Mateo is 22yrs old, in primary 5 class, and has spent most of his life living on the streets. During that time he did drugs, and glue, and had periods of time in and out of detention. He always had links with his mum and siblings, and sometimes would live…
Umutoni is 16 years old and was just three years old when her parents separated and her mum moved out leaving the girl in the care of her father. Initially it was OK for her living with her dad, but when he remarried, and step-siblings came along, Umutoni’s step-mother wanted…
Ntwari is 15 years old and currently in primary 6 (top year of primary). His mum has been in prison since he was small – just two or three years old. Initially, the neighbours originally looked after him and his sister, but after a few years this got less reliable,…
Supporting children who are living and begging on the streets of Kigali has always been one of the core pillars of GNPDR’s work. Where possible they seek to help the children to return home, or be placed in foster care, and to re-engage with education. But sadly, despite the number…
written by Pius Nyakayiro Gilbert is grateful for the street children programme – Here is his story. Gilbert was a street kid for 4 years, taking drugs, hopeless, and at risk of anything… Angelique and Jeremiah spent time helping him to change his mind and go back home and eventually…
A Street kids rehabilitation programme implemented by GNPDR is making a lot of impact in the lives of children and their parents/guardians. With the support of CRED Foundation, our programme is reaching and rehabilitating about 76 street children trying to reintegrate them into their families and support them to go…
Early November, Helen and Simon visited GNPDR in Rwanda and spent some time at their programmes. Here are some reflections of Helen following the visit. Today we spent the morning with a group of about 25 young people some of whom are living on the streets of Kigali, and some…
written by Jeremiah, one of the GNPDR Street Children programme staff. On December 22nd, 2022 at the GNPDR office in Kigali we hosted a Christmas event for 31 street children who were in our programme with the aim of sharing the love of Christ with them by telling them the…
GNPDR, our CRED partner in Rwanda, have been involved in prison ministry in their country almost since the inception of the organisation. As well as providing a service of year round chaplaincy support, they also look out for opportunities to bless the prisoners and prison staff further, whether through running…
An update from Pius, director of GNPDR: Hello, I hope this finds you doing well. I just want to give you some updates about the GNPDR street kids programme. I am thrilled to report that we have been able to reach out to 53 children over the last 3 months. 35…
