Category: Connections
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Assist Research on Chimpanzees in Ituri Rainforest
Anne Laudisoit writes: I am a zoologist teaching in Kisangani, and doing research, among other places, in the Rethy area on biodiversity and diseases (plague, onchocerciasis, epilepsy). I am just back from a 10-day field trip in the mountains trying to find historical traces of chimpanzees, as indeed I heard stories of Americans in the past…
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Umoja Coffee grown and produced in Rethy
In 2009, German brothers David and Simon Zeitvogelant wanted to work on a meaningful project with their Congolese friends in Rethy. With the Koda hydroelectric plant providing electricity, they started roasting and distributing coffee in March 2012. “Umoja” translates to “union, company or friendship” in Swahili. See where Umoja Coffee is sold and find out…
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Looking for Buddy
At the beginning of 2012, Mr. Dan Hanson contacted me and said he was looking for information about his cousin Harold “Buddy” Schuyler. Buddy, at the age of 18, went to Africa in 1971 and was never heard from again. He is believed to have served and died at Rethy that same year. Mr. Hanson is…
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From Congo to Colonie
Evelyn writes about her experiences growing up in Rethy in her blog, From Congo to Colonie. About Evelyn Ward Lipina I was born and raised under missionary parents in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. That life and current suburban life often collide: I am constantly ruminating over cross-cultural issues. They play with my head, affect…