We are proud to announce that Baptist, one of the Ubaka U Rwanda boys, recently graduated with a university degree. Baptist was one of the first “older” boys we helped through our Young Person’s Sponsorship Programme. He was brought up in
Building a new Ubaka U Rwanda Centre
Did you know Ubaka U Rwanda is Kinyarwanda for “To Build Rwanda?” This is one of the missions that our charity Ubaka U Rwanda is founded on: to start building a better Rwanda by helping disadvantaged street children to a
Meet Silas: The boys’ biggest brother
For those who know the story of Evode and everything he has done for the boys at Ubaka U Rwanda; you should also hear about the sacrifices Silas has put forth in the past year or so. Silas came to
Visit from the UK
Hello, for those of you who do not know me, I am Marita and I have been working with Ubaka U Rwanda since it was founded in 2008. I am one of the Trustees, help out with the website and
A visit to Lake Kivu!
We find it is very important to help the boys learn to appreciate their beautiful country and appreciate it and create new life experiences that helps shape their character. Last year we were fortunate enough to be able to bring
First Nativity Play at Ubaka U Rwanda
We had an exciting Christmas this year with our first nativity play at the centre. The boys had never experienced a nativity play as it is a Western Christian tradition and so not very common in Africa. We had a
Christmas Reflections
Dear all, First of all thank you to all of you who contributed to our Big Give Christmas Challenge Appeal. We raised in total £2570 which was matched by Big Give to £5136! 2012 has been an amazing year for
Moving out and moving on
This month proved to be an exciting and eventful one: We said goodbye to our home for the past 3 years. Our landlord needed his house back. It can only be described as a blessing when we found a bigger
Saying goodbye to Jackson
Jackson used to visit us every Sunday to help the Ubaka U Rwanda boys with schoolwork or just to spend time at the centre. He was part of an organization called Bridge2Rwanda. Sadly he left last month to pursue his
Swimming on Lake Muhazi – A Day of Many Firsts
This summer’s excursion highlight was a trip to the lake Lake Muhazi . As much as we are striving to provide life’s necessities for the boys, we also believe that a vital part of growing up should be gaining new