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- Mayday Mayhem with Neneh Cherry as special guest 1st May 2008
- “Twibuke” - Let Us Remember. Genocide Commemoration 8 April 2008
- Indamutso - New rYico Newletter. Read Issue 1
- Centre Marembo Appeal Progress
- 'Raise the Roof for Rwanda' 18th April 2008
- Aspira Fund supports Reintegration Programme December 2007 onwards
2008
Mayday Mayhem with Neneh Cherry as special Guest Thursday, 1st May 2008
The Mayday fundraising gig was a great success.
rYico would like to extend a massive thank you to the many many people who worked hard to create a fantastic night! Extra special thanks to Daisy and her team for their ralentless efforts!!
We really appreciate everyone's support including the bands and performers, Concorde2, Blanche House, and want to thank you for raising vital funds for Centre Marembo.
Photo by CJ.
rYico Presents “Twibuke” “Let Us Remember” Tuesday, 8th April, 6:45pm
You are invited to rYico's tribute evening to commemorate the 1994 Rwandan Genocide. The evening will include an exhibition of photography of rYico’s work at Centre Marembo and crafts from a Rwandan womens cooperative “Gayaha Links.”
The evening will provide an opportunity to learn more about the events leading up to the genocide, pay tribute to those who were lost and support those who are still dealing with the after affects.
A viewing of the dramatic film by Rwandan filmmaker Eric Kabera, who witnessed the genocide. 100 Days is a story of love and betrayal. While it is a fictional account of a family in the Kibuye province of Rwanda, it is set among the backdrop of actual events surrounding the genocide and contains actual footage from 1994.
** Please Note: This film is not rated. Due to the issues explored and subject matter rYico does not recommend it for children under the age of 14.**
Venue: The Conference Room, 5th Floor, Community Base, Queens Road, Brighton
Doors open: 6:45pm
Admission free
Centre Marembo Appeal Progress
rYico is appealing for funds to build its own youth resource centre in Kigali.
Progress is going well and thank you to those of you who have supported us so far.
Click here for more information about the appeal.
'Raise the Roof For Rwanda' 18th April, 8pm. The Victory Inn, Duke St, Brighton
Nell Power, a
rYico supporter that visited Centre Marembo last year, is organising an
event at The Victory Inn in Brighton to raise
money for rYico and the Centre Marembo Appeal.
We hope to see you there, but if you can't make this event but still want to contribute to this project please visit her Justgiving page and donate whatever you can: http://www.justgiving.com/raisetheroof4rwanda.
Aspira Fund supports Reintegration Programme
rYico would like to thank the Aspira Fund and Andy Rouse for supporting a programme to facilitate re-integration of former street children that are currently supported by Centre Marembo back into their rural areas of Rwanda.
There are about 7000 children living on the streets in Kigali, the majority of whom come to the city from rural areas. It has not been possible in all cases to ascertain the reasons why the children have left the rural areas for the city but it can broadly be assumed that children see more opportunity for survival in the city. However, this is often not the case and street children are often ostracised by society, are seen as a hindrance and are extremely vulnerable to exploitation. Having spent 1 year at Centre Marembo, many now are expressing a desire to be reunited with their families and feel in a more empowered position to and bridge relationships and contribute to their communities.
With funding from the Aspira Fund rYico is now able to carry out a re-integration program which is enabling the 28 former street children to be reunited with their families in their rural communities.
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