Rwandatales returns to the land of broadband
New blog on Euro-topics and possibly the odd rant on development aid coming soon.
Meanwhile follow my @aoifehegarty on Twitter.
Meanwhile follow my @aoifehegarty on Twitter.
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
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About me
After having been born, bred, educated and otherwise spent the first 24 years of my life in Galway (Ireland), I decided it was time to broaden my horizons and undertake (for no good reason) a round the world trip on my own. The diaries and journals from that time - June 1999 to December 2000 - are available online. After a brief return to Ireland, I spent some time at the Swiss Federal Institute in Lausanne, where I made loads of great friends and I have hopes of returning to someday.Three years after leaving Switzerland, I find myself in Rwanda years later, wondering why I am still here while simultanously being indecisive about my next moves. Orginally I came to Rwanda a British based Non Governmental Organization,VSO. Since then I have worked with various Government Ministries and carried out some consultancies. As of Jan 2006, I am working in the Kigali Institute of Science and Technology(KIST).
some stats...
Switzerland:
Total area: 41,290 sq km.
Pop: 7,318,638.
Birth rate: 9.59 births/1,000 population.
Total fertility rate: 1.48 children born/woman.
Life expectancy at birth: 79.99 years.
HIV infection rate in adults: 0.5%.
GDP: $231 billion. GDP - per capita: $31,700.
Population below poverty line: not available.
Internet users: 3.85 million.
HDI Rank: 10.
Total area: 26,338 sq km
Pop: 7,810,056
Birth rate: 40.1 births/1,000 population
Total fertility rate: 5.6 children born/woman
Life expectancy at birth: 39.33 years
HIV infection rate in adults : 8.9% - 13% (exact recent figures unavailable)
GDP: $9 billion
GDP - per capita: $1,200
Population below poverty line: 60%
Telephones - main lines in use: 600,000 (note - 90% in Kigali)
Internet users: 20,000
HDI : 158
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