Giving hope to millions of youth around the globe
Giving hope to millions of youth around the globe
Salesian missionaries are building a brighter future in Rwanda after a very difficult past. Many of the country’s orphaned children are the tragic result of a violent civil war. Half of all children drop out of primary school and 2.2 million people—22% of the population—face critical food shortages. Rwandans are anxious to move their lives and their country forward, but need substantial help to do so.
After bravely overcoming the trauma of the 1994 genocide, Rwandans looking to transform their country have made remarkable progress. Still, much remains to be done. Close to 39% of its people live in poverty, according to the World Bank. Rwanda is a rural, agrarian country with about 35% of the population engaged in subsistence agriculture, and with some mineral and agro-processing.
Salesian missionaries in the community of Rukago in the city of Kigali, the capital and largest city of Rwanda, completed a water and sanitation project for the local Salesian school, which had been in desperate need of new sanitation facilities and safe drinking water. The project, funded by Salesian Missions, provided eight new toilets and repaired a water tank that provides clean drinking water for the students. Prior to the repair of the water tank, students had to walk more than a mile to collect water from a hill in a swampy area. Salesian missionaries expect that this project will help local families save on medical expenses for treating children who develop water-related diseases and illnesses due to contaminated water. The improvements will also give the school children better access to safe water so they can turn their attention and focus to their studies.
In addition, Salesian missionaries at the Don Bosco Oratory in the village of Kabgayi, located south of the city of Gitarama in the Muhanga District in the southern province of Rwanda, just completed a water well project in cooperation with Logic Engineering. The project included drilling for a new water well and installing an electric pump. A new water tank was also built to store large amounts of water. The new well provides water for youth who participate in the oratory’s activities as well as to the surrounding community that often faces water shortages.
The project, funded by Salesian Missions’ Clean Water Initiative, has drastically improved the sanitation and hygiene of youth in the Salesian program. Students and their families are able to have access to clean drinking water and water for washing their hands and taking a shower. The water is also available for cleaning the program’s sports facilities and equipment. New bathroom facilities provide better sanitation as well.
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In Rwanda, half of children who enroll in primary school don’t finish, according to UNICEF. Without education, youth face a future of unemployment or low-paying jobs.
To provide nutritious meals daily for a year to over 5oo children = $97,000.00
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Salesian Missions includes agriculture in its vocational training programs – to ensure that youth of Rwanda learn better agricultural practices as well as keep the school self-sustaining in the face of the country’s food shortages.
