How to Help

Through funds provided by Rwanda Aid, the Diocese of Cyangugu supports the needy and disadvantaged people in Cyangugu Province The main emphasis is on helping to meet spiritual, physical and intellectual needs through teaching and worship as well as practical, self-help and sustainable projects to benefit poor communities In the Diocese there is an established network of parish pastors who know their people and care for them Rwanda Aid and LBMT have strong links with the Project Manager and the Administrator of the Diocese in Cyangugu and are able to monitor the spending of all donated funds. The Project Manger of Cyangugu Diocese co-ordinates project planning, funding applications, budgeting, project management, monitoring and reporting. Rwanda Aid aims to provide feedback to its donors. Any donations, great or small, will be used directly to further the work of Rwanda Aid in Cyangugu Diocese. Donate on line at justgiving.com, or alternatively send your donations to: Canon Geoffrey Daintree St John's Vicarage 9 Buxton Road Eastbourne East Sussex BN20 7LL Cheques should be made payable to LBMT. If it is possible to include a completed Gift Aid form, tax can be reclaimed on your gift. It may be possible to designate the area where your money is spent as follows: One piglet, two goats or eight hens for orphan families/widows. £20 each Sponsoring a student's education. £100 a year for a school pupil. £500 a year for a student at University. In each case you will be sent a photograph of your sponsored child as well as reports on progress. Funds for school building. In this case you will be told which school you are helping and receive progress reports. Funds for extending the work of the Dispensary or AIDS project. Alternatively you may like to donate money to be used at the discretion of Rwanda Aid. In many ways this is more useful as there are fewer administration costs. You might also like to visit the Peace Guest House at Cyangugu to see the work of the Diocese for yourself. You can be certain of a warm welcome and a fascinating visit! If you would like any further information about the work of Rwanda Aid please email info@rwanda-aid.org. Also, if the information given on this website does not inspire or convince you to support the work of Rwanda Aid,we'd like to know what you feel is missing ...... Please email your comments to: info@rwanda-aid.org

Past Events and Other Information

SHOOTING DOGS is an emotionally gripping and authentic recreation of a tragic real life story that took place at L'Ecole Technique Officielle during the Rwandan genocide of 1994. Filmed at the actual location where this story took place, a number of genocide survivors make up the film's cast & crew. This is not just a film about Rwanda. It is a film about humanity, and the questions each one of us must confront, wherever in the world we may be, when evil threatens to steal the very basis of this humanity away from us. For more information on Shooting Dogs visit the film website

Support Andrew and Sarah Wright attempt the 15 Peak Challenge We attempted the challenge on Sunday 28th May. It took us 19.5 hours of almost continuous walking, we travelled 30.5 miles and gained 3,250 metres height. We managed to climb 12 of the 15 peaks! Two of the peaks (Crib Goch & Yr Elen) were not attempted due to poor weather conditions that made it unsafe to do so. The third peak we missed was Elidir, being an outlier it was omitted in an attempt to keep to time and conserve energy. Although it was very challenging and tiring it was also immensely enjoyable and satisfying. Our team of 5 only suffered 3 blisters in total (all Sarah's!) and are considering attempting it again at some point in the future. Thank you to everyone that supported us! The money raised from our challenge totalled £715 and will go towards setting up a new community tree nursery in Banda village, Cyangugu. Thank you & best wishes, Andy & Sarah Wright

Sponsor Claire Skinner's amazing London Marathon! Thank you for your sponsorship and support. I completed the run in 3hrs 34 and really enjoyed the day. Everyone cheering along the route was a huge boost. Update: A BIG thank you to Claire from Rwanda Aid. She has raised an amazing total of £2,054.23 !!!!! What an incredible effort.

Trevor Longhurst completed the London to Brighton Bike Ride and Bournemouth Triathlon Trevor Longhurst took part in a number of races - Triathlons and Cycle rides, in support of the work of Rwanda Aid. Race 1: Eton Super Sprint Triathlon (400m swim - 20.4km bike - 5km run) - 13th May 2006 - Completed 1hr 15min Race 2: London Brighton Cycle Ride (80km cycle) - 18th June 2006 Race 3: Bournemouth International Olympic Triathlon (1.6km swim - 40km bike - 10km run) - 2nd July 2006 Trevor writes:  "I have been touched by the work of the Rwanda Aid charity and feel it is time to do my bit and try make a difference to the poorer, less fortunate nations. I have been blessed with good health and have pledged to do 3 races this summer to raise money for Rwanda Aid. The main emphasis of this charity is helping to meet spiritual, physical and intellectual needs through teaching and worship as well as practical, self-help and sustainable projects to benefit poor communities." "On Sunday (2nd July) I completed race 3 of 3 for the Rwanda Aid charity. Unfortunately is wasn't a PB I was about 5min slower than my best (The heat was quite extreme on Sunday about 30 degrees so I think it affected the time a bit - I actually ran off the course twice and had 2 showers on the beachfront so I didn't overheat during the run leg.) I competed in the Bournemouth International Olympic Triathlon 1.6km sea swim, 40km cycle ride and 10km run. The conditions were good just a little too warm.. I completed in 2hr 44min and had quite an eventful run... I'd like to say a big thanks to everyone who has made donations to this charity - the response has been great and you can be rest assured these donations will go a long way to making a difference to the lives on many."

May 2006: Jeremy Vine and Instant Sunshine featured at a Rwanda Aid event near Battle in Sussex and £2,557.61 was raised to help support pastors in Cyangugu.

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