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Kigali, Rwanda
Why Help?
In 1994 an estimated 800,000 Rwandans were slaughtered in the space of a hundred days. What befell the country over 16 years ago now seems inconceivable and though weapons and people have been laid to rest, the impact of the Genocide is sadly still evident. By volunteering with Quest you will be directly involved in the building of a new home and shelter for children that have been affected by the genocide and are living on the streets.
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Did you know?
Rwanda has the one of the highest mortality rate for children under five years old in the world. Life for many Rwandans remains a struggle. Although the number of people living in poverty is falling, more than half of the population still lives on less than $1 a day.
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Rwanda street children
in a nutshell
Want to make a difference?
The main purpose of this project is in the construction of all elements of a home from toilets to dormitories. This is to ensure that your efforts are felt long into the future not just for the time that you are there. There will be significant interaction with the boys but we don't want to re-enforce abandonment issues that they already have, please remember that these children are emotionally very fragile and we are determined to have only a positive impact on them. If you want to know more about volunteering or donating to this project please call 01273 777206 and ask to speak with Simon.
where: Rwanda
when: mid July (5 weeks) 2012
how much: £1000 plus a project donation of £850
"The whole world failed Rwanda…"
Words attributed to UN staff members under Secretary-General Kofi Annan, reported by Philip Gourevitch in Annals of Diplomacy: The Genocide Fax, New Yorker, 11 May 1998.
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