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- JM Muyango, Inganzo & Ben Ngabo at the Brighton Dome June 2005
- Sussex University talks April 2005
- Lucent's 3 Peak Challenge June 2005
- Afrobase @ the Volks, Brighton April 2005
- Cowley Club Sunday lunch and jumble sale April 2005
- Kate runs for rYico March 2005
- UK trustees in Rwanda November 2004
- 5 computers delivered safely to Rwanda January - May 2005
2005
Jean-Marie Muyango, Inganzo & Ben Ngabo play at the Brighton Dome 11th June 2005
On 11th June rYico organised a concert with some of Rwanda's finest musicians
and dancers. The concert was a great success and was enjoyed by many people
from Brighton and Hove as well as many Rwandese from across the UK.
A massive thank you to everyone involved and particular thanks to the Dome, Stagestruck, Brighton and Hove Council and Arts Council England. Click here for photos...
Sussex University Talks 21st April 2005
H.E. Ambassador Rosemary Museminali, Investigative journalist, Linda Melvern
and Major Stefan Stec, a Major in UNAMIR, gave talks and held question
and answer's at Sussex University. Their talks were followed by Eric Kabera's
film Keepers of Memory, a documentary testament to the survivors of the
genocide. Union Coffee Roasters provided coffee which was served in Library
Square and the Institute of Development Studies all day. The response
to the day was enthusiastic and well received. Many thanks to Rosemary,
Linda and Stefan for your incredibly informative and moving contributions.
Lucent's 3 Peak Challenge June 2005
rYico would like to say a massive thank you to everybody at Lucent that
was involved in the 3 Peaks Challenge to raise funds for rYico. Congratulations
to everybody that took up the challenge and well done for your hard work
and dedication. Photos and more information will be available here soon...
Afrobase@The Volks 23rd April 2005
Creators of Afrobase on Totallyradio.com,
John Warr, Guy Morley and Miles Cleret very kindly donated the proceeds
of this club night to rYico. It was a brilliant and funky afro-latino
night with amazing DJs and a great turnout. A big big thanks to the Afrobase
crew!
Cowley Club Sunday lunch and jumble sale 17th April & 30th April 2005
rYico were invited to cook Rwandan food to raise money for their project
in Rwanda. Food included matoke (savoury bananas), ichoo (cabbage dish),
ibishimbo (beans) and umucheri (rice). The Cowley Club also offered all
of the proceeds of their weekly jumble sale to rYico which was a great
success. Many thanks to everyone that came along and to the Cowley Club
in Brighton for having us.
Kate ran for rYico March 2005
Swindon based Kate Cady ran the Reading Half Marathon on Sunday 6th March
to raise money for rYico. Kate put in a lot of hard work and training
to carry out the half marathon. rYico would like to say a big thank you
to Kate for her hard work and support! if you would like more infomation
about how you can do a sponsored event for rYico,
click here...
UK trustees in Rwanda November 2004
Three rYico trustees from the UK have visited Rwanda to meet their fellow trustees in Kigali and to follow the latest developments in the project planning.
Over the past 6 months rYico has been raising our profile in Rwanda, developing our plans for the youth centre and registering as an Non-Governmental Organisation.
5 Computers for rYico's youth centre January 2005
On January 29th, members of rYico joined members of RUGO to fill a container
for shipment to Rwanda.
rYico were able to send 5 computers which will be available for training and IT use when the centre opens later this year. Many thanks to RUGO (Rwanda UK Goodwill Organisation) for letting us squeeze them in!
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