World Vision charity officials are pleased to announce the opening of a brand new, purpose built primary school in the Gatsibo District of Rwanda. The school, which cost 60 million Rwandan Francs (£600,000), will accommodate 981 pupils and provide a better platform for children to learn the basics that can be so difficult in a country this poor.
World Vision Country Director, George Githae, said –
Our mission is to strive for children’s’ welfare by helping them go to school, which is the reason why we are here today to hand over the school to you. We knew that there was no school in this area and later realised that children needed to be saved from walking long distances to school.
This new school showed the children’s charity commitment to ensuring that all youngsters have equal access to education as well as the basic human rights of clean water and medicine. With the school in place, it is now up to the children to take care of their school and utilise the benefits to realise their full academic potential.
World Vision has been working in Rwanda since 1976, providing sustainable solutions for families who live in poverty. A great way to help World Vision is to sponsor a child, with nearly 50,000 young people across the globe signed up to this programme already. Your donations can help give hope to a child where there is none.
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The World Vision Sponsor a Child programme is a great way to give a needy child a real chance of escaping poverty. As part of a long-term program, your continued support enables World Vision to use your donations to build sustainable communities in partnership with the people who live there.
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