I asked freelance journalist Kamala Thiagarajan to tell us what the reporting trip was like.
We spent some time making our way past tin-roofed shacks, stepping over goat droppings, skirting open drains and navigating a maze of narrow, winding lanes before arriving at the newly built apartment complex.
A blue metal fence with a single gate separates the old settlement from the new homes. Crossing that threshold felt like entering another world -- one in which space and light dominates. In one moment, you're beside cramped, weather-beaten shacks crowded along muddy alleys. In just a few steps, you're transported to bright, airy apartments with running water, toilets and open communal spaces. The contrast is so striking. You're instantly aware of what could be possible if housing could make room for people's lives and dreams rather than just their very basic needs. It really made a deep impression on me!
Rwanda is a world leader in using drones for healthcare. But drones can't do it all
Drones carrying medical supplies constantly crisscross the skies in this hilly country. They're credited with saving lives by rapidly delivering blood for transfusions. The Trump administration is giving a major grant to the effort — and at the same time cutting aid to the country.
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