Read the story of Rwanda and its amazing
people.
Comfort Rwanda author Callum Henderson's book
"Beauty from Ashes" is now available
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Crosses mark
the mass grave of those who died at Kigali
Technical School as featured in the film
“Shooting dogs”.
Comfort
Rwanda was established in
1999, five years after the genocide of 1994 in
order to help Rwandan Christian partners in
their work of healing and support for the
survivors of the genocide. The charity partners
two indigenous Rwandan organisations
Solace
Ministries and
The Living
Church with practical
Christian based support.
Comfort
Rwanda is a registered
Scottish Charity SC 030369
The activities we help with
include:
• providing cattle and goats
• funding education for primary, secondary
and university students
• sponsoring orphan families
• supporting pastors through training,
conferences and providing cycles
• emergency famine relief
• help in funding trauma healing camps
• purchase or building of houses
• distribution of sewing machines, shoes,
toothpaste, soap etc.
• import of Rwandan handcrafts
• provision of wells
• development of integrated community
development projects
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Street Kids Rescue & Unity Choir Appeals
As our partners in Rwanda look for a new location for the project, funds are urgently needed to help them locate in the city nearer the poor of Gatenga. Also donations are needed to help fund travel costs for the Unity Youth Choir's planned visit to Scotland in Nov/Dec 2008. Read more...
Comfort Gifts
These can either be an easy way for you to choose what you want the people in Rwanda to receive with your donation, or it can be given in place of a gift to a friend or loved one such as a birthday or Christmas present. A range of Comfort Gifts can be purchased via this site using PayPal and you, or the person you are buying the gift on behalf of, will receive a card and certificate.
News & Events Archive
This highlights some previous fundraising events, so if you are considering raising some much need cash for the people of Rwanda you'll get some great ideas for some fun events. We have incorporated a BLOG into this so please have a look and post your comments. If you would like to start a new post or topic for discussion, please contact us.
News and Events
This will allow members of the CR Team to add news items to the site via their web browser.
February Newsletter
Articles include: Outreach to New Communities, Progress in Bugesera and Street Kids Rescue Update. Thanks to Claire Higgins for putting this together.
Earthquake hits Rwanda
An earthquake in south-west Rwanda (3rd February) has killed dozens and injured hundreds of people. The houses of many belonging to our partner’s communities of survivors from the genocide have been badly damaged or destroyed. If you can provide help to build or repair homes please donate here and add “Earthquake house appeal” to the address line of your donation. If you would like an acknowledgement please add email address.
