Despite recent advances in Rwanda there are still many children on the streets. Children orphaned through the genocide have been joined by an ever increasing stream of aids orphans. Many children are driven to the streets because of poverty and hunger...
Following from the initial success of the STREET KIDS PROJECT, the challenge now is to develop vocational training facilities for the children who are ready to move on and build their new life. A bakery has been set up which is providing work and income for some of the rescued children..
Sponsorship changes lives. Sponsorship is more than money. It's a sign to the poor and vulnerable that someone cares. It is a sign of hope that someone will come alongside and help them climb out of poverty and hopelessness into a new life of hope...
Comfort Rwanda is now expanding to work in the neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo through Comfort Congo, of which VALUED is a key project. The aim of VALUED is to target specific needs of women in the developing world and to mobilise local groups in the West to respond and act....
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.
The activities we help with include:
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.
- importing of Rwandan handcrafts
- provision of wells
- development of integrated community development projects.
SOLACE GOSPEL CHOIR
Niwe Byose
Songs of Solace
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Final amount for BigGive was £6200 raised in the four days we were able to access. Well done everybody.
Volunteers needed:
Crafts volunteer - ordering, pricing, organising and selling.
Accounts - vital and urgent help needed.
Admin help/ personal assistant for charity developer needed in CR office.
Oversight of commercial operation - mainly keeping the finances of the shops up to date.
Shop volunteers at Cumbernauld, Airdrie and Kirkintilloch.
Crafts volunteer - ordering, pricing, organising and selling.
Accounts - vital and urgent help needed.
Admin help/ personal assistant for charity developer needed in CR office.
Oversight of commercial operation - mainly keeping the finances of the shops up to date.
Shop volunteers at Cumbernauld, Airdrie and Kirkintilloch.
Annual Report and Latest Newsletter
The 2010 annual report has just been published and available at our downloads page. Our September newsletter packed with all the recent news and developments can be downloaded here.
The 2010 annual report has just been published and available at our downloads page. Our September newsletter packed with all the recent news and developments can be downloaded here.
We are hoping to send out a container of equipment and tools for the Ihumure Vocational Training College in the spring. Our sponsors TPC have agreed to send the container. So we will need a lot of tools. HERE IS A LIST OF THE EQUIPMENT NEEDED. Please share this with any company or individual you think may be able to donate some useful equipment. Thank you!
APPEAL
Ihumure Vocational Training College
A BIG thank you to all our generous donators who helped us raise the £17k for the land purchase for the IVTC (Skills for Life) on the outskirts of Kigali. Phase 2 of the project has now started. To build, equip and run the centre in its 1st year a further £70k will be needed over the next 18 months.
The college will house training for carpentry, welding, sewing, catering, IT, car mechanics and building.
Please visit our APPEALS page for more info.
Join us in the transformation of a generation of young Rwandans.
Ihumure Vocational Training College
A BIG thank you to all our generous donators who helped us raise the £17k for the land purchase for the IVTC (Skills for Life) on the outskirts of Kigali. Phase 2 of the project has now started. To build, equip and run the centre in its 1st year a further £70k will be needed over the next 18 months.
The college will house training for carpentry, welding, sewing, catering, IT, car mechanics and building.
Please visit our APPEALS page for more info.
Join us in the transformation of a generation of young Rwandans.
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