The fate of our children lies in our hands

Close to 20 years ago, Rwandan was faced by one of the century’s greatest man-made catastrophes when it lost over a million souls in the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi. As a result, the country had the herculean tasks of rebuilding the social fabrics, state institutions and infrastructure, all from scratch. But it also had to grapple with the tens of thousands of orphans and many child-headed households that needed the basics to start a new life. Today, many of the children have become adults, largely through government and none governmental efforts.