HOPE REMAINS THEIR DAILY BREAD
We continue to advocate for those in need until they are resettled and have a shelter where they can live with their families IN HOPE AND SECURITY.
We should not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.
As informed you in my previous reports, some of the survivors of Carama flooding are still living in the remains and others are still living in displacement camps; today they feel like abandoned survivors, waiting for a help from people who care to make them smile again and be resettled in their own homes. Remember, during the Bujumbura flooding, one couple lost their 6 children, killed by torrential rains and over 100 people died. The current living situation of those families is becoming more horrible, due to the lack of food to eat and shelter.
To build one home it costs $998, a home that can accommodate a family of 7 to 10 people. . A home is one of the most important things which contribute to the good living and security of a human being. Until this time I am writing this report, around $1,800 have been donated for this project and one house has been built.
As we continue to share the needs of Carama Survivors, I continue to hope and believe that donors will consider making donations to this project, so that we can help the survivors of Carama rebuild their homes, in their own land and save their lives.
Until this project is fully funded, we will be sending you regular reports about our work. You'll know what your donation has helped fund, what accomplishments we have achieved and what our current needs are.
Thank you so much for your consideration to help JRMD continue to make a difference in Carama survivor community in Burundi, Africa.
Prosper Ndabishuriye
General Coordinator and Founder
PROVIDING AN AFFORDABLE HOME TO A WIDOWED FAMILY
Helping a widowed family and orphaned children to improve the condition of their living by providing an affordable home, it costs $998. Your donation will help provide a home to a widowed family and orphaned children; it will help reduce the expansion of HIV and COVID-19, it will help reduce the mortality of unprivileged children occasioned by present conditions of their living. A home is one of the most important things that contribute to a good living of a human being.
Helping to build a shelter for a widowed family, orphaned children and needy families in Burundi, helps reduce the expansion of HIV, COVID-19 and the mortality occasioned by the present living conditions of widows and orphaned children in Burundi due to the lack of shelter. From these pictures, you can see how is the condition of living of those widows and orphans that JRMD is serving in the area. Your help would enable JRMD provide shelters to 100 widow families and orphans. So far, we have built 9 houses for 9 widowed families of the 100 homes we plan to build in Buganda. 91 widowed families and orphans, still need shelter where they can live in security and peacefully.
As you know, peace is not possible for people who do not have where to live. There is NO way to promote peace, reconciliation, education, technology, development, safety, health in and among the families who do not have shelter.
Until our project is fully funded, we will be sending you regular reports about our work. You'll know what your donation has helped fund, what accomplishments we have achieved and what our current needs are. Donation can be made through the following link: http://www.globalgiving.org/projects/providing-shelters-to-100-widows-in-buganda/
Thank you so much for showing your solidarity with those in need.
Prosper Ndabishuriye
General Coordinator and Founder
JOIN US IN CELEBRATING 27 YEARS OF SHARING
LOVE AND COMPASSION IN ACTION
For my last 27 years with JRMD in serving others, I learnt three important things: (1) Compassion is not about words, Compassion is action; it is about caring for those in need and suffering; (2) There is Joy and Blessings in serving others and helping them find a solution of what they call “Problem”; (3) God is able to make Great Things to happen, through whoever is available to serve Him in obedience.
Compassion is about identifying yourself with those in need and suffering; it is about solidarity; it is about helping find the solutions for those who are waiting for a help and assistance, as you would have tried for your own self.
We started this journey of sharing Love and Compassion in Action in January 1994, when Hutu and Tutsi were killing each other and could not live together as they used to be before the war escalated in October in 1993, with the objective to promote peace and reconciliation in a divided nation, through sharing Love and Compassion in Action.
Through our Journey, we showed the nation of Burundi that it is still possible for Hutu, Tutsi and Twa to live together as they used to live for hundreds years, just as witnessed by our team.
In January 1994, the first 150 homes were built in the location of Kwisumo-Munyinya, in Ruyigi Province, Eastern of Burundi. In the same year, we organized a peace building and reconciliation campaign in all over the country of Burundi during a period of three months. The following year, we organized a historical Youth Congress which gathered over 1,000 delegates from different countries of Africa.
In the summer of 1999, we built 150 houses in 15 days and in 2003 we organized three days youth activities in which over 5,000 young people participated actively to clean the City of Bujumbura. From 1994-2020, we built 3,269 houses for 3,269 families, living in different locations and provinces of Burundi. We sponsored thousands of children with school materials who could not go to school without a such help. Conferences and workshops related to peace-building and reconciliation were organized for church leaders and lay people. In 2008, we built 40 houses for 40 families in 40 days with funds raised in 40 days. Between 2008 and 2009 we distributed 122 mattresses to the very needy families in Carama, a location, where we built over 700 homes. In 2003 We published a peace-building and reconciliation booklet in Kirundi and French, called: “Is It Possible to Live Together Once Again” and 2004, we published another booklet entitled “Risking Our Lives in Order to Save the Lives of Others”. 2004 I had the privilege to meet with a Commission of the Parliament of Netherlands. In 2006 and 2007 I was nominated Giraffe hero and Ambassador for peace. In 2007 and 2009, I had the privilege to meet the President of Burundi, Pierre Nkurunziza and the Governor of Washington State, Christine Gregoire.
On September 17, 2012 we opened a school “Iwacu Kazoza School” with 252 students. Decision to open in 2012 was difficult:
- Toilets were not completed
- Full funding was not secured
- Permanent water system was not ready
- Did not have school materials
- Parents begged for the school to open - if the school did not happen their children could not have had access to education
Today, Iwacu Kazoza School is providing education to over 500 underprivileged and orphaned children, who could not have access to education without a help from people like you.
From 1994-2020, many other different projects were undertaken, such as Goat Project, Women Farming Project, Micro-lending Project, AfricaAmericaExchange Project, etc …
During our Journey of 27 years, thousands of people realized and believed that Jesus-Christ is the foundation of peace and reconciliation.
The work of bringing healing and hope to a wounded community, through sharing Love and Compassion continues. This is being done in joining hands together with our partners and friends. Today, we have two projects that we are undertaking:
To MAKE a donation, please make a check to FSN/JRMD and mail it to: 217 S. 168 St. Burien, WA 98148 or click on the following link to make your donation: https://www.globalgiving.org/projects/providing-education-to-450-youths-in-ruhagarika/
GlobalGiving is a registered 501(c)3 entity, and donations are fully tax-deductible in the United States.
Our Future Project is to buildIwacu Ruhagarika Hill University. It will be part of Imuhira Iwacu Village. Imuhira Iwacu Village will bring NEW HOPE FOR TODAY'S and TOMORROW’S GENERATIONS in Africa. The village will be comprised of: Iwacu Kazoza Primary and Secondary School, Orphanage, Community Center, Health Center, Iwacu Ruhagarika Hill University. It will be a true Village for hope and positive change for AFRICA. At the completion of Imuhira Iwacu Village, it will look as follows:
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We are very thankful to God for enabling us and our partners to accomplish all of these, as detailed in this document report. May the Glory and Honor be to God forever.
Prosper Ndabishuriye
General Coordinator and Founder
