Please help Ishmael rebuild his life

Ishmael is a 10-year old genocide survivor. When his village in Darfur was attacked by the Sudanese Government and the Janjaweed militia, the attackers grabbed Ishmael and threw him in a fire, just because he was a boy. He was six at the time.

Cards From Africa

Shop online for over 200 different cards & other products made in Rwanda by orphaned youth using hand-made paper

Reports

Microfinance in Post Conflict Environments Briefing

Microfinance in Post Conflict Environments Interviews

Musanze Community Assessment Study

Projects

English Language Teaching & The Learning Centre in Rwanda

There is a great demand, especially among young Rwandans, to learn to speak English. Sadly, in many parts of Africa, the best jobs are with international non-governmental organisations, and a knowledge of English is a great advantage in seeking work. It is also essential to speak English to continue in school and to go to university. There are virtually no text books published in the local language, Kinyarwanda, so many secondary and college-level course are taught in English.

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Teaching Business Skills

The most innovative venture in which the N4A team participated was a business project implemented at a local secondary school. The Class was divided into groups that became companies, identified by an original name and logo. Each company participated in informal seminars in which they were taught business vocabulary, how to write a business plan, and ultimately how to turn innovative ideas into practical business enterprises.

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Network 4 Africa

Psychotherapy Training in Kigali

It is thought that 97% of people living in Rwanda at the time of the 1994 genocide witnessed the violence first hand. Thus, there remains a huge need to train Rwandans to offer psychological support to survivors. We would not presume to send psychotherapists from privileged, peaceful countries to give one-on-one counselling to people who have endured hell on earth. However, there is a role for volunteers from overseas in providing training in the techniques of psychotherapy, thereby enabling Rwandans to treat people in need.

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The Ntarama Community Centre

The Ntarama Community Centre will have a clinic with doctors, nurses and psychotherapists. Currently there are no health facilities within a 5 mile walk of the area. Malaria and opportunistic infections take a massive toll on families, killing infants and limiting the productivity of adults. It is also essential that women have access to sexual and reproductive health and the knowledge to plan their families.

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Join us in Rwanda

Network for Africa organises regular trips to the beautiful 'Land of a Thousand Hills', where you can see the Mountian Gorillas, as well as visiting our projects and genocide memorials. For further details, please contact us.

Rwanda

Ntarama Community Centre near completion!

Local orphans are assisting with construction. We are working with Solar Aid to put panels on the roof to provide solar energy. Twenty-five computers have been donated for teaching IT and for an internet café.