Hokies for Nyamyumba, Rwanda
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Virginia Tech’s Linking Lives study abroad program has been working with Mabawa, a nonprofit organization in Rwanda for 10+ years. In a few short weeks, a group of 12 Virginia Tech students will travel to Nyamyumba, Rwanda for 2 weeks of cultural exchange and community development.
To show our appreciation to the community for welcoming us, we hope to leave Nyamyumba with a donation. Many families in the village are sustenance farmers and struggle to provide shelter, food, and education opportunities for their families. Our goal is to raise $5,000 to give "Project Home" to a family in Nymayuma.
Project Home was created in November 2022 by another VT student group. It takes a holistic approach to not just building a house, but creating a home. A home provides the foundation and a safe place to create a future. Where a family can feel and be secure -- in heart, body, and mind. We used funds raised to work with the local community to identify families in need, and then provide the resources essential to create a future that transforms hope into reality: We build and furnish a house, provide fees to support the children in school, and make available food and water to sustain life.
$3,000 can build a house, but $5,000 total can make it a home with furniture, food, water, and access to education for a year. If we meet our fundraising goal, we will participate in a polar plunge in Lake Lugano! Our highest donors will also receive a special shout-out from us in Rwanda.
Thank you in advance for your support! To stay up to date with VT Linking Lives, Mabawa, and Project Home please visit:
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The Taaluma Project
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