CONCORD – Carl Hobert will give a talk on the current state of Rwanda, 25 years after the country’s genocide, at the Concord Free Public Library. The talk will take place on Saturday, May 18th at 3:00 p.m. in the Trustees Room of the Main Library at 129 Main Street.

Carl Hobert, a resident of Acton, has worked in Rwanda since the height of the genocide there in 1994. Along with Dr. Paul Farmer of Partners in Health (PIH), whose focus was on medical reform, Hobert has helped the Rwandan government’s Ministries of Education and Foreign Affairs to improve nursery – grade 12 education, and to create a national, youth-focused conflict resolution program. Hobert, a graduate of the Tufts University Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, and author of “Raising Global IQ: Preparing our Students for a Shrinking Planet” (Beacon Press) will speak about the incredible differences between the Rwanda of 1994 and the country today.

This event is free and open to the public. For more information, please visit www.concordlibrary.org.