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Impact Rwanda takes a holistic approach to meeting the needs of the desperately poor and vulnerable people of Rwanda by offering feeding and education to street children survivors of the Rwandan genocide and HIV/AIDS orphans, support for HIV+ adults, pastoral training, funding for micro-enterprises in the Kiziba Refugee Camp, and support and employment training for ex-prostitutes.

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Program Highlights


The Vivante Street Kids Project

  • A weekly feeding program for 200 children, language, math and life skills training through the Vivante Street Kids project

  • School fees paid for 20 primary school aged street children

The Ubuzima HIV/AIDS Association Project

  • International Teams intern homecare in support of the HIV/AIDS Association

  • Tuition funding for HIV/AIDS Association children

  • Some food and medical care for HIV/AIDS Association children

The Kiziba Refugee Camp Project

  • Provides pastoral training and mentoring

  • Supports ITRwanda as they administer programs and training for hundreds of youth in micro-enterprise, business management, sports, and community palliative care, for example.

  • Establishing micro-enterprises

The Kigali Women in Action Project

  • Micro-enterprise and business management training for Kigali Women in Action (KWIA), a ministry to ex-prostitutes and orphans

  • Establishing a basket weaving micro-enterprise

  • Providing food and education for the children of KWIA women.

  • Sponsorship of 49 KWIA children. Approximately 10 began university in the summer of 2008.

Recent Activity

  • Purchased generator for Kiziba Refugee Camp Youth Association

  • Arranged for technical school training in welding, construction, carpentry and mechanics for a few of our older children per semester

  • Twice a year teams of Canadian Pastors support indigenous pastors during a one week intensive training course.

Future Activity

  • Plan to hire Program Director for Vivante Street Kids

  • Plan to purchase property for KWIA

  • Listen to Learn Institute International will open a translation studio and office pending funding

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