"Kubaka", the story of Miracle Corners Rwanda (PART 2 OF 2)

Miracle Corners of the World (MCW) is an international network that empowers youth to become positive agents of change, to improve their lives, and contribute to their communities. MCW serves youth through leadership training, community development, oral healthcare, and partner initiative programs.

In Rwanda, MCW has begun building a community center inspired by the ideas of youth throughout the Bugesera District, several kilometers south of the capital city of Kigali. This center will have an ICT center for learning computer skills, a classroom for English and Kiswahili language instruction, and a preschool, among other facilities.

This project will be particularly important in facilitating Rwandas switch from Francophone to Anglophone, which occurred officially only several weeks ago at the end of 2008. In fact, Miracle Corners Rwanda hopes to build the first public library in the entire country, focusing on making English-language books available to the community.

This film tells the story of the groundbreaking ceremony for this center, highlighting some of the ways MCW has been working with the community, and celebrating the opportunities for education, networking, and socialization that have been and will be created.

Produced by Reynolds Whalen, 2009.

Category:

Nonprofits & Activism

Tags:

• Miracle Corners Rwanda
• Bugesera District
• Kayenzi
• Nyamata
• youth
• community building
• construction
• Africa
• Reynolds Whalen

[sweetsmcgee]

Congrats, Amir! Amazing work!!

Daniele

[wac853]

Congratulations to every person involved in this amazing project!!! What a beautiful design and vision!! It is especially wonderful to see men and women working together in this crucial construction trade, building the community center and thereby building community. Congratulations, Miracle Corners/Rwanda and Miracle Corners of the World!! 

With great respect and admiration,

Roberta