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	<title>The Akilah Institute for Women &#187; Foundation Year</title>
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	<description>Empowering Rwandan Women</description>
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		<title>Applications!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Sep 2010 17:47:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elizabeth Davis</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The admissions period for the 2011 school year just ended and we received more than 1,000 applications! We are already so impressed with the quality of applicants- a group of very impressive young women. We look forward to introducing you to the next class of Akilah students.]]></description>
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		<title>2nd Semester Begins!</title>
		<link>http://akilahinstitute.org/2010/08/2nd-semester-begins/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Aug 2010 17:56:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elizabeth Davis</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week, students returned from their 3-week summer break and began their 2nd semester courses! We are so happy to have them back on campus- it was too quiet while they were gone!]]></description>
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		<title>Passport Stamps</title>
		<link>http://akilahinstitute.org/2010/08/passport-stamps/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Aug 2010 02:44:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elizabeth Davis</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I often think of the different worlds I inhabit: the world of America, the world of Akilah, and my world at home in Kigali. If I got a stamp for every time I crossed into new territory, I’d have to have multiple passports.  However, upon reflection, I realized that I am not the only one [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Akilah Pledge</title>
		<link>http://akilahinstitute.org/2010/08/the-akilah-pledge/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Aug 2010 15:07:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elizabeth Davis</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Foundation Year]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Irene Kagoya]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Staff Updates]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Irene Kagoya &#8211; Leadership &#38; Ethics Instructor As we prepare for a round table discussion of our new Diploma curriculum with industry leaders in Kigali, I have been thinking about what Akilah truly stands for. This has led me to reflect on the pledge that each of our students signed at the beginning of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Akilah Students Coming to the US</title>
		<link>http://akilahinstitute.org/2010/07/akilah-students-coming-to-the-us/</link>
		<comments>http://akilahinstitute.org/2010/07/akilah-students-coming-to-the-us/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Jul 2010 21:20:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elizabeth Davis</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Anita and Giselle are coming to the US in September! You can meet them in Tampa, Boston, Chicago, New York, Providence, Philadelphia, or Washington DC. Learn more at www.MetropolitanSafari.org]]></description>
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		<title>Our Wonderful Tutors</title>
		<link>http://akilahinstitute.org/2010/07/3243/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 17:08:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elizabeth Davis</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Mary Powell]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mary Powell &#8211; Lead Instructor This week marks the end of an exciting summer session! We have had several visitors teaching students about small business finance, first-aid, and food and beverage service. We are all sad to see the session end, but the saddest part is that we must say good-bye to our three incredible [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Business Council for Peace</title>
		<link>http://akilahinstitute.org/2010/07/business-council-for-peace/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jul 2010 06:06:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elizabeth Davis</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Jonathan Kleiman]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jonathan Kleiman &#8211; Media and Marketing Last month, three members of the Business Council for Peace spoke to Akilah students about what it takes to succeed as a business woman. Here’s what they said.]]></description>
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		<title>Africa United</title>
		<link>http://akilahinstitute.org/2010/07/africa-united/</link>
		<comments>http://akilahinstitute.org/2010/07/africa-united/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Jul 2010 15:18:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elizabeth Davis</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Monique Schmidt &#8211; Program Director The World Cup has just ended, and so nights in Kigali will become quiet again. In Africa, a big theme of the event focused on unity: Africa United. It wasn’t just one country on a solo quest hoping to win, the whole continent had sights set on victory, anyone’s victory. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Different Voice</title>
		<link>http://akilahinstitute.org/2010/07/a-different-voice/</link>
		<comments>http://akilahinstitute.org/2010/07/a-different-voice/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jul 2010 18:19:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elizabeth Davis</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Monique Schmidt, Program Director At Akilah, we emphasize women’s empowerment. Our instructors teach about women leaders. Our class skits focus on women’s rights. We read poems about strong women. We create songs about independent women.  We reinforce positive characteristics of women every day: strong, independent, smart, capable, brave, hospitable. We believe in women. It is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Naming the Akilah Classrooms</title>
		<link>http://akilahinstitute.org/2010/07/naming-the-akilah-classrooms/</link>
		<comments>http://akilahinstitute.org/2010/07/naming-the-akilah-classrooms/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jul 2010 19:46:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elizabeth Davis</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Foundation Year]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Irene Kagoya]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://akilahinstitute.org/?p=3181</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Irene Kagoya, Leadership &#38; Ethics Instructor The art of naming is not easy- even deciding a name for your own child can be quite challenging. Choosing a name is almost like deciding a destiny for that thing or person. Last week the Akilah students were tasked with choosing names for our three classrooms. Students started [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Hotel Akilah&#8221; and the Human Rights Tree</title>
		<link>http://akilahinstitute.org/2010/07/hotel-akilah-and-the-human-rights-tree/</link>
		<comments>http://akilahinstitute.org/2010/07/hotel-akilah-and-the-human-rights-tree/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Jul 2010 17:06:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elizabeth Davis</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Melissa Cushman, Guest Speaker from Colombia Teachers College During the first activity of our week-long unit on human rights, I realized the young women of Akilah are definitely not afraid to use their voices to confront the challenges in their communities. The students were given the Universal Declaration of Human Rights to read as homework [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Minding Her Manors</title>
		<link>http://akilahinstitute.org/2010/06/3115/</link>
		<comments>http://akilahinstitute.org/2010/06/3115/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jun 2010 12:17:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elizabeth Davis</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mary Powell &#8211; Lead Instructor We have all been gearing up for an exciting summer on campus, but didn’t realize that this summer would be a time for our students to begin to blossom outside of Akilah, too! Last month, four of our students were offered positions at The Manor, a boutique hotel that has [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Leadership &amp; Presentations &#8211; The Critique (PART II)</title>
		<link>http://akilahinstitute.org/2010/06/leadership-and-ethics-presentations-part-ii/</link>
		<comments>http://akilahinstitute.org/2010/06/leadership-and-ethics-presentations-part-ii/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Jun 2010 16:55:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elizabeth Davis</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jonathan Kleiman &#8211; Instructor Several weeks ago, each student delivered a speech about her vision for the future to practice speaking before an audience.  The following week, the students watched and critiqued their speeches.  Here&#8217;s what happened.]]></description>
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		<title>Back in Action</title>
		<link>http://akilahinstitute.org/2010/06/back-in-action/</link>
		<comments>http://akilahinstitute.org/2010/06/back-in-action/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jun 2010 15:52:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elizabeth Davis</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Irene Kagoya &#8211; Leadership and Ethics Instructor It is exhilarating to be at Akilah again after our three-week break. It has been a refreshing break and definitely has energized us to go through the summer. There are lots of thrilling activities and projects that we have prepared for our students this summer.  Our summer session [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Summer Loving</title>
		<link>http://akilahinstitute.org/2010/06/summer-loving/</link>
		<comments>http://akilahinstitute.org/2010/06/summer-loving/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jun 2010 15:30:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elizabeth Davis</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Monique Schmidt &#8211; Program Director In an atmosphere of glee, Akilah has started its summer session. Students shouted to friends they hadn’t seen in 3 weeks and hugged staff who had returned from travels.  We are also quite fortunate to welcome three new tutors who will work intensively with our students on English. Nina hails [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Who Are The Teachers</title>
		<link>http://akilahinstitute.org/2010/06/who-are-the-teachers/</link>
		<comments>http://akilahinstitute.org/2010/06/who-are-the-teachers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jun 2010 09:42:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elizabeth Davis</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Monique Schmidt &#8211; Program Director As the rainy season begins to taper off, Akilah starts summer break. We have three weeks off before we start our summer session. For staff, the break provides a welcome time to rest, but it also means we haven’t seen our students since the end of May. That feels weird. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gorillas In My Viewfinder</title>
		<link>http://akilahinstitute.org/2010/06/gorillas-in-my-viewfinder/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jun 2010 15:18:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elizabeth Davis</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jonathan Kleiman &#8211; Health and Nutrition Instructor There are moments when you look through the viewfinder of your video camera and know you are capturing magic. I had many of these moments last week. Thanks to the generous efforts of Ged Caddick with Terra Incognita EcoTours, twenty Akilah student had the opportunity last week to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Big Hurray for the End of Semester One!</title>
		<link>http://akilahinstitute.org/2010/05/a-big-hurray-for-the-end-of-semester-one/</link>
		<comments>http://akilahinstitute.org/2010/05/a-big-hurray-for-the-end-of-semester-one/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 31 May 2010 16:43:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elizabeth Davis</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Irene Kagoya &#8211; Leadership and Ethics Instructor It all started out like a complicated journey, and I was not sure I would reach the end. Today I believe more than ever that this journey has been worth every bit of my energy. The first four months of this journey took a lot of determination and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Leadership &amp; Ethics Presentations</title>
		<link>http://akilahinstitute.org/2010/05/leadership-ethics-presentations/</link>
		<comments>http://akilahinstitute.org/2010/05/leadership-ethics-presentations/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 May 2010 07:05:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elizabeth Davis</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jonathan Kleiman &#8211; Health and Nutrition Instructor I know I&#8217;ll be in trouble when she finally reads this.  Irene has told me before that she is not good at receiving compliments, especially in public.  But I can&#8217;t resist and I won&#8217;t. I&#8217;ve always known that Irene is a strong teacher. But last week I got [...]]]></description>
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		<title>AHLA support of Akilah</title>
		<link>http://akilahinstitute.org/2010/05/ahla-support-of-akilah/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 May 2010 21:47:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elizabeth Davis</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thank you to the American Hotel and Lodging Association for their generous donation of curriculum materials, DVDs, and textbooks. These will be used in the Akilah Introduction to Hospitality course. Right now, more than 80% of Rwandan women work in agriculture. Akilah students will have the skills and experience to take advantage of the rapid [...]]]></description>
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