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League of Women Voters
Maplewood Memorial Library, 51 Baker St, Maplewood, NJ | Get Directions »
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The League of Women Voters of Maplewood and South Orange will feature speaker Eugenie Mukeshimana, a resident of Maplewood, the Founder of the Rwanda Consulting Company and a survivor of the genocide in Rwanda. Her story is inspiring and the conversation will include what is happening to women worldwide and what women are doing to help women. A genocide survivor, she narrowly escaped death but she went on to rebuild her life and raise her daughter. She started the first social enterprise company to tackle sanitation and environmental problems in the city of Kigali. Formerly Kigali Cleaning Services, the company she created was later renamed COPED and is currently the leading waste management, and first plastics recycling company in Rwanda.
Ms. Mukeshimana has a Bachelor's of Science Degree in Social Work from the College of St Rose in Albany, NY. She has worked with homeless families seeking to regain housing and social stability. She has also dedicated herself to educating students and other community members about the horrors of genocide crimes. She has spoken to more than a hundred schools and community groups nationwide. A strong believer in the power of education, she recently created Rwanda Consulting <http://www.rwandaconsulting.org> LLC to provide character education and diversity training services to schools and human service agencies.
The program will also include an update on the work of the League of Women Voters at the United Nations to improve the lives of women and girls.
The evening will conclude with a birthday cake to celebrate the 90th anniversary of the League of Women Voters.
Event Details
| Where | Maplewood Memorial Library 51 Baker St, Maplewood, NJ 07040 |
| Next on | This event is over. |
| Time | 7:00 pm |
| Who to bring | Everyone |
| Phone | 973-762-1169 |
| m.bobrow@verizon.net | |
| Price | Free |
More About Maplewood Memorial Library
The main branch of the Maplewood Library is across the street from Maplewood Middle School and typically thronged by students after school. There's a large children's section with story time sessions and other programming. There are two meeting rooms, which are available to non-profits free of charge. And there are 329 magazine titles and 10,000 audiovisual titles.
The library director is Sarah Lester.
The number to reach the Children's Room is 973-762-1560.
Other events here
- Neighbors-helping-Neighbors Weekly on Wednesdays, 7:00 pm–8:30 pm
- Free College Planning Workshop Thu, Jun 7, 7:00 pm–8:30 pm
