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ASSOCIATION DE SOUTIENS AUX RESCAPÉS DU GÉNOCIDE (ASRG-MPORE), Mirenge
$15,200 – Regrant ASRG-MPORE assists child-headed households resulting from the 1994 genocide and the HIV/AIDS
epidemic. With previous support from Firelight, they have trained and set up 50 adolescent heads-ofhouseholds
in pineapple production and goat raising to generate income for these youth and their 75
siblings. This year, ASRG-MPORE will train these same 50 young people in composting, provide free access
to a tutoring center, offer a rotating credit program, and enroll children in the national health insurance
program. They will also provide an additional 50 children with education fees.
ASSOCIATION POUR LE DEVELOPPEMENT AGRO-PASTORAL (ADAP), Kigali
$4,500 ADAP was created in 1994 to assist genocide survivors. This grant helps community leaders provide books
and pays the salaries of two teachers who will instruct 60 primary school students. It also is used to train 90
vulnerable youth in sewing and tailoring.
BENISHYAKA ASSOCIATION, Kigali
$34,800 – Regrant The Benishyaka Association was established to ensure access to educational and livelihood opportunities
Three-year grant for orphans, widows, and families affected by the 1994 Rwandan genocide. More recently, Benishyaka has
worked to address the needs of orphans and families challenged by HIV/AIDS. They provide educational
assistance and income-generating activities to more than 3,000 beneficiaries, including 1,000 orphans.
Previous Firelight grants to Benishyaka have provided scholarships to 150 secondary school students.
This regrant continues educational assistance for this group of students, enabling them to complete their
secondary school education.
The entire grant was funded through Firelight’s Donor Advised Fund, at Tides Foundation.
GRANTS 2004
CENTRE POUR L’AMOUR DES JEUNES (CEPAJ), Kicukiro
$5,000 CEPAJ conducts outreach to children who have taken to the street in an effort to escape violence, abuse, or
severe poverty. CEPAJ provides short-term stability for these children in the form of counseling, vocational
training, and housing. Staff then work to reunite children with their families or with other caregivers. The
organization also offers HIV/AIDS counseling and prevention activities and works to raise community
awareness of the needs of vulnerable children, especially those living on the street. With Firelight’s grant,
CEPAJ is facilitating two income-generating activities for youth: clay tile production and sale, and goat
raising. CEPAJ is also creating five anti-AIDS clubs in schools and holding an HIV/AIDS prevention workshop
for 20 street children.
EJO NZAMERA NTE ASSOCIATION, Umutara Province
$9,800 The Ejo Nzamera Nte Association, which translates as “How shall I be tomorrow”, assists youth in meeting
their material and emotional needs and provides them with job opportunities. They offer vocational training,
loans, and reproductive health education. This grant will enable Ejo to extend this support to 178 youth-