A Partnership in Caring Society was able to facilitate removal of asbestos roofs on the Benebikira convent and chapel at SAVE. It was possible through the generosity of our donors we were able to remove the asbestos roofs, repair the walls and replace with a new metal roof.
In collaboration with the Wishing Wells Society in St. Andrews, A Partnership in Caring Society 
was able to facilitate with the the purchase of 12 water collection cisterns including delivery and installation. The two organizations have worked together on several cistern projects in Rwanda in recent years. The cisterns are becoming more crucial, with the increasingly severe drought conditions in Rwanda.
One of the organizations A Partnership in Caring Society supports financially is ADAR orphanage 
(Association for the Development of Blind people and others handicapped in Rwanda). It is an orphanage that provides a stable home for thirty physically and mentally handicapped children in Butare, Rwanda; supported financially.
The medicine cabinet at ADAR Orphanage was restocked by A Partnership In Caring Society volunteers during a visit earlier this
Medicine cabinet at ADAR
year.
To donate to A Partnership In Caring please go to their website at www.apartnershipincaring.ca
During the most visit to Rwanda, A Partnership in Caring Society volunteers visited the Tubahumurize Association in Kigali, Rwanda to purchase crafts. These crafts were featured this year at A Partnership in Caring’s table at the Winter Market and Farmers Market. The association supports and empowers female victims of violence and marginalization in Rwanda.
A Partnership in Caring’s Maria van Vonderen with Jeanne Mwiliriza, the Executive Director of Tubahumurize Association
One of its programs is a sewing school where students in sewing, embroidery and quilting and create a community of women engaged in a therapeutic environment. Partnership volunteer Maria van Vonderen says Association was quite excited to make such a big sale. To learn more about the Tubahumurize Association go to their web site at http://rwandanwomencan.org.
One of the many projects A Partnership in Caring Society supports is education, Earlier this 
year, volunteers Maria van Vonderen and Carolyn Rideout visited École Immaculée Conception in SAVE where the partnership supports 8 high school students. Included in the picture is Sister Catherine, the school principal. Each of the students gave a brief welcome in English
During our most recent trip to Rwanda, our volunteers helped facilitate necessary repairs for a
A part of the damaged roof
residence for the Benebikira Sisters in Kabuga. In Kabuga the Benebikira sisters have a residence for their elderly sisters. They also own and run a health center there and have a house where the 6 sisters who work at the health center live.
The elderly sisters are always delighted to see us, and we them. They ask about Canada, the Martha sisters, and tell us a bit about their lives. They now have physio once a day, which is a real advance for them.
Unfortunately, the sisters who work at the health center were in a crisis situation in their
Completed repairs at Kabuga.
house/living quarters. Their roof was in desperate disrepair, water was coming in, and there were concerns about mold and problems with the electrical wire. Money was not available to replace the roof.
However, through the support of our partners in Canada, the repairs were made. The work is now completed! If you would like to support our ongoing work in Rwanda, donations can be made through our web site, www.apartnershipincaring.ca
A Partnership in Caring Society has recently contributed to the refurbishment of the chapel in SAVE, Rwanda. The chapel is central to the Benebikira Sisters daily worship.
Construction completed
During construction
A Partnership in Caring Society has worked with a number of groups and individuals in
Fabrice
Rwanda since our volunteers began working in the country in 2011.
We have purchased books, balls, blocks, posters, shoes that fit, scissors, flash cards etc to support him in his learning and development. We
Fabrice and his family
will set up a specific room for him at the convent in SAVE.
A Partnership in Caring Society is holding its Annual
General Meeting on Tuesday, June 5th at 3:30 p.m. in the Community Room of the People Place Library.
It has been a very successful trip by our volunteers Maria van Vonderen and Carolyn Rideout in Rwanda. Today they begin their journey home. Maria and Carolyn arrive back in Canada Friday.
A Partnership in Caring’s Maria van Vonderen withJeanne Mwiliriza, the Executive Director of Tubahumurize Association
