Monthly Archives: July 2020

The fifth and last episode of the second season of our series Correctbook Diary can now be found on our YouTube channel! In this episode we visit the Rwandese Educational Board (REB). The REB is the governmental organisation that is responsible for education in Rwanda. With our contact person and production coordinator Ezechiel we visit the REB to discuss whether Correctbook can be acknowledged as official school material in Rwanda. The discussions took off in a positive way!

In this episode we also travel to the most remote school of Rwanda, near the border of Burundi: G.S. Biharagu. It is a huge school with thousands of students. The 700 students that were  present when we arrived all received a Correctbook. And then the magical moment was there that all the students walked into the school yard to show off their new Correctbook! It was a magnificent ending to the day.

The last evening already. In Africa it is the custom to invite guests that are really important to you into your home to share the evening family meal with them. Ezechiel invite dus to his home for a wonderful meal. We played music untill late in the evening and so our Rwanda visit 2020 came to a beautiful end.

Watch the last episode of the second season of the Correctbook Diary!

The fourth episode of the second season of our series “Correctbook Diary” can now be found on our YouTube channel!
In this episode we take a look at the Correctbook production location in Kigali, the capital of Rwanda.
We also visit different retail spaces that are for rent. Our vision is very simple: We want to make endless writing available for everybody in a sustainable way. Starting a shop in Rwanda would be a logical next step.
But that is not as easy as you might think!

Did  you know that we think local production is very important? Almost everything we do in Rwanda is done locally: production, distribution, developing the education, monitoring the process etc.

The paper industry is one of the most advanced industries in Africa. Approximately 40 per cent of the working staff in this industry is female. That is a positive sign compared to other industries. In Correctbook’s production facility we have 50 employees of whom 20 are female.

In the picture below you see Ezechiel. He is responsible for all Correctbook’s activities in Rwanda. Next to him you see Robert who is responsible for the production department.

Below you see our search for a retail space;

Also our Correctbook clothes are made locally!

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