SEPTEMBER 2026
Rwanda: Leadership, Wellness
and Impact
Kigali · Akagera · ASYV
8 nights / 9 days
up to 10 people
led by Sam Reynolds & Rwandan Team
This journey is designed for leaders, community builders, wellness professionals, and those ready to expand their vision of what community can be.
Through the lens of wellness, growth, impact, and joy, the core themes of Cafe Namaste, you’ll experience proven practices for creating community. Visit the Agahozo-Shalom Youth Village where Sam, founder of Cafe Namaste, lived and worked, witnessing firsthand how intentional community design creates belonging and transforms lives. Learn the importance of nature and well-being on safari at Akagera National Park. Engage with genocide survivors who chose renewal. Practice yoga (including meditation) as tools for personal and collective healing.
This journey connects you to self, people, and nature, returning home with insights and practices to become a more effective leader in your own community.
Who This Experience Is For
This intimate journey is designed for leaders, community builders, wellness professionals, and change-makers ready to:
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Learn proven practices for building authentic, thriving communities
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Deepen your leadership capacity through witnessing transformation in action
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Connect with like-minded individuals committed to growth and impact
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Integrate wellness practices that support sustainable leadership
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Return home with tools, insights, and renewed vision for your own communities
RWANDA
Tour Highlights
Learn about development initiatives at Question Coffee and Nyamirambo Women's Centre
Experience proven community-building practices with 3 nights at Agahozo-Shalom Youth Village
Connect with students and alumni building futures at ASYV and Envision Rwanda Alumni Art Gallery
Most meals, except for select lunches and dinners
In-country team and expert guides
Welcome and Closing Dinner
Practice and learn from Rwandan yoga practitioners on transformation as a collective practice
Learn about resilience and renewal at the Genocide Museum and Nyanza Memorial in Kigali
Reset in nature at Akagera National Park: game drives, boat safari, sunset yoga with savannah vistas
Wellness practices: run, yoga, reflection, and integration
Pre-departure zoom meetings
4-star elevated accommodation (except at ASYV where accommodation is clean and simple)
ELEVATED, 4 STAR PROPERTIES
Accommodation
IT TAKES A VILLAGE
Agahozo-Shalom Youth Village
The Agahozo-Shalom Youth Village (ASYV) is a residential community in rural Rwanda for orphaned and vulnerable youth. Founded in 2008, ASYV provides family-based care, education, and comprehensive support for young people who have lost one or both parents, many as a result of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi.
What makes ASYV extraordinary is its intentional community design. The village operates on principles of belonging, shared responsibility, and joy, proving that when people feel they belong, they thrive. Students live in family structures with 'Mamas' as heads of household. Everyone contributes through work rotations. Friday evenings bring the entire village together for 'Village Time,' a celebration of student talents.
For leaders and community builders, ASYV offers a living laboratory of what's possible when community is designed with intention. This is where Sam learned that community isn't something that happens, it's something we build.
Through healing, education, and love, the Agahozo-Shalom Youth Village empowers orphaned and vulnerable Rwandan youth to build lives of dignity and contribute to a better world.
Agahozo-Shalom is a place where "tears are dried" (from the Kinyarwanda word "agahozo") and where vulnerable youth can “live in peace” (from the Hebrew word "shalom"). ASYV was modeled after Yemin Orde, an Israeli youth village established in 1953 to care for orphans of the Holocaust.
LET'S CONNECT
Ready to join?
Spaces are limited for this intimate journey. Reach out to learn more about upcoming dates and reserve your spot.
Get in touch
305-908-2410
