Mouhdi Gatete

Mouhdi Gatete

Mouhdi was the first beneficiary ever of the RDDC school program.  Consequently, this young 22 year old is now in his first year of university where he studies computer science.

Mouhdi was orphaned during the 1994 Tutsi genocide and was the oldest boy of three children who survived.  For most of his childhood he lived on the streets until he found shelter in a group home operated by a local NGO in Rwanda.  Rebecca Davis first met Mouhdi while he was receiving support from this NGO.  Mouhdi only spoke a few words of English but he asked Rebecca for her phone number and email address before she left Rwanda.  This proved to be very fortuitous.…

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Claude Gakimanyi

Claude Gakimanyi

Claude, the older brother of Passy [link to his profile], is an intelligent young boy who lives in Nyamirambo , a section of Kigali.  Claude has three other siblings that each struggle to survive in an unstable home environment.  Claude’s mother tries each day to do small jobs to support her children, but there is not always enough food to feed them.…

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Ramadhan Dusabimana

Ramadhan Dusabimana

Ramadhan is in his early 20s, but he doesn’t know exactly how old he is because he has no official records of his birth.  He grew up in Nyamirambo, but his family was severely devastated during the 1994 Tutsi genocide.  He and his sister are the only two surviving members of the genocide.…

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Passy Gakimane

Passy Gakimane

Passy’s formal name is Pacifique, but he is known all over Kigali as “Passy” because he is one of the best local hip hop dancers.  Now, he is 14 years old, but he has been dancing at special events throughout Rwanda since the age of 8.  He is a completely self-taught hip hop dancer and only started learning contemporary dance with RDDC four years ago.

Unfortunately, Passy’s talent has not been enough to stabilize a safe, secure lifestyle.  He is one of four brothers that lived with a struggling mother before being forced onto the street to search for food.  He briefly lived in the shelter of another NGO in Kigali, but one night in 2009, the entire organization was shut down due to mismanagement and he found himself back on the street.…

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Patrick Goes to School

Sonrise Boarding School

Patrick received sponsorship in January 2013 to go to school.  He moved from the rehabilitation center in Kigali to Sonrise Boarding School, where he is enrolled in primary school (Grade 3).  The Sonrise teachers are already saying that Patrick is the most intelligent student yet to come from the street to their school.…

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