Lensational, in conversation with Charles Mugabo, Rwandan climate-change expert & UNDP consultant Featured image by Vestine Muhawenimana. Produced as part of Lensational and NAP GN’s Envisioning Resilience Initiative, Rwanda Chapter. ‘Rwanda is a country of a thousand hills. It is challenging for farmers’ Explains Charles Mugabo, climate-change expert and consultant based in Rwanda, who recently worked with the Rwanda
Hero Image by Jik Reuben By Faye Cuevas, Chair of Lensational Board We think and dream in stories. Since the dawn of civilization, our history has been told through images and stories, passed down in ancient languages, symbols, and texts. Today, these stories, once discovered, reveal the lived experiences of our ancestors and allow us to build identity across generations.
By Lydia Wanjiku and Lucile Stengel In the green hills of Nyamagabe, Southern Rwanda, lies the home of Martha Mukarwego and her husband Kanyandekwe Mukarwego, both home farmers who support their large family and grandchild through farming. For many years, Martha and her husband grew food — mostly sweet potatoes and cassavas — for home consumption, and sold their surplus