Hollywood celebrity Matthew Leutwyler opens pizza joint in Kigali - The New Times
When renowned American film director Matthew Leutwyler made his first trip to Rwanda in 2012, he had an eye on philanthropy activities. Doing business in Rwanda is not something that had crossed his mind. “A friend of mine convinced me to come with her to Rwanda and we volunteered at Noel Orphanage in Gisenyi for about a month, and when I was leaving there I said to myself that this is going to be odd if I don’t talk to these kids again. I decided to take them to a boarding school,” Leutwyler said, giving a sneak pick into how his journey to the country began. He put three children—whom he could visit twice every year—into boarding school. They performed well. Few months later, Leutwyler was already establishing talks with friends back home about advancing charity work in Rwanda. These talks resulted into ‘ We Are Limitless’ —a charity organisation that helps orphans and street kids to get into school. They currently support more than 40 vulnerable students. It is well...