President Paul Kagame of Rwanda, from what I was told, first came to learn about Peace Corps as a child as he had an English teacher in Uganda that was a PCV. Common story here from prominent people in the Rwandan society, such as the country director at Access Project, is that they were inspired by PCVs growing up.
President Kagame's support to the return of PC to Rwanda stems from his experience. You can read his latest inspiring comments in the Huffington Post at the link below. Such support resonates in the community and certainly gives us a positive push when the rough gets going and the going gets tough!!
http://news.yahoo.com/s/huffpost/20090609/cm_huffpost/213370
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