Josh Ruxin, who grew up in Ridgefield, will discuss his recently released book A Thousand Hills to Heaven: Love, Hope, and a Restaurant in Rwanda at the Ridgefield Library on Thursday, Nov. 21, at 7 p.m.
When newlyweds Josh and Alissa Ruxin first moved to Rwanda from Manhattan in 2006, Josh focused his efforts on health and development work in a village that was the epicenter of a genocide. Alissa took a different route. After volunteering with orphans of the genocide and helping to raise scholarship support for many, she realized that what they really needed was jobs so they could put themselves through school. So she built and opened a gourmet restaurant, Heaven, as a sustainable, even profitable model of what can be done.
Josh Ruxin is on the faculty at Columbia University, directs Health Builders and contributes to the New York Times and Forbes.
This program is free, but registration is recommended at www.ridgefieldlibrary.org or by calling 203-438-2282.