Rwanda: Building a roadside market in Nyange Mediotrice, Dorsella and women of the Nyange Cooperative are building a full-service rest-stop and market center where they will sell roofing tiles and local produce. The business is in a prime location, right next…
“PICO helped me to open my mind and create a vision for myself and see what the future holds for me, and how to make that vision sustainable rather than just focusing on the present. It opened up my thoughts…
Mumeya leaders are planning to start a crop-selling business this winter that will allow them to capitalize on the bountiful local agricultural resources. The plan is to buy corn, beans and sorghum from local farmers during harvest season; store them…
Hundreds of Cihya villagers danced to celebrate the completion of their new elementary school. Concerned that their children had to walk five kilometers to get to school, villagers launched this project just six months ago. With the support of veteran…
We express our deep gratitude to the many people who opened their homes and churches to Pr. John Rutsinditwarane as he shared the stories of transformation taking place in Rwanda. These include: In Washington D.C., Pr. Karen, Gary Maring and…
Through training facilitated by veteran leaders from Mumeya, Cyiha leaders organized hundreds of villagers to complete construction of a new elementary school that will serve several hundred children. People from five villages surrounding Mumeya also organized labor to complete three…
Chicago, IL – July 1st, 5:00 PM: PICO Rwanda Circle Reception The Home of Bill & Colleen Anderson, 433 Division St, Elgin, IL Sacramento, CA – July 10th, 5:30 PM Reception Home of Marty & Judy Baumann 9712 Mira Del…
As a result of long time Lutheran relationships, Pastor John was invited by the Director of Community Development for the Lutheran Church of Namibia, Pastor Neliwa Gerson, to meet with church leaders at former resettlement sites in the country. Lutheran…
With local training in Cihya, a village near Mumeya, leaders there recruited and organized hundreds of villagers who gathered on a monthly basis to construct a new elementary school that will serve xxx children. Previously, children had to walk several…
Trained by Jackie and Malindogo, Rusumo leaders did outreach to community members to secure financial pledges to purchase the community clinic they built two years ago. Because of the government decision to allow privatization of some clinics, Rusumo leaders decided…
