I am 12 years old. I have an older sister named Chantal.
I came to FIDESCO at the end of November 2011. When I came to FIDESCO, I stopped smoking and drinking alcohol. I love how God has continued to change me day after day.
Now, I have FIDESCO as my parents. I also love to dance because it makes me happy. I am afraid of dogs.…
I am 13 years old. I have lived at FIDESCO since August 2011.
I came from a family of five children. I am the fifth born, and there are two girls and three boys. I don’t steal anymore and I have stopped fighting other people. My mom used to tell me to go on the street and steal, but she doesn’t tell me that anymore.
If I had $30 USD, I would buy a chicken, a rabbit and a cow. Then, I would give these animals to my mother, and she would be able to earn money to pay my school fees so I could study.…
I come from a family of five children. I am the second oldest. There are two boys and three girls in my family.
I used to just walk around the city without any reason or purpose. Now, though, I am a better person. I used to steal, but I don’t do that anymore. I want to still become better, and then I might have a chance to back to school.
I want to be able to study. When I grow up, I would like be a Senator. I am afraid of fighting.…
Nickname: “The School Boy”
Age: 15 years
Time at FIDESCO: 4 years
Egide used to live with both of his parents, but they fought on a daily basis. They divorced, but life became even harder then. He lived with his mom, who couldn’t take care of the children. Egide was never able to find food, so he left home for the streets. This was a hard way of life, where he needed to scavenge in order to survive.
Egide started going to FidesCo where they served him porridge. He was one of the first boys ever at FidesCo, having come in 2009.…
Nickname: “The General”
Age: Unknown
Time spent at FidesCo: 3 years
A Quest for a Mother
Moise grew up with his father in the town of Gisenyi on the border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo. His father got re-married to a woman who treated Moise horribly, physically and mentally abusing him, and not accepting him as her own. Because of this, Moise left home in search of his real mother, not even knowing her name. All he knew was that the woman who gave birth to him lived in Kigali, the Rwandan capital.
En route to Kigali by foot, Moise was picked up by a pastor, who took him to his home.After one week at the pastor’s home, the pastor asked Moise for the name of his father.…