22 Years. A letter from APIE’s CEO
Kwibuka (Kinyarwanda for ‘remember’) calls on the world to stand against genocide in three ways: remember, unite and renew. I was...
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Laurenne Ajayi
- Mar 15, 2016
- 3 min
World Book Day
At the beginning of March, schools all over the world celebrated World Book Day. However, in amongst all the dressing up and fun that...
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hannah5104
- Jan 24, 2016
- 3 min
Happy New Year
Firstly, from everyone here at APIE we wish you a belated Happy New Year! The first two months of the year have been a hive of activity...
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hannah5104
- Dec 18, 2015
- 3 min
Seasons Greetings
2015 has been an exciting year at APIE and Umubano Primary School. In Rwanda, Amy Barnecutt has reprised her role as APIE country...
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hannah5104
- Nov 4, 2015
- 3 min
Learning outside the Classroom
The last three months at Umubano Primary School have seen a flurry of activity to maximise the children's learning and development, in...
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hannah5104
- Oct 9, 2015
- 2 min
Parents' Training in Umubano Primary School
“Children have many teachers in life. Some will be good, some will be bad but as parents we can support our children by talking to them...
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hannah5104
- Oct 5, 2015
- 4 min
Guest post by Molly Edwards: 10 things I learned when working at APIE
Molly interned with us over for three months over the summer, supporting many strands of our work and getting hands on experience with an...
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hannah5104
- Oct 1, 2015
- 2 min
Guest post by Headteacher Jean de Dieu: Peace assembly at Umubano Primary School
At Umubano Primary School, we celebrated International Peace Day in a peace assembly organised at school level on 21 September 2015. In...
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hannah5104
- Sep 18, 2015
- 2 min
International Day of Peace 2015
Every year, the International Day of Peace is observed around the world on 21 September. It is a day to lay down arms, encourage...
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hannah5104
- Sep 14, 2015
- 2 min
Fundraising Hitchhike from Brighton to Brussels
This month, APIE supporters Hannah and Callum are hitch-hiking over 500 miles from Brighton to Brussels to raise money for our...
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hannah5104
- Sep 4, 2015
- 3 min
Peace Education in Umubano Primary School in Rwanda
Peace education plays an important role in Umubano Primary School in Rwanda. Just 21 years after the devastating genocide tore through...
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hannah5104
- Aug 12, 2015
- 2 min
International Youth Day
The importance of young people’s contribution to society around the world is annually recognised on the 12 August as International Youth...
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hannah5104
- Aug 6, 2015
- 2 min
Simply Rwandaful
On 2 August, Jessica Barnecutt and Nicola Harries cycled a fantastic 100 miles to raise money for APIE’s Scholarship Fund. The Fund...
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hannah5104
- Aug 5, 2015
- 3 min
The Sustainable Development Goals : spotlight on education
In 2000, more than 180 countries pledged their commitment to working towards the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), a set of targets...
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hannah5104
- Jul 24, 2015
- 2 min
Parents praise quality of education in Umubano Primary School
Strong communication and effective collaboration between a school and its community are key ingredients for high quality education. Where...
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hannah5104
- Jun 30, 2015
- 1 min
Welcome to APIE's first Newsletter
It has been a year of many firsts for us. We captured the first meeting between two Headteachers across the globe using digital...
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hannah5104
- Jun 25, 2015
- 5 min
Umubano Primary School: six months in six pictures
Umubano Primary School is now six months into the year, in the third year since its doors opened. From VSO filming the nursery classes...
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hannah5104
- Jun 24, 2015
- 3 min
The power of international partnerships: interview with Jean de Dieu Dusingize
International partnerships play a major role in our work. Our vision is that Umubano Primary School becomes an example of excellence in...
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hannah5104
- Jun 19, 2015
- 3 min
Building a culture of reading
Whether you are checking a text, inspecting the ingredients on the back of a cereal box or scanning the morning newspaper, you are...
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hannah5104
- Jun 15, 2015
- 2 min
10k for 10k
Project Officer Charlotte Fraser is running the British 10k on 12 July 2015 to raise money for our Scholarship Fund which supports 30...
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