RWANDA
HUMURA, meaning "Do not despair" in the Kinyarwanda language, Is a nonprofit organization established in 2003 as the only SOCIO-MEDICAL CENTER in the Karembo sector, Ngoma District, Eastern Province, Rwanda. Its main objective has been to improve the health of the population of this impoverished region by the prevention and treatment of diseases and injuries and the promotion of good health, nutrition, family planning, etc. Other health facilities are a great distance away and are largely inaccessible due to inability to afford transport.
The effects of poverty are significant causes of health problems and the biggest barrier to accessing comprehensive, quality health care. For this reason, Humura operates a VOCATIONAL TRAINING CENTER. With a practical skills-based educational program integrated with life skills, individuals will be better prepared to create income-generating projects as well as find stable employment in the public and private sectors. The training focuses on agriculture, animal husbandry, carpentry, masonry, welding, sewing, basketry, and pottery. Training in hospitality and catering will also be given in conjunction with a planned agritourism center nearby in the beautiful countryside of hills and lakes.
An increase in personal income means increased access to basic needs such as good nutrition, healthcare and improved living conditions. With more people having the ability to pay for healthcare, Humura Socio-Medical Center will then be able to afford more staff and equipment. The number of beneficiaries in the region is approximately 20,000.
One Future at a Time has been collaborating with Humura to support its programs. Together, we have enabled several children to receive corrective orthopedic surgery and treatment in the capital city of Kigali. Also, in collaboration with two wonderful organizations, La Châine de l'Espoir in Brussels and Mécénat Chirurgie Cardiaque in Paris, we have sent a number of children to Belgium and France for life-saving cardiac surgery that would not have been possible with the available resources and facilities in Rwanda.
Your gift of as little as $5.00 can give someone medical insurance for a year. This dramatically reduces their cost of health care and since there is no free health care in Rwanda, this can make a life or death difference.
The effects of poverty are significant causes of health problems and the biggest barrier to accessing comprehensive, quality health care. For this reason, Humura operates a VOCATIONAL TRAINING CENTER. With a practical skills-based educational program integrated with life skills, individuals will be better prepared to create income-generating projects as well as find stable employment in the public and private sectors. The training focuses on agriculture, animal husbandry, carpentry, masonry, welding, sewing, basketry, and pottery. Training in hospitality and catering will also be given in conjunction with a planned agritourism center nearby in the beautiful countryside of hills and lakes.
An increase in personal income means increased access to basic needs such as good nutrition, healthcare and improved living conditions. With more people having the ability to pay for healthcare, Humura Socio-Medical Center will then be able to afford more staff and equipment. The number of beneficiaries in the region is approximately 20,000.
One Future at a Time has been collaborating with Humura to support its programs. Together, we have enabled several children to receive corrective orthopedic surgery and treatment in the capital city of Kigali. Also, in collaboration with two wonderful organizations, La Châine de l'Espoir in Brussels and Mécénat Chirurgie Cardiaque in Paris, we have sent a number of children to Belgium and France for life-saving cardiac surgery that would not have been possible with the available resources and facilities in Rwanda.
Your gift of as little as $5.00 can give someone medical insurance for a year. This dramatically reduces their cost of health care and since there is no free health care in Rwanda, this can make a life or death difference.
