
How can I help?
Contributions to the organisation of CAURWA are most welcome. They can be either in material, financial or physical form.
Material:
- Scolar materials, cloth and building materials are lacking for most Batwa communities. Please contact CAURWA in case you might assist in these materials. (Note that sending material is often more expensive then buying it in Rwanda itself.)
Financial:
- You are most welcome to make a donation to the work of CAURWA. If any area you like to donate to in specific please mention. Areas in need are education, human rights and income generating activities. Please direct an email to Dominique Ruhumuliza for more details.
Physical:
- Intern posibilities: please contact the director or previous interns for more information
- Translation: CAURWA is pleased if several documents can be translated from French into English. Furthermore translation is needed for translating the website from english into French and Kinyarwanda. If you think you could be of any help don't hessitate to contact Wouter Thiebou at wouter.thiebou@wur.nl
- Practical construction work: Requests for construction by individuals or in teams can be made by sending a request to the director. Additionaly add if there is any area of expertice and the financial means you can provide. CAURWA is not able to provide any money or material. They can only be of support in the logistics and the organisation.
Get in touch
If you're interested in getting in touch with CAURWA here are the contact details. Note that email contact will not be feasible at all times. To be sure clear communication exist writting in french will be prefered. Post address: La Communauté des Autochtones Rwandais B.P. 3809 Kigali, Rwanda Tél. et Fax : 00 (250) 502357/55107541 Email : caurwa@rwanda1.com Visiting address: Route de Sopetrad a Duterimbere Kigali, Rwanda (If coming from the city centre go in the direction of Gikondo over Boulevard de l'OUA and turn left before SOPETRAD gasstation. Go straight for about 200 meter over a dirt road and at your left you find the office of CAURWA.)
CAURWA staff
Kigali office staff
Director: Zéphyrin Kalimba
President: Juvénal Sebishwi
Vice President: Antoine Niyirora
Secretariat: Chantal Gahonzire
Human Rights: Amedée Kamota, Isabelle Zamida
Education: Marthe Muhawenimana, Issaac Semutake
Income Generating Activities: Callixte Hategekimana, Vincent Bavakure
Accoutancy: Dominique Ruhumuliza, Gérard Nzungize
Regional staff
North Province: Innocent Ntirwambarirwa (Muzanze)
East Province: Emmanuel Habyalimana (Rwamagana), Alexis Ingabire (Nyagatare)
South Province: Niyomugabo Ildephonse (Muhanga-Gitarama), Safari Abdu (Nyamagabe)
West Province: Fidele Munyankindi (Karongi), Faustin Munyanziza (Rusizi)
Previous Interns
Human rights and Landrights: Wouter Thiebou
HIV and AIDS education: Jean Chun Tong