Bring Soccer Balls To 100 Rwandan Boys and Girls

The "stadium" is built of mud-and-cement bricks shaped and placed by men of the community. Dried in the sun, and fashioned into seating, the bricks form a central town square for socializing, traditional music, dance, and playing sports.  It's no wonder the village people have dubbed it "The Stadium". Their pride of ownership shines in how they meticulously maintain their new, home-grown "Public Work".

New sports classes have begun, attracting participants of all ages. Early one morning, the coach encouraged players young and old to warm up together.  With music and shouts, they sang and cheered. Some of those cheers may have been for YOU, our generous donor.  Without your incredibe support, none of this success would ever have been possible. Thank you!

In addition to a center for sports and physical education, the preschool has become a hotspot for traditional musical arts. Classes in dance, flute playing and drumming have inspired children and parents to become more engaged with performances. Recently, over one-hundred performers gave a fantastic show for an audience of hundreds of cheering and clapping neighbors, including everyone from government officials to local motorcycle chauffeurs.  

The new performance space has also become a favorite sport for young children to practice walking upside down by standing on their hands. They compete among themselves to see how far they can walk without falling, and in so doing have a wonderful time, as well as enjoying a marvelous exercise for building their upper body strength and balance.