In 1999 , having recently finished her PhD , during which time she had been a volunteer with St. John Ambulance in Hammersmith , Charlotte made the decision to become a volunteer science teacher with VSO . She was posted to the village of Shyogwe , near Gitarama in southern Rwanda , one of 23 in the second wave of volunteers sent by VSO , who had recently opened a programme to help rebuild the country shattered by the 1994 genocide . Charlotte enjoyed her time in Rwanda and integrated well into the local community , despite having to teach in French and being one of only a handful of white people in the area
1994 genocide
Rwandan genocide
Charlotte Wilson (VSO)