EDUCATION
Young people in Rwanda who were orphaned during the genocide lost their opportunity for an education due to their struggle for survival and many found themselves raising other surviving relatives in child headed households. We are finding that many of these young people, now in their early twenties are desperate to complete their schooling and progress on to university. Currently in Rwanda, there is inward investment taking place and opportunities for people to gain qualifications and move into an exciting career they could never have dreamed of.
Through Comfort Rwanda's partnership with Solace Ministries in Rwanda, we have set up the facility to sponsor survivors through university. This is achieved through creating links with: individuals, groups of individuals, churches, church youth groups, organisations, universities and schools to enable us to provide the support to enable survivors of the genocide to attend university.
Young people in Rwanda who were orphaned during the genocide lost their opportunity for an education due to their struggle for survival and many found themselves raising other surviving relatives in child headed households. We are finding that many of these young people, now in their early twenties are desperate to complete their schooling and progress on to university. Currently in Rwanda, there is inward investment taking place and opportunities for people to gain qualifications and move into an exciting career they could never have dreamed of.
Through Comfort Rwanda's partnership with Solace Ministries in Rwanda, we have set up the facility to sponsor survivors through university. This is achieved through creating links with: individuals, groups of individuals, churches, church youth groups, organisations, universities and schools to enable us to provide the support to enable survivors of the genocide to attend university.
Help with schooling.
Many orphans and survivors were unable to continue schooling because of trauma or poverty. Others spent all their time trying to find food for other surviving children. Comfort Rwanda and Solace are working hard to help those survivors complete their schooling by providing support for school fees, books, transport and uniforms. Some survivors have gone back to school in their thirties so it is never too late to give an orphan or survivor an education and a better future. Constance (above) was helped through a sponsorship program to finish school aged 23 and is now studying at University.