A Partnership in Caring volunteers purchased a much needed birthing bed for the Kabuga health Center. The old birthing bed is in very bad shape. The Kabuga Health Center is one of the centres that is owned and run by the Benebikiri Sisters.
Also purchased a commode for use at the Abadacogora House, the residence for retired Sisters in Kabuga
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A Partnership in Caring volunteers purchased much needed physiotherapy equipment including a Tens machine, an Infrared Therapy lamp, latex resistive bands, massage balls and 3 more wheelchairs and a foldable stretcher.
A Partnership In Caring have purchased very good quality wheelchairs, two walkers and one commode chair for the retired Sisters at Kabuga.
Thank you everyone for your generous support.
From A Partnership in Caring volunteer Maria van Vonderen in Rwanda:
Imagine the joy today as we delivered a new birthing bed to the Kabuga Health Centre today.
It replaces the very old birthing bed seen in the first picture.
We received this update from A Partnership in Caring (APIC) volunteer Maria van Vonderen. Today Maria and fellow APIC volunteer Carolyn Rideout visited SAVE, one of the first Catholic missions in Rwanda. It is also home to the Mother House of the Benebikira Sisters. It is just few kilometres north of Butare in southern Rwanda:
Visited the Saint Bernadette School in SAVE.
It is the oldest school in the country with over 800 students.
Met with 11 students who receive funding to attend school.
They were very engaging and curious about life in Canada.
To learn more about Saint Bernadette School, follow this link to their web site: https://gssbsave.org/
An update from A Partnership In Caring (APIC) volunteer Maria van Vonderen in Rwanda:
This is the health centre in Kabuga. It is owned and run by the Benebikiri Sisters. It is very well
run but scarce in resources.
We donated medical supplies as well as children’s Tylenol and Advil
They deliver about 130 babies each month. Their 2 birthing beds are in very bad shape, they are both crowded into one room , separated only by a curtain. APIC will purchase a new birthing bed for the clinic. There were approximately 12 women in post-partum care. The average length 
of stay is 24 hours. All mothers and babies were doing well.
The clinic offers HIV care and counselling services to clients and they offer a HIV program to mothers and their children up to age 2.
They have a pharmacy, lab services, a dental hygienist, they do medical assessments and keep clients up to 24 hours for observation. If ongoing medical support is required, the client is transferred to a local hospital.
In Kabuga, Rwanda today, our volunteers with A Partnership in Caring delivered medical supplies donated by our supporters to the Benebikira Sisters.
The Benebikira Sisters are a Roman Catholic diocesan community living and working in many countries in Africa, including Rwanda. They are key partners for our volunteers in Rwanda, and administer schools, homes for orphaned children, and district health centers.
Three Cisterns being delivered
Rwanda earlier this year. The total cost of the project is 13.3 million Rwandan Francs or about $18,000 Canadian. The project is the result of many generous donors. Our partners in Rwanda, the Benebikira Sisters say the installation of the water collection tanks has had a much greater impact than originally expected because of the Corona virus.
An update on Fabrice whom we have been supporting since we met him a few years ago – a 
toddler who could only get around on all fours. He is walking, running, and going to school. Once COVID hit he was quarantined at home, rather than being in school and spending time with the Benebikira Sisters. When COVID eased, temporarily, he emerged and was unkempt, hungry, and had regressed in his developmental milestones. . He had lost weight – the Sisters were sending food, but it was uncertain how much he was getting. He and his young brother are now staying with the Sisters and getting the care they need. The young woman pictured with Fabrice is his caretaker.
A Partnership in Caring visited the health clinic in Mbuga and brought medical supplies, donated by our supporters and friends. The clinic is very well run by the Benebikira congregation and managed by Sr. Drocelle (pictured below with volunteer Carolyn Rideout and newborns). There are long wait times as you can see.
