Tag Archives: Rwanda

Rwandan genocide anniversary: A Thursday at the pool in Kigali

Posted on April 6, 2013 by Tom Costanza in Stories

A Thursday at the pool in Kigali | World Vision Blog

Today marks the 19-year anniversary of the beginning of the Rwandan genocide that took the lives of almost 800,000 people in 1994. World Vision’s Tom Costanza visited the “Hotel Rwanda” in February, and recalls his trip and the tragedy 19 years before....

[Video] I Like Bugshells: Changing the world at age 5

Posted on April 2, 2013 by Carolyn Baas in Child Sponsorship, Stories

I Like Bugshells: Changing the world at age 5 | World Vision Blog

Today’s post comes to us from Carolyn Baas, whose daughter, Bella, is featured in the video “I Like Bugshells,” which originally appeared on the “I Like Giving” blog. Bella’s generosity at just 5 years old has inspired many others to demonstrate a giving spirit — and just might change the world. See how!...

Aid worker’s diary: returning to Goma

Posted on January 14, 2013 by Aimee Manimani in Disaster Relief

During the recent conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, I was evacuated along with other World Vision colleagues to Gisenyi, Rwanda, a town a little more than a mile across the border. We were later allowed to return to Goma to help civilians who had been displaced. Rebels of the March 23 (M23) movement were in charge of the city, and thousands of people had lost their homes and sense of stability....

Aid worker’s diary: A cry for Goma

Posted on November 21, 2012 by Aimee Manimani in Disaster Relief

Congolese walk to a refugee camp in Gisenye, Rwanda. (2012 Reuters/James Akena, courtesy the Thomson Reuters Foundation – AlertNet). * * * Rebel forces overtook Goma, the largest city in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), on November 20, forcing tens of thousands of residents to flee for safety. Much of the country and its borders are now under the control of this rebel group, known as the M23 rebels, and the situation remains tense. World Vision evacuated its staff to Gisenyi, Rwanda. Aimee Manimani, a World Vision aid worker in the DRC, shares her thoughts and feelings on leaving the city of Goma....

Why did I pray?

Posted on September 24, 2012 by Kari Costanza in Disaster Relief

World Vision’s Kari Costanza traveled to Rwanda, where she met Solange, whose life was turned upside-down in a short period of time. Fighting caused Solange and her family flee their home in the Democratic Republic of Congo. After arriving in Kiegeme refugee camp, Solange lost her 3-year-old daughter, Rebecca. Kari met Solange in a hospital, where she was staying with her baby, Esther. Kari shares her thoughts on meeting Solange and Esther — and the tragic news she received after returning to the United States....