IMPUHWE means compassion in Kinyarwanda
Richard’s Rwanda is a group of Seattle students who are working together to support Rwandan girls’ education. We provide financial support to low-income girls in the rural area of Nyamata to enable them to complete their primary education and 6 years of secondary school. Through the completion of their education, we hope to enhance their ability to earn income and become leaders in their community.
In 1994 there was a genocide in Rwanda and one million people were killed. Many children lost their parents and stopped attending school because they could not afford it. Richard’s Rwanda is helping 30 girls in Nyamata, Rwanda by supplying them with what they need in order to attend school. Eventually, we hope to build a library or learning center for the girls we are supporting and the next generations.
Watch this 17 minute video on the White House website with the US Secretary of Education, Arne Duncan and Vice President Biden at the White House on June 23rd, 2010 and see Jessica being honored as a member of the 2010 Parade All-America High School Service Team in Partnership with The LEAGUE
Please help us match the Paul Allen Foundation $25,000 pledge! We are almost half-way to our goal.
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