After completing our distributions in the Northern Province today, 20 August, we began our remaining bedkit distribution that will happen over the next four days starting with the Nduba Secondary School, district of Gasabo, city of Kigali. We reached our destination early and all the parents along with the children were patiently waiting until the children received their bedkit. Meanwhile, some of the school teachers were keeping the children in order with songs and sermons. We had distributed over 300 bedkits in less than a couple of hours in the first half of the day. Then we had to wait for the remaining children to come as they had a holiday school exam to write.
The second half of the distribution took place amid a big crowd of parents and children. It was amazing to notice how happy the children and their parents were to be receiving the bedkit after walking over 15 km just to reach the distribution venue. They looked tired yet kept those great smiles on their faces and never forgot to say Murakoze (Thank you or Mercy) to us.
It was quite heart-warming to see the maxims/moral sermons displayed throughout the school, such as the following: TUBIBA AMAHARO ( We're Peace Makers), TWITAKUBANDI (We Care for One Another), TURUBAHANA (We Respect One Another) and TURU ROHERANA ( We Don't Fight One Another).
Prior to the distribution, the Executive Secretary (Vice Mayor) in Charge of Social Affairs, the Gasabo District, Ms. Jeanne Nibagwire and the SCAW Team Lead Joep Diening spoke before the audience. The SCAW Team then displayed all the items that were in the bedkits. The turnout of youth volunteers, both the Rotaractors and the community volunteers, were relatively fewer than the other days which made the distribution a bit of a challenge.
In the evening, the SCAW team attended the Fellowship meeting of the Rotary Club of Kigali Virunga where Joep Diening spoke about SCAW. The Rtn. President presiding over the meeting handed their club banner to Joep in recognition of SCAW's outstanding services.
For the children,
Team Rwanda, 2025
Rotary Club of Kigali Virunga 🇷🇼 and SCAW 🇨🇦