Logos circle kigali- report

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Date: Friday, April 17, 2026
Location: Kigali
Registered on Luma: 18
Attended: 16 participants
Languages: English

Circle Steward: Joab

6:00 PM in the evening, our circle came to life. Fifteen of us sat down together, not just as individuals, but as a small community ready to think, share, and dream.

Being the first Circle, we began by exploring the roots of LOGOS—where it came from and what it stands for. Then came a thoughtful discussion on the very meaning of a circle: a space without corners, where every voice matters. From there, the floor opened to ideas. We asked ourselves, “What topics truly matter? And among them, which are winnable—problems we can actually solve?”

Our conversation soon turned to policy and the people who shape it. We spent time looking closely at the education system, questioning how it works and how it could be better. We also touched on a promising project aimed at fixing how we handle spending.

Then came a moment that warmed the room. One member made a suggestion: that we hold this circle at least twice a month. “So many people out there have ideas,” he said, “but no place to share them.” Heads nodded in appreciation. Everyone could feel the truth in his words.

And so, as the evening gently closed, we shared not only thoughts but also coffee and a few snacks together. With full cups and open hearts, we called it quits—already looking forward to the next time our circle would meet again.

Highlights

  • We had food, drinks, and good conversation throughout the session

  • Suggested if possible we make this a huge platform to transform our community, most especially in policy formulation and drive change

  • Suggested that if possible we have two Circle meeting a month, citing the need for people to have a social gathering like this.

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Great write up! Thank you :slight_smile: Did any specific ideas come out of the conversation around education? Things that are about building parallel institutions and solutions that don’t require permission/lobbying government? Curious to hear! Love to read that it was well received too.

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Yes, some of the ideas came out and one of them was outsourcing for tutors who would be willing to give out their time to teach different people with interest online, reason, why online that’s the best way to go about it, because IRL meetings would necessitate resources, however there is still a huge line,
One being that it still would be so costly for some people to afford online classes, but well not everyone can be helped
The time overlap, fixing the tutors in the time flame where learners are available is a huge point of contention, but for one who is hungry for knowledge they should be flexible enough, it takes a sacrifice
The other is coordination, with the structure that could work, a healthy coordination would be needed quite often requiring time and focus that a person with no wage or any form of appreciation would be willing to do.

These are some of the ideas that came through, we are yet to have another gathering that perhaps will elaborate more on this. Having the first gathering we only gave direction and shape of what our future discussions could be.