of “Why Rwanda?” by listing the standout attributes one would notice upon spending some time in the Land of a Thousand Hills: 1. Safety 2. Cleanliness 3. Rule of Law 4. Strong Institutions 5. Ease of Doing Business 6. Affordability 7. Development 8. Natural Beauty 9. Community 10. Opportunity for Collaboration I continue to say it over and over again when I get asked, “Why Rwanda?” Simply put, Rwanda is a very special place and here are just 10 of my reasons why.
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1. Safety in light of COVI D-19 The first thing that I noticed upon landing at the Rwanda International Airport in the capital city of Kigali is how safe I was made to feel. I moved to Rwanda as the world began to make sense of COVID-19 and so being in a global pandemic situation, many people were and still are afraid to travel to popular European, American, and Asian destinations much less to niche African destinations like Rwanda. I was pleased to see the measures that are being taken to ensure the safety of guests to the country in the form of airport personnel in full medical overalls, including face shields and gloves as they helped passengers throughout the airport. We were made to feel welcome but also safe from a pandemic mitigation standpoint. They even had smart technology helping to inform passengers in the form of robots that had COVID information announced and displayed in multiple languages – an absolute win for guests from any part of the world. Outside the airport upon my arrival, there were special
