Love, hope and a restaurant in Rwanda

Updated 1:47 PM ET, Wed December 18, 2013

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Josh Ruxin and his wife, Alissa, are the founders of Heaven restaurant in Kigali, Rwanda. Here, they are pictured with staff members -- many of them whon survived the 1994 Rwandan genocide.

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Love, hope and a restaurant in Rwanda – Josh Ruxin and his wife, Alissa, are the founders of Heaven restaurant in Kigali, Rwanda. Here, they are pictured with staff members -- many of them whon survived the 1994 Rwandan genocide.

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Love, hope and a restaurant in Rwanda – Heaven was custom-built by local craftspeople.

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Love, hope and a restaurant in Rwanda – Heaven showcases Rwandan arts, crafts and ingredients to support the country's recovering economy.

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