The community of Kibali is in the small east-central African country of Rwanda—a lush green, mountainous nation called the “Land of a Thousand Hills.” Kibali is in the country’s northeastern Byumba Province, near the Uganda border. The needs in this region are immense.
- Most residents survive by farming tiny, hilly plots of land.
- The average resident lives on less than $1 a day.
- Only 1 in 7 Rwandans can afford a secondary education (free government-funded schooling ends at grade 6).
- There is only 1 doctor for every 50,000 residents.
- Due to poor health care, the average life expectancy is 46 years.
Through our relationships with community leaders in Kibali, we are working to find long term solutions to these needs and help the people of Kibali overcome poverty.
How You Can Help
If you are running or walkling, your entry fee alone is a great help, but if you would like to do more, ask family and friends to sponsor your run/walk. If you’re not running, sponsor a friend who is. You can make a lasting difference in the community of Kibali! Sponsorships help impoverished Rwandans in three ways.
- The purchase if livestock will provide food, fertilizer, and future income for families.
- Since school is only free through 6th grade; scholarships are crucial to the continued education of Kibali’s youth.
- But the biggest need in the community is for a health clinic. The community is struggling to build a multi-phase clinic with a pharmacy, maternity ward, and HIV/AIDS and hospital wings.
100% of your entry fees and sponsorships will help fund these effective programs which offer long term, life changing solutions.
Pay with a check to get a receipt for your tax deductible donation.
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