Phew. Getting so many people together on the same day at the same hour is hard these days. But then this is special. Everyone is volunteering for Shop4Rwanda’s very first location photo shoot. Jackie is fretting about the light. She’s doing the photography today and sun has been forecast between 1 and 3pm. But the model … Continue reading →

SHOP4RWANDA -Trade not aid! Shop4Rwanda is the charity’s retail outlet for the crafts that former street children make as part of their vocational skills classes at Centre Marembo, in Kigali, Rwanda. This is where dedicated staff help turn homeless children’s lives around by taking them off the streets and bringing them into a secure, loving … Continue reading →

R.Y.i.c.o or the Rwandan Youth Information Community Organisation was established in 2003 by Viv Mugunga and Nicola Palmer. It was set up in response to the desperate needs of Rwanda’s youth as a consequence of the genocide in 1994; during which nearly 1 million people were killed. Many of the children who live on the … Continue reading →