A thousand hills to heaven : love, hope, and a restaurant in Rwanda
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Published
New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2013.
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
Status
Port Angeles - Nonfiction (Adult)
967.571 RUXIN
1 available
967.571 RUXIN
1 available
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Published
New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2013.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
viii, 308 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 22 cm
Street Date
1311
Language
English
Notes
General Note
Includes index.
Description
Newlyweds Josh and Alissa were at a party and received a challenge that shook them to the core: do you think you can really make a difference? Especially in a place like Rwanda, where the scars of genocide linger and poverty is rampant? While Josh worked hard bringing food and health care to the country's rural villages, Alissa was determined to put their foodie expertise to work. The couple opened Heaven, a gourmet restaurant overlooking Kigali, which became an instant success. Remarkably, they found that between helping youth marry their own local ingredients with gourmet recipes (and mix up "the best guacamole in Africa") and teaching them how to help themselves, they created much-needed jobs while showing that genocide's survivors really could work together. While first a memoir of love, adventure, and family, A thousand hills to Heaven also provides a remarkable view of how, through health, jobs, and economic growth, our foreign aid programs can be quickly remodeled and work to end poverty worldwide.