Tag: Rwanda

  • Turning over new leaves

    A UTD alumnus and army veteran is expanding his new tea company that is focused on economic development in war-afflicted countries with the addition of products in local farmer’s markets and stores. Brandon Friedman, the founder and CEO of Rakkasan Tea, launched a Kickstarter campaign for his venture last August. The company focuses on importing…

  • “Beyond Right or Wrong” tells a tale of forgiveness

    A young man walks up to a woman in a Rwandan village and confesses to killing her children, and then, he asks for forgiveness. The woman, Beata, had lost her five children to a mass genocide in 1994, and the film “Beyond Right or Wrong” traces the journey of people like her in war-torn areas…