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Could Bwira get clean water in two steps?

We spent a weekend together, talking, reflecting, searching information on the Internet. That is how we work: by  meeting, celebrating, laughing, and receiving inspiration.

We finally found that the flexible tank Is half of the solution.

The second step will be to install a pump to bring the water from the first flexible tank to a second flexible tank...

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Mahoro is a young 18-year-old girl.

She is the first of her family to is who was able to go to college, thanks to help from a staff member at Centre Ubuntu.

Food is a priority for the coming year. We have also made a commitment to find markets for the products made by the women's cooperative.

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A Two-ton Shipment to Rwanda, from France

We've had two major achievements over the last three months...

We managed to ship two tons of second-hand clothes, shoes, and books from France to Bwira, Rwanda. For this, our members in France have been working hard throughout the year, collecting and storing things in their homes, while waiting for the shipment date.

The same members have been working hard selling handcrafts on the markets to meet the amount needed for the transport and duty fees.

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Three of our members from France travelled to Rwanda in June, and spent two weeks with the women from Abihuje, the group of women from Bwira that the project of the Centre Ubuntu works with.

This was a rich experience of cultural exchange, as well as practical achievements.

We managed to install an electrical connection in Bwira, which will provide light in the communal space that members of Abihuje use for their various activities.

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Intl Women's Day 2012

Centre Ubuntu on International Womens Day 2012