Specioza’s Leadership Changes Lives in Mumeya
View a slide show of Specioza's work as a PICO Rwanda leader "PICO-Rwanda's training makes me think in a different perspective. I have learned skills that have built my confidence which allows me to deal with new situations and deepen…
The Roof is on the Health Clinic in Rusumo
The roof has been completed at the Rusumo health clinic and it took only a year to build. Filled with energy and a sense of urgency, Rusumo leaders began organizing late last year. More than 3000 villagers identified a clinic…
Water Comes to 30,000 Villagers in Mumeya
“Water is life!” has been the mantra for Mumeya leaders as they sustained a five year effort that finally brought water to their health clinic, disease prevention center, community school and 30,000 people in the 10 surrounding villages. As with…
Help Raise $2,000 for a New Kiln for Nyange Women to Launch their Roofing Tile Business
For five years, women in Nyange have made bricks and roofing tiles by hand to build homes for the poorest widows in their village. With the help of the Engineers without Borders Club at Santa Clara University, they now have…
Fall Update from Rwanda: Organizing for youth jobs in Mumeya
Mumeya is the founding member of PICO-Rwanda. This year, leaders brought electricity and water to their clinic, disease prevention center, community school and 30,000 people in the 10 surrounding villages. Now they are organizing youth and adults who need…
Fall Update from Rwanda: Making roofing tiles in Nyange
The women of Nyange have built three homes for the neediest in their community, using bricks and roofing tiles made by hand. Now they have a clay mixer and tile press designed by Engineers without Borders students from Santa Clara…
Fall Update from Rwanda: Finishing the health clinic in Rusumo
Rusumo is the newest member of the PICO-Rwanda family. Their highest need is a health clinic. They negotiated with the government to secure land and gathered 14 tons of stones for the clinic foundation. Thanks to the generous support of…
Nyange Partners Are Meeting Challenges to Make Tiles, Build Homes, and Build Community
When a Santa Clara student asked women leaders, “When was Nyange at its best?”, they all said ”right now”, because their tile-making cooperative is providing them with their first opportunity for a new life. With training and support of PICO Rwanda,…
Nyange Women Rise from Poverty to Provide Epiphany Her First Home
The Women’s Cooperative in Nyange is building a new home for Epiphany, who is living with her two children in another family's home. Epiphany's husband disappeared during the 1994 genocide and her children are 22 and 26. This is the third…