Welcome to Rwanda Restored

"Restoring the Hopeless - Equipping the Helpless"

Rwanda Restored seeks the advancement of education of young people in Rwanda by building or improving schools, relieving financial hardship by providing money for food, housing, education, clothes and social support for widows and orphans across Rwanda.

The main focus of the charity is on children, to ensure they are given decent accommodation either with their family or within any boarding schools operating throughout the country.

Rwandan gorilla We also aim to support the parents of these children, many of whom are widows because of HIV, AIDS and the genocide of 1994. Many of the mothers cannot support their families financially without working as prostitutes. Our aim is to steer them into a safer and productive life by encouraging and supporting local trade in gift items such as cards, embroidery and other handicrafts.

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Click for latest photos of Gihogwe School project

NEW View "Murakoze" a film about the work of Rwanda Restored made by Tom Taylor, an associate in SJ Berwin's Corporate Department who sponsored the work of Rwanda Restored during 2009.

NEWS SNIPPETS

Jean Claude Iyakaremye "Please will someone help me to return to secondary school for third year? My parents have both died and there is no-one to help me. My eldest brother is on drugs and steals anything that is given to me. The only clothes I have are the ones I stand up in. I am a Sunday School teacher at my local church and want to return to school in January 2012 - thank you. " If you can help Jean Claude please contact us.


These 18 students are all orphans & are being sponsored to attend Gihogwe High School	Gihogwe whole school photo. There are now 236 students March '11

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" Rwanda Restored believes that every child has the right to attend school"

LATEST NEWS AND NEEDS!!

"All things are possible with God"

Please help us build the new girls dormitory block (click for photos)

Fundraising thermometer - £70000 raised, £35000
still needed

Target amount is for completion of the ground floor - the most expensive.

Dormitory as of January 2012

Dormitory as at January 2012

Artists impression of new girls dormitory block

When we reach our target of £105,000 we can take up to another 200 students into our school. The block must be finished by early January 2012 at the latest so it is very urgent.

Please help and give a gift now

"Very urgent"

"Would you please consider setting up up a monthly standing order for £25( or any other amount) to help in the ongoing building of this school. We hope to attract 100 new regular donors as this will help us in the forward planning of the many building requirements.

For example - if we raised £30,000 per annum from these donations we could finish the boys' toilet block, erect a new area of fencing, and purchase a number of new computers which we need to run a new study option called 'CEM' - computers, economics & maths.
For further details please 'Contact Us'

Many thanks-Geoff Lane

"We would like to partner with as many Secondary schools as possible to continue building this urgently needed dormitory " Contact us if you can help.

** Refugees- urgent need - March '11

These young people are brilliant students who had no hope of doing A levels until we enrolled them at our school. Now we need sponsors for all 14 so that they can continue their education - if you can help, please contact us. Thank you.

How can i help?

Rwanda Restored is totally dependent on donations from individuals and companies. All donations, regardless of size, are gratefully appreciated and can be directed to a chosen project.

Some of the monies raised have been through groups organizing a sponsored walk, swim, bike rides, cake stalls in schools, non-uniform days and many other events.

It is also possible to buy gifts such as goats and mosquito nets which will be handed out to the needy.

You can also support the handicraft centre by purchasing greeting cards and pictures.

You can make a difference. Please help us to help the poor in Rwanda.

Legacies - Please consider leaving a legacy to Rwanda Restored in your will as this could make a massive difference to the work. Further details regarding donations are obtainable through our donation page using Justgiving or Paypal.