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Kigali, Rwanda

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The following people have worked with CHABHA. Contact them to learn about their experiences!

Zoe Galloway

mireille mukiza

phoenix, USA

teaching, work with children, Asia, Africa

Callie Herring

David Scofield

Providence, USA

teaching, work with children, Asia, Africa

Mission Statement

CHABHA supports grassroots projects, currently in Rwanda and Burundi, that are led by young people who know how to provide holistic and developmental care for vulnerable children.

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Partner Overview:

Year Founded: Year Joined Omprakash: # of staff: Total Donations Received: $0.00

Director Bio

David Loewenguth

Volunteer Information:

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Accommodation options: Host family, youth hostel, guest house or rent a room in a house with other expats and volunteers. Range $10-$20/night Some places do include breakfast and internet.
Food per day range is $8-$12 US per day.
Transportation is inexpensive in an around Kigali with mass transit system. CHABHA has a truck if needed for work travel into the field.

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Travel Logistics

Ideally on the projects in Rwanda 2 volunteers per project.

In the states fundraing has no limit.

Current Projects:

1. Agape: Agape’s 300 children come from homes in the southwestern outskirts of Kigali, Rwanda’s capital. Most have lost parents to genocide and AIDS. Others are living with infected parents or other adults who may or may not be related. 8 % of the children are themselves HIV+.

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2. Ajesov: The people of Nyamata suffer from drought, poor sanitation, unemployment, and left-over massive deaths during the genocide. The region has the highest HIV infection rate in the country. Sadly, 8.8% of the children in AJESOV are HIV+. The 263 children of AJESOV live with very poor families; only 20% are living with a remaining parent. The rest are double orphans with about 10% living in child-headed families.

3. Amahoro: Begun in 2000 AMAHORO Association is the oldest children’s association in Rwanda. It is also the longest in partnership with CHABHA — since 2003. In addition to CHABHA, the Global Fund for Children has granted support to AMAHORO for school costs, home visits, and leadership training. The new leadership group has several former beneficiaries.

The AMAHORO offices are in the house, IWACU (Our Place), shared with the CHABHA-Rwanda staff. There are spaces for meetings and schoolwork. A Resource Room has many children’s books in English (Rwandan schools now use English.), crayons, and paper; there is wool for knitting. An electric sewing machine is used for making goods to sell. Children can wash themselves at IWACU.

4. Mubafashee: Mubafashee (Help Them) is the name of the small association in Bujumbura, Burundi. 63 very poor children from outlying areas of the city gather weekly and receive school support from CHABHA. A Weyerhaeuser Family Foundation grant will provide the association with funds to fully implement the CHABHA model. It will also include funds for much needed food and medical care, as most of the children are malnourished.

5. Project Independence: Project Independence is a vocational training program. Begun in 2006, local business leaders agree to take on interns for periods of training. The interns come from the associations (above) and learn trades. CHABHA is constantly modifying the program and encouraging new enterprises.

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Positions from CHABHA

Volunteer Teacher/Trainer
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Title: Teacher/Trainer
Location: Kigali, Rwanda
Length of Service: 2 month minimum (could be longer)
Design an English, reading and writing curriculum for primary school students. Create and train the the young leaders/tutors in a tutoring methodology.
Education: Undergrad or Graduate Education degree. Psychology and Social Worker degrees will also be considered.
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Title: Teacher/Trainer
Location: Kigali, Rwanda
Length of Service: 2 month minimum (could be longer)
Design an English, reading and writing curriculum for primary school students. Create and train the the young leaders/tutors in a tutoring methodology.
Education: Undergrad or Graduate Education degree. Psychology and Social Worker degrees will also be considered.
Work setting: Iwacu the CHABHA and AMAHORO shared office also the location of the Susanna Grannis Resource Center. *00 children books in English.

Volunteer Agricultarlist/Animal Husbandry Trainer
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Title: Agriculturalist/Animal Husbandry
Location: Kigali, Bumbogo, and Nyamata, Rwanda
Length of service: 3 months (could be longer)
Train all aspects of developing gardens for vulnerable households, raising and caring for goats, rabbits and fowl. Teaching composting methods, growing seasons, harvest and small garden design.
Knowledge with nutritional needs of household with someone living
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Title: Agriculturalist/Animal Husbandry
Location: Kigali, Bumbogo, and Nyamata, Rwanda
Length of service: 3 months (could be longer)
Train all aspects of developing gardens for vulnerable households, raising and caring for goats, rabbits and fowl. Teaching composting methods, growing seasons, harvest and small garden design.
Knowledge with nutritional needs of household with someone living with HIV. Understanding of climate and growing season in the Rwanda.
Education: Undergraduate or Graduate degree in Agriculture/Animal Husbandry.

Volunter Fund Raiser
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This is an online position. Volunteer from anywhere!

Title: CHABHA fund raiser.
Location: School campus, church, community.
Length of service: Ongoing
Help to raise awareness of the important work CHABHA is doing in Rwanda and Burundi to assist the community based organizations supporting the orphans and vulnerable children to be independent and to protect themselves form HIV.
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Title: CHABHA fund raiser.
Location: School campus, church, community.
Length of service: Ongoing
Help to raise awareness of the important work CHABHA is doing in Rwanda and Burundi to assist the community based organizations supporting the orphans and vulnerable children to be independent and to protect themselves form HIV.
Have a fund raiser for World AIDS Day December 1, 2011. Research the theme for this years World AIDS Day and have a concert, bake sale, dance, car wash, guest speaker. CHABHA can provide photos and video of the activities to assist in getting the word out. The world economic crisis is negatively affecting global health funding that has supported many of our projects. We are more dependent on private donors assistance to meet our budgets.
Teaching HIV prevention is a big part of the CHABHA approach in working with the community based organizations. Teaching prevention and working with children to decrease stigma and discrimination against individuals affected by HIV has increased HIV prevention comprehension. The World Health Organization understands the important role community based organizations play in developing countries with high HIV infection rates.