Some normality returns
Rwanda, like the rest of the world has endured now two years of Covid pandemic and the lockdowns needed to keep infections under control.
Rwanda, like the rest of the world has endured now two years of Covid pandemic and the lockdowns needed to keep infections under control.
The nations throughout Africa are still seeing Covid-19 cases in their populations and Rwanda is no exception.
As Scotland finds itself in the upswing of a third Covid-19 wave we are still in a position where travel to Rwanda is impractical.
2020 in Rwanda as elsewhere has been a difficult year. As the year rolled on and the world saw Covid-19 spread from continent to continent, Africa seemed to be escaping the worst.
Mission Rwanda is a Scottish charity with a mission to help people in poverty. Our focus is on children and enabling their families to support themselves
The charity is staffed by volunteers and 100% of our funding goes to help the people in Rwanda we support.
We send children to school, we feed malnourished children and help their families to generate regular income. We also help women set themselves up in business to be able to feed their families.
All our work is through churches in Rwanda and other Christian organisations.
The focus of all Mission Rwanda's work is the relief of poverty. In addition to the specific projects we run which provide meals, send children to school and help women into business, we address poverty as we find it.
The over-arching goal of Mission Rwanda is to relieve poverty. We aim to move people from hunger and vulnerability to being able to provide for themselves. If this was easy the problem would have been solved a long time ago.
Nyamirambo is an expanding district on the southern perimeter of Kigali city. The area boasts a fine mosque and a football stadium. Less famously, Nyamirambo is known as being one of the rougher areas of the city.
Rutonde district is the Presbyterian Church Parish of Pastor Zacharie Mboyi. The Parish is 10 kilometers from Kigali and a fifty minute journey by vehicle. Poverty among local families is easy to see.