Rwanda and Tanzania: 2012 Plans

12 January 2012 | Rwanda, Tanzania

Rwanda Continue sponsorship of twelve secondary aged pupils. These now cost £250.00 per sponsored child for the academic year and cover: School fees Food A bed Exercise books Uniform Examination fees Boarding fees (£3000.00) In addition, £300.00 is needed to sponsor...

Rwanda: July 2011 Update

8 July 2011 | Rwanda

I would like to thank all those schools who have donated money to the Rwanda Project during this year. All donations, no matter how small, are valued and every penny is spent on meeting the projects identified by Sister Susan and myself. Much of the fund raising for...

Rwanda: February 2011 Update

10 February 2011 | Rwanda

In October 2010, the Birmingham Catholic Primary Partnership (BCPP), transferred £23,000 to the Sisters in Rwanda. The exchange rate between the Rwandese Franc and the Pound had plummeted during the first six months of 2010. Lately, it has shown signs of a revival....

Rwanda and Tanzania: 2010 Plans

24 December 2010 | Rwanda, Tanzania

Projects to be carried out in 2012/13 Tanzania Build three classrooms for five to seven year old children. The BCPP built a nursery unit on the school site some time ago. Further development was hampered by issues regarding land ownership. These have now been...

Rwanda: 2010 Update

1 July 2010 | Rwanda

In December 2009, the Birmingham Catholic Primary Partnership transferred £6,000 to the Sisters in Rwanda. This was followed by a further transfer, in February 2010, of £4,000. Education Sponsorships £6,000 was used to sponsor thirty-five children through their...

Rwanda: 2009 Update

1 October 2009 | Rwanda

In November 2008, the Birmingham Catholic Primary Partnership sent a cheque to the Sisters in Rwanda for £23,000. This was originally allocated to the classroom project in Tanzania. Due to land ownership issues, it was impossible to proceed with this work and the...

Rwanda: 2008 Update

10 December 2008 | Rwanda

​Christmas Update Rebuilding of the classrooms in Mubuga is now complete. New classrooms are now being built in Mara and Mpembe. Forty-five sponsorships have already been paid for the academic year 2009-2010. English is about to replace French as the language used in...

Rwanda: 2007 Update

1 December 2007 | Rwanda

Sponsorship The Birmingham Catholic Primary Partnership sponsored forty-seven children through their education last year at a cost of £4000. Building Fifteen classrooms have been rebuilt at Mubuga. Six mud-built classrooms that were partially destroyed in the war have...