YEGO Rwanda

Building a truly loving and hopeful generation of Rwandans. Yego Canada is the fundraising arm of Yego Rwanda. MISSION

Yego is a Kinyarwanda word meaning yes.

Yego Rwanda supports the healing of trauma, and enables and empowers Rwandans to become healthy and self-supporting. The YEGO Foundation says "YES" to helping support and empower vulnerable Rwandans to:

■ Heal from trauma
■ Obtain education and develop employment skills
■ Grow physically and spiritually
■ Unite and reconcile Tutsi and Hutu orphans
■ Instill hope for the future

BACKGROUND

Over the course of 100 days, from April 6 to July 16 1994, close to two million people were systematically killed in the 1994 Rwandan genocide, leaving thousands of orphaned children. Between 250,000 and 500,000 girls and women were sexually assaulted, causing extreme trauma, pregnancy and the spread of HIV/AIDS and sexually transmitted diseases, often resulting in even more orphans. Several Hutu who were involved in the genocide fled the country or were imprisoned for over a decade, leaving their children alone, living as orphans. Rwanda is a nation of people suffering from post traumatic stress. The YEGO Foundation was founded in February 2010 in Kigali, by the Rev. Emmanuel Gatera, Mrs. Athanasie Gatera and a group of local and international friends. MINISTRIES

The YEGO ministries strive to help vulnerable Rwandans in the following areas:

Healing from Trauma
■ trauma counselling
■ healing retreats for women, youth and recently, separate retreats for men too
■ leadership training for women and youth to become trauma counsellors to others
■ visiting, listening and talking with vulnerable people
■ opportunities to share their feelings

Education and Skill Development
■ fundraising to pay school fees
■ instruction in computer software, English language, sewing, dancing
■ basic family and professional skill training
■ health education including information on hygiene and HIV/AIDS

Physical and Spiritual Growth
■ provision of basic needs like food, clothing, toiletries
■ Bible study, prayer and bringing comfort through God's love
■ encouraging the growth of Christian faith

Tutsi/Hutu Orphan Unity and Reconciliation
■ promotion of a culture of peace and tolerance
■ retreats where orphans can enjoy a break from routine
■ sports to encourage friendships, tolerance and focus
■ folklore - songs, dances, poems, games - to help heal and unite

Hope for the Future
■ a daycare to enable women to work to support themselves and their families
■ skills to further education or find employment
■ the building of self-confidence, self-esteem and solidarity
■ the realization that they matter and belong in society
■ the knowledge that they are loved

For more information, please visit www.yegorwanda.net

08/04/2022

Dear Friends, today is the start of the 28th Genocide memorial against the Tutsi. Kindly join us to pray for survivors of Genocide for overcoming the grief. Blessings. Emmanuel.

05/01/2022

To celebrate 10 years of YEGO Canada - the fundraising arm of YEGO Rwanda - we have launched a new website! You can learn more about the work we do, sign up for e-news, or donate online even easier! Please visit: https://www.yegorwanda.net/

30/12/2021

We need your help If you've chosen YEGO Rwanda in your giving plan this year, we thank you! If you're still considering it, we could use your help. And there's still time to receive an income tax receipt for 2021. We need help funding four retreats for women affected by trauma, planned for February 2022. This year we...

07/12/2021

THANK YOU to everyone who donated to YEGO Rwanda! Your gift goes a long way. If you haven't donated yet, it's not too late. Here's a little thank you gift that will warm your heart.

30/11/2021

It's Giving Tuesday and YOU can make such a big difference! https://www.yegorwanda.net/post/giving-tuesday-1

23/11/2021

We hope you'll consider a gift to YEGO Rwanda this year. You can make such a difference!

Giving Tuesday is only one week away We hope you’ve been inspired by the stories of hope we’ve highlighted over the last several weeks. Even during COVID lockdowns, YEGO staff were working hard to help Rwandans in need. Th…

17/11/2021

Did you know that YEGO Rwanda helps children and youth get an education? Your donation helps to change lives.

Education Support YEGO Rwanda continues to provide educational support to vulnerable children in primary and secondary school, as well as university. Education has been very much affected by COVID-19 lockdowns. But …

09/11/2021

Your donation helps single moms find work while their children are cared for, taught foundational skills and fed a nutritious meal.

Gatesi Excellence Daycare YEGO Rwanda’s daycare provides an opportunity for single mothers to leave their children in a safe, caring, educational setting while they go out to earn a living. The daycare has 81 children…

02/11/2021

100% of donations go directly to Rwanda. Here's one more way your gifts were used this past year.

Food Distribution Another way YEGO Rwanda helps vulnerable Rwandans, especially during the pandemic, is by supplying emergency food and sanitary supplies. Each month we supply food to ten of the neediest families. W…

26/10/2021

Counselling services and healing retreats have helped traumatized women and youth to heal and build communities of support, helping to end the intergenerational effects of genocide.
https://yegorwanda.net/2021/10/26/counselling-services-and-healing-retreats/

23/10/2021

Another example of how YEGO Rwanda is changing lives.

Eliane’s story Last week, we told you about Ruth and her daughter Berthe, and how they are working hard to heal from trauma and become self-sufficient. This week we’re focusing on Eliane. This is her story.…

15/10/2021

YEGO staff in Rwanda identified two women’s stories we have a lot to learn from. Thanks to their trauma healing, resilience, endurance, creativity, love of justice, stamina and hard work, they were able to make a great difference in their homes and communities. This is the story of one of those women. Read more...https://yegorwanda.net/2021/10/13/women-making-a-difference/

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