COMPASSION IN ACTION!!!
Compassion is not about words, Compassion is actions; it is about caring for those in need and suffering. Compassion is feeling with someone and not feeling for someone. When you feel with some one, you identify yourself with that person. Because, when you feel with, it means that you also feel the pain as much as if it was on you. with Compassion you just don’t feel, you also get a strong desire to do something, something that would make the pain go or lessen the pain, and more often the desire is so strong that you end up trying as much as you would have tried for your own self. And you may even become restless when you can’t do much about it. It’s more saying sorry, you can’t get the satisfaction of just saying “sorry” or “I will pray for you”. The way I understand Compassion, it’s to be human. A human being feels pain and feels for others too. Compassion is selfless act, it makes you see others; you just don’t think that as long as you are fine then everything is good for every one.
Compassion is about action; it is about caring for one another; it is about understanding; it 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.
So far, we have built 3 houses for 3 widow families of the 100 homes we plan to build for 100 widow families that we plan to build in Buganda. 97 widow families and orphans, still need shelters, where they can live in security and peace. Bricks made and houses that have been alerady built at the stage of roofing are being destroyed by rains. We continue to hope that donors and friends will enable us provide shelters to those widows.
The condition of living of those widows is becoming harder as those widows have to travel miles to look for wood for fire to cook food whenever they are able to get it. It takes more than 6 hours to find and get the woods!
Providing shelters to widows, orphans and needy families will help reduce the expansion of AIDS and the mortality, occasioned by the present conditions of living of thousands of widows and needy families in Burundi.
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/
Prosper Ndabishuriye
General Coordinator and Founder
IWACU KAZOZA SCHOOL REPORT 2013-2014
During the school year 2013-2014, with the help of JRMD donors, friends, and friends of friends Iwacu Kazoza School provided education to 452 (219 boys and 233 girls) unprivileged children from Ruhagarika village, surrounding areas and beyond. The school provided jobs to 26 teachers and school administration staff. If one person was to try to do this work alone, it would have been impossible.
I am very thankful to our donors and friends, and friends of friends who are making their donations to help JRMD continue provide education to the unprivileged kids, schooling at Iwacu Kazoza School. This was only possible by joining hands together to build the society and the world we want, that each one of us is longing to belong to and live in.
Today, Iwacu Kazoza School is counted as one of the best schools in Cibitoke province even in the country of Burundi, of the schools providing qualitative education. Students, parents and people like Iwacu Kazoza School. This is a good result of your work and our work together. Let us together give thanks, glory and honor to God, the Creator.
We give thanks to our donors and GlobalGiving for making possible the education of these children, who could not have access to education without your financial help and prayers.
During 2013-2014 school year, we experienced hard times, due to the lack of availability of funds to pay teachers and school administration staff at the end of each month.
But, because of your donations, during the school year 2013-2014, the school was able to :
In addition, students, parents, teachers and surrounding community celebrated together the end of 2013-2014 school year, with great joy and interest.
The school year 2014-2015 opened on September 1st, 2014, with 495 students, made by girls and boys, from Ruhagarika Village, surrounding areas and beyond. During this school year, Iwacu Kazoza School has 28 teachers and school administration staff.
Urgent needs:
I am very grateful and appreciative to each one of our donors, friends, and friends of friends who made possible the 452 unprivileged children to have access to education during the school year 2013-2014. May God continue to bless each one of you in a very special way.
Prosper Ndabishuriye
General Coordinator and Founder/JRMD
Email: ndapros@yahoo.fr - Telephone: (257) 75920609
STILL WAITING IN HOPE
The Survivors of Carama flooding lost their beloved ones and belongings, due to the heavy rains of Sunday, February 12, 2014. These torrential rains and landslides killed over a 100 people, including children, women and men, and over 200 people were injured, 12,000 displaced in Bujumbura and around 3,000 houses destroyed. The survivors of Carama flooding are still waiting in hope that one day, some people who care, will make them smile again. Remember, during the Bujumbura flooding, one couple lost their 6 children, killed by torrential rains.
Today, some of those who lost their homes in Carama are living in the remains and others are still in displacement camps and schools. They are in great need of permanent shelters where they can live with their families. 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, only $210 have been donated for this project.
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.
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 land before the next rainy season, which begins soon.
Thank you so much for your consideration to help JRMD make a difference in Carama survivor community.
Prosper Ndabishuriye
General Coordinator and Founder.
