If you want to know more, please read our 2011 Newsletter!
The Association “Tubeho/Let’s Live” hosts more than 300 orphans regrouped in more than 80 reconstituted families who live in a neighborhood of Kimironko, District de Gasabo, in Kigali. This page is where you can come for the latest information on what is happening there.
A new committee has been elected for 2010-2012 to lead Tubeho Association!
Innocent (Vice-president), Alexis (Treasurer), Eugene (Secretary) & Ildephonse (President)
Elise Rida Musomondera (3rd Year in Sociology—ULK)
Elise has been a FoT scholar for the past three years and she has successfully passed her exams for the academic year 2010. She will soon start her final year in Sociology at the ULK (Free University of Kigali). This year she has taken courses in many different fields: Economical Sociology, Sociology of Religion, Political Sociology, Sociometrics, Social Policy, Basic Demography, Research Methodology in Social Sciences, Social Psychology, Social of Knowledge, Social Security Management, Industrial Sociology, Social of Leisure, Computer Skills and English Skills. Furthermore, she was selected during the summer to take part to an Art for peace and human Rights and action community workshop for young leaders in Rwanda. This workshop allowed her to gain more knowledge in the following topics: Human rights standards and Education, Cross-cultural communication, Human Rights advocacy and action, and Field research. Next year she plans to take courses such as Project Management, Entrepreneurship, Development Economics, Sociology of Social Change, Human Resources Management, Theories and Strategies of Conflict management. In addition to her course load, she will also have to complete an internship and write a dissertation to obtain her degree.
The other remarkable news regarding Elise’s achievements is that in addition to all these academic obligations, she found the energy to create a small business in Kigali where she sells traditional Rwandan art objects and cosmetics. This vitality and sense of entrepreneurship is a spectacular proof of education’s transformative virtues. Elise thanks all FoT donors whose generosity helped her to open new expectations and paths for herself.
Innocent Micomyiza (3rd Year in Economics—ULK)
Ever since Innocent was a child he dreamed of either studying Economics or becoming a pilot. During his years in secondary school he was able to take some introductory Economic courses, which solidified his desire to study Economics at the University level. Currently Innocent is taking courses in Macroeconomics, Microeconomics, Economic development, Public finance, Econometrics, Operation research, Research methodology, Theory of monopolies, Bank and crediting, Foreign exchange management, Computer science and English. Innocent is interested in Economics because he feels that the subject combines all aspects of human life and explain how nations work both independently and together.
Innocent’s largest accomplishment of the 2010 school year was creating an NGO with a friend of his, who is another orphaned genocide survivor. Their NGO, titled “Better Life Achievement Organization” (BLMO) seeks to contribute to the development of Rwanda by creating opportunities for orphaned genocide survivors. By giving these Rwandans opportunities to contribute to their country’s economic development, Innocent believes he is helping Rwanda to progress and prosper in a forward direction. This year BLMO was accredited by the Rwandan government and received a certificate, which allows the organization to work throughout the entire country of Rwanda. BLMO has five main objectives which include: helping vulnerable people and street children, fighting against HIV and AIDS, fighting against sexual violence, unifying Rwandans, and working to protect Rwanda’s environment and the conversion of it’s soil.
Beginning in March of 2010 Innocent started offering courses in reading and language for illiterate Rwandans as well as courses in English language. He hopes that in 2011 he will be able to offer more courses throughout the country, not just in Kigali. He also received a building as a donation to BLMO from the public sector but it needs important updates. He hopes that in 2011 he can fix the building and create a main location for BLMO’s courses and activities. Lastly, 2011 will be Innocent’s last year at the University and he hopes to finish his studies on time so that he can graduate and spend a lot more time working to develop BLMO.