Lukas rides his bike – and takes something kenial with him. In Rwanda, 42.9% of the population is between 0 and 14 years old. In addition, children make up over 80% of Rwanda’s rural population and often have limited access to education. The Rwanda Children and Youth Aid https://kinder-jugendhilfe-ruanda.de/ supports orphans and other needy children and young people. In the Rutunga area, the association is building a school that will provide free education to rural children.
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The children. 25 lively children between the ages of 3 and 5 started in the first class of the Happy Kids School in 2020. The school is located northeast of Kigali. The kids get sandals, backpacks and shirts from us.
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Athletes. Lukas will be cycling the https://racearoundrwanda.com race in February 2021. It’s 1.000 km length and 15.000 m of elevation. And because Lukas wants to move mountains, he takes some time beforehand and brings kenial things to the kids.
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Contact. Our contact on the ground in Rwanda is Egide – and in Germany the wonderful Sonja for https://kinder-jugendhilfe-ruanda.de/.
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Lukas brings backpacks for the kids of the first grade of the Happy School, Sandals and Shirts. Thanks Tatonka and sprayway for the support.
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In October 2021, the next class will start school. And there are backpacks, sandals and nice shirts for these kids, too. Sonja from Düsseldorf brings everything over.
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In July 2022 the next class will follow. And we will keep on: backpacks for the kids – thanks Tatonka!, Sandals and Shirts. All kids and parents are so exited.
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Sonja from Düsseldorf and the NGO KJHR distributes everything with the help of Egide on site. It is a growing school now and we are very proud to support these kids.
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In August 2023, the great association KJHR will enrol the new first class. Children and parents are very, very proud and excited. We are there and equip the kids.
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Sonja and Egide are of course on site and take care of everything. The small school cannot accommodate all the children in a year. These kids are really lucky to be there.