While our 2009 Annual Report captures the main quantitative results of our work over the past year in Cameroon and Rwanda to promote the successful future of African children and youth infected with and/or affected by HIV and AIDS, the voices of our beneficiaries speak louder than any numbers or figures you’ll find in this report.

Since February 2010, the Child Support Center (CSC) in Kigali, Rwanda has been providing educational and nutritional services to over thirty orphans and other vulnerable children in the community. Through the education program, CSC beneficiaries …

Since July 2009, the Rebero Orphan Center has experienced several administrative and managerial challenges that have begun to compromise the quality of services provided to the orphans and vulnerable children in its care. As a …

When originally established, ROC was housed on the grounds of a bakery in the Rebero neighborhood of Kigali. The bakery was intended to fund the operations of the center, so the operations of the two …

During the first three months of 2009, EFA International worked closely with the Rebero Orphan Center to launch two new initiatives: an education program and a nutrition program based around a new community garden.
Education
In February, …

In November 2008, EFA International officially expanded operations into Rwanda by formally partnering with the Rebero Orphan Center (ROC) in Kigali. EFA is now working with ROC to establish an Orphan and Vulnerable Children (OVC) …