Saturday, December 28, 2013

The first EDUBWIZA Open day

On December 22, 2013 we organised an open day. It was the first since 2010 when we started functioning as a nonprofit. We are thanking everybody who showed up for this information sharing and socialising afternoon with us. Our team genuinely appreciates everyone's contribution.  Supporter's assistance continues to play an important role in helping women, children and men whom we work with in Rwanda. We definitely would not have achieved much without them. During the open day we held discussions with sponsors of children who are...

Tuesday, December 3, 2013

One Love

I came across an article on Australian Broadcasting Corporation's Radio National"Songs of the Voiceless" which was recorded in a village we work with in Rwanda. At the beginning of the video, there are children singing. It is amazing seeing how in just a span of two years these kids have grown. Presently, these children are able to attend school because of the help our project EDUBWIZA extends to them.  For those who didnt know, we have a music CDs for sale from this village for a good cause. If interested in knowing more about this...

Monday, November 4, 2013

Health insurances

An old man showing Mutuelles for his family For 19 years, Rwanda is actively drafting and implementing a series of essential and pro poor reforms within its various sectors of development.  The Rwandan leadership under President Paul Kagame is committed to transform Rwanda into a middle income nation by the year 2020 also commonly known as the Vision 2020. Recently, the World bank's envoy to Rwanda Mr Denny Kalyalya praised Rwanda to be...

Thursday, August 1, 2013

An evolving community

In a previous post I detailed how the village we are supporting with access to health care and education in Rwanda was relocated to a new locality in better housing conditions, and how it is presently perceived to be on a right path of prosperity. Looking back where this community comes from, a lot has been achieved and the Rwandan local government should take credit for this even though there remain many unresolved difficulties faced by this community.  Through a...

Wednesday, March 13, 2013

Polepole = Slowly

Eddy went to Rwanda to visit the projects we support there. The beneficiaries of our educational  projects are increasing their school attendence! They are proud and happy to have all the scholastic materials they need for each school year. We are always thankful to the sponsors of our projects because, through them, we have been able to fulfill this lasting commitment. The on-ground implementation of this project has been running efficiently,...

Saturday, February 23, 2013

Mothers’ health is improving across Africa

 According to UNFPA, only six countries (Rwanda, Botswana, Niger, Malawi, Zambia and Burkina Faso) have met the target of allocating at least 15 percent of their annual budget to health, a goal set at an African summit on HIV/AIDS held in Abuja, Nigeria, in 2000.  Follow the link to read more.....

Tuesday, February 19, 2013

And a paycheck!

Good news! 't Stekske pupils have raised money in supporting our education project in Rwanda. The news featured in Het Belang Van Lommel, follow to read (in dutch).  Our education project is helping children from poor families in Rwanda overcome barriers of enrolling into schools. While doing this we are constantly encouraging more girls enroll in schools because it delays the age at which girls in the villages get married off as well...

Monday, February 18, 2013

Twitter, facebook,Google+ all coming soon!

We are taking a new twist in joining social media platforms with hope we can spread more awareness to many on what we ...

Saturday, February 9, 2013

Welcome to our blog

Hello everybody, and welcome to the blog section of our site! We have created this blog to keep you informed on what’s happening with our work in Rwanda and to share our experiences from the field. Visitors will be able to read the blog, but only logged in members are able to post and contribute comments. Name identification will be visible with your post. We hope you will enjoy reading our blog and please feel free to comment . For more information visit www.mamanamtoto.org or e-mail us on rwanda@mamanamtoto.org...