Rwanda

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PRAYER POINTS

Prayers from Tearfund General Prayer Feed

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    18 May 2012 - A shocking statistic uncovered by a Russian government report states that an estimated 14,000 Russian women are killed every year by partners or other family members. But since few gover. […]
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  • Sahel Food Crisis - Update

    18 May 2012 - Every year in the Sahel 300,000 children die of malnutrition. This year with the whole region affected by the serious drought and food shortages, UNICEF estimates that up to 4.5 million. […]

INTRODUCTION

Micah Network has assembled church leaders committed to integral mission in 2009 and the group continues to work together.  Amahoro Africa have more recently been journeying with church leaders in the Kigali region.

You can find lots more information on Rwanda at the World Fact Book or on the BBC Country Profile.

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  • 02.02.2012

    Amahoro

    SOUTHERN & CENTRAL AFRICA: A short film introducing the work of Amahoro Africa to gather pioneering and emerging leaders together from across the continent to talk about mission and theology.

  • 02.02.2012

    Soul Action South Africa

    In this short film, Phil & Rach Bowyer share the story of Soul Action South Africa, the network of NGOs and church ministries they facilitate in Durban, and how they’re trying to celebrate all that God is doing in South Africa.

  • 02.02.2012

    Transformation in Sierra Leone

    A short film of Francis Wahome from Tearfund introducing Church & Community Mobilisation, featuring two stories of how it’s helping communities take their futures into their own hands.

  • 22.10.2011

    Life Changing

    ETHIOPIA: ”Life changing”. Occasionally you hear or read that phrase only to find it being used to describe something that, to put it charitably, isn’t. From a new car model to a low interest rate on a credit card, the thing being hyped is undoubtedly good. But life changing? During our August, 2010 visit with partners [...]

  • 22.10.2011

    New well strengthens relationships

    NIGERIA: The Dasso church in Mumuye (Taraba state) was envisioned on the first stage of CCMP. They were delighted and saw the need to mobilize the community for a project. The community agreed to dig a community well to serve the whole community. The community had been drinking water from the stream. This will strengthen the [...]

Full name
Republic of Rwanda
Population
11,370,425 (July 2011 est.)
Capital
Kigali
Full area
26,338 sq km
Major Languages
,
Major Religions
Life expectancy
58.02 years
Monetary unit
Rwandan franc
Main exports
coffee, tea, hides, tin ore
GDP
$1,100 (2010 est.) per capita

COUNTRY NEWS

News from: Irin News

  • FOOD: Power to the people!

    JOHANNESBURG 15 May 2012 (IRIN) - The UN Development Programme (UNDP) launched its first Africa Human Development Report today, stressing food security as a means to a better quality of life for all.
  • RWANDA: Substantial HIV funding has not hurt other patient care

    NAIROBI 09 May 2012 (IRIN) - The large amount of donor funding that has gone into Rwanda's fight against HIV has not affected efforts to prevent and treat unrelated diseases, such as malaria and measl. […]
  • DRC: Congolese refugees flee fighting into Rwanda

    KIGALI 04 May 2012 (IRIN) - Renewed heavy fighting in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's (DRC) North Kivu Province has pushed some 3,000 Congolese refugees into northern Rwanda where they are in n. […]