David's humbling charity trip to Rwanda
David Hughes, Partner and Compliance Officer at Anderson Lloyd, has been humbled by his fact-finding mission to a ground-breaking centre for disabled children in Rwanda.
He travelled to the Komera Centre, Mushubati, Western Province, in his role as Chairman of the International and Foundation Committee for the Rotary Club of Truro Boscawen.
The eventual aim is to raise money, through Rotary, to improve the infrastructure of the centre, particularly toilet and shower facilities. Currently, children in wheel chairs have to be bodily lifted into the showers and as they get older this becomes more and more undignified. There is also a plan to make the water supply more sustainable, since most of the water tanks are failing and to introduce a biodigester using the methane created to cook with rather than using charcoal fires.
The Komera Centre is an innovative project which has been used as a blueprint for others in the country. It was established in 2007 and now has 72 boarders and 70 day students who come from all over the province and are taught working skills - gardening, textiles and building - together with communication skills. Parents are also taught communication skills.
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