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.
Rwanda Trip – July 2010
Seeds of Compassion Video – 2008
How Girls Can Save the World – a program sponsored by Nike
