My next trip to Rwanda is coming up in five short days! I leave the United States on Saturday, July 25 and return on Sunday, August 9. The purpose of my trip is to begin the next phase of Global Capacity, which is promotion of the secondary school sponsorship program, called 'Right 2 School'.
Although we are working on the fundamentals of this program, there are two main purposes:
1. To provide secondary school students in Rwanda with the right to go to secondary school. We hope to accomplish this by giving children who cannot afford school (approximately $300/year) a scholarship that is funded by a class or group of students in the United States.
2. To give students in the United States an opportunity to gain a wider perspective of global stewardship and world culture, as well as the chance to start an ongoing relationship with a Rwandan child.
The specific goal of this trip is to meet a few children who were not able to start secondary school in the recent past due to lack of finances. We hope for the sponsorship of these students to be the start of a successful scholarship program, starting at the local level (State College, PA) and eventually spreading nationally.
I will be staying at the Umuryango Boys' Home and hanging out with the wonderful boys who have captured my heart. I will also be visiting other friends I made during my stint last year.
My two-week trip will be very full, and I am really excited to continue the work that we started in Rwanda last year. Stay tuned for more posts!
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