It was really nice to hear about a project that is helping young people in such a positive way
Anonymous donor
Radio 4 listeners gave very generously to our appeal in September and raised £21,400. This fund is helping Teach A Man To Fish to assist young people in schools in Rwanda to gain the skills and experience they need to get a decent job or create their own job where there is none available.
Patrick is one of these young people. He lives on the outskirts of Kigali City centre with his mother and five brothers. Patrick is 22 but only got the opportunity to go to secondary school four years ago.
We guided Patrick and 39 other students at Masaka Secondary School to set up a real business - they started producing crochet clothes and made a profit of £1,146 in 2017. 20% of the profit was saved to invest in developing the school business and other school priorities. Each of the 40 student entrepreneurs received a small stipend each month for their work.
Patrick says that the school business has changed his life. “The money I get means I can help to support my family and stay in school”. He has new knowledge and confidence, “I invested in four goats to start a goat-rearing business. Already I have six goats.”
The generosity of ±«Óãtv Radio 4 listeners helped us to work with 38 school teams in 2017 and will help us to carry on our work with young people in Rwanda in 2018. Thank you very much.
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