The Eye Rwanda                                                                                                                                                                                        

The Eye Rwanda is a free quarterly magazine containing listings and directories, maps, reviews, tour and travel information plus articles of interest. It highlights everything to do with Rwanda, from hospitals to hotels,shops to sporting events and from embassies to entertainment. It is distributed for readers and advertisers through national and regional airlines and tour operators, the airport information office, foreign diplomatic missions and NGOs, selected restaurants and bars, supermarkets and gift shops, all major hotels in Kigali and sorrounding areas and ORTPN (The Office Rwandaise Tourisme et Parcs Nationaux).It's also distributed to tour operators between Uganda and Kenya.

Articles in This Issue

Main Article : Rwanda turns Forests into Tourism Assets By Prof. Dr. Wolfgang H. Thome

	‘The land of a thousand hills’ as Rwanda is known by her friends from near and far, has in recent years enjoyed a boom in tourism arrivals, and before becoming a victim of its own success with only one major tourism product on offer, acted quickly and decisively to diversify the range of offers to tourists of what to do in the country. The then office for tourism and national parks – ORTPN – now of course part of the Rwanda Development Board, brainstormed over the options of ‘what new’ to put on the market,and it took little time back then to identify the country’s tropical rainforests to be one of the ......                                      More
Travel Review : Akagera National Park By Sarah Hall
	Akagera National Park was gazetted in 1934, one of the first in Africa, following the likes of Albert National Park, later renamed Virunga National Park in 1925, and the Kruger National Park in South Africa in 1926. Historically Akagera was one of the great National Parks of Africa. This article looks at the Parks’ colourful and unique history. Akagera National Park once took up ten % of the country spanning an area of 2700 km² including the Mutara Game Reserve. Records from recent history indicate significant populations of game, supporting over 300 lion, as well as other carnivores, including wild dog. Colonial governments created national parks to protect wildlife, realizing that Africa’s wildlife populations were not an endless resource.                 More
Health Review : Yellow Fever. By Dr Dick Stockley
	Kampala is a city built on 7 rumours and now we have a new disease to keep the chattering classes happy, Yellow fever. Though always reluctant to let the truth ruin a good story here goes with the basic facts of yellow fever. Yellow fever is caused by an arbovirus of the flavivirus group which includes Dengue and West Nile among others. It is a haemorrhagic virus and the name “yellow fever” is unfortunate. The old adage says that if there is an epidemic of a severe, fatal fever where jaundice is a major feature it is unlikely to be yellow fever! Many people tell me that they had “yellow fever” as a child or there is “yellow fever” in their village.                                                                                           More
Sports Review : Kigali Golf Club
	By Norbert Kagoro The East African region has over 50 golf courses playable throughout the year making it an ideal place for a Golfing Holiday. From Mombasa, (eastern Kenya) to Fort Portal (Western Uganda) and from Arua (Northern Uganda) to Bujumbura in Burundi through to the Rwandan Capital of Kigali, East Africa has the complete variety of courses to suit any golfers’ needs. This article is meant to assist the discerning golfer in having a better understanding of one of the best courses East Africa can offer. We wish you a happy golf tour within the East African region and especially in Kigali Rwanda.                                                                      More
Charity Review : The Akilah Institute for Women. By Monique Schmidt
	By Monique Schmidt In February of 2010, The Akilah Institute for Women opened its doors to its first class of students in Kigali, Rwanda. The Akilah Institute for Women is a leadership and training institute for young women who are interested in becoming leaders in the hospitality and tourism industry, the fastest growing sector of the Rwandan economy. Akilah equips its students with the relevant personal, professional and technical skills they need in order to make them competitive in the Rwandan job market. Akilah places a strong emphasis on building stronger communities, not just stronger individuals.                                         More