September 15, 2003:
Rwanda Joins GLOBE!
The GLOBE Program welcomes Rwanda as the Program's 104 GLOBE country. On August 21, 2003, US Ambassador, Margaret K. McMillion and Dr. Romain Murenzi, Minister of Education, Science, Technology and Research in Rwanda, signed the GLOBE agreement in Kigali.Rwanda schools will now join over 23,000 teachers from more than 13,000 schools worldwide, as the newest members of the GLOBE community. By signing the agreement, Rwanda also joins over 100 other countries participating in this hands-on science and education program focusing on Earth systems science.
Rwanda students will now unite with hundreds of thousands of primary and secondary school students around the world who are working in partnership with scientists to collect important data for research about the Earth's environment.