Street Kids Rescue project offers a new future for ex-street kids
We are delighted to share with you what God has done in the lives of our beloved ex-street children at Batsinda, especially in education.
As we all know, we support children who went through various significant hardships before we met them and they could start a journey of transformation. Every bit of progress they make is the result of the input from a number of people here in Rwanda and through Comfort International, each contribution is important.
We have been blessed to be able to send all of the children to school, business training or vocational training to prepare them to overcome barriers, to dream for the future and to be capable of fulfilling those dreams.
At this present time the project looks after 82 children: 7 girls 75 boys.
49 children are in primary school (from p1-p6),
19 children are in secondary 1 up to secondary 3
1 child is in advanced level in secondary school
7 children are involved in business training
6 children are attending vocational training
How our lives have been transformed
Jean de Dieu 
Elyse 
Jimmy 
Martin 
Francois 
Niyigena
My name is Jean de Dieu. I was rescued by Comfort Rwanda after a number of years on the streets. Being allowed back to school built my hope again. I was able to go to school after my father abandoned me while my mother had no job. I am now future focused and full of hope to become a business man. I am now in secondary 1 and I love the fact that the project provides all I need for my schooling.
My name is Elyse. I joined the project when I was 14 years old. I am now 19 years old and I am so glad of how far the
project has brought me. I used to live on the streets, I never had clothes or shoes to wear and I had dropped out of school. When the project took me in I was taken back to school. I started from primary 3 and I am now in senior 2. The project also helps to pay our house rent, it helps to provide food for my family and it helps to provide clothes and shoes. I would like to study and become a great person, I also like driving so I hope to become a professional driver.
My name is Jimmy, I am part of the project. I appreciate how the project has been supportive to me and my family. I have been able to get access to medical insurance and I am able to go school. I am now in primary 6 and I will be sitting the national exam in July.
My name is Martin. I joined the project when I was 13 years. At that time I had dropped out of school. I have caught up from primary three and I am now in secondary 1. I really like going to school and being part of the project has helped me do this. At my school I am the assistant head boy. When I complete school I would like to become a professional photographer.
My name is Francois. I was rescued from the street when I was 15 years old. At that time I had dropped out of school, so I started primary one at the age of 15 years old! I combined primary one and two as a way of catching up and I am now in secondary one. The project has really helped me strive hard. Now I work hard at my school and I am the class captain, I am also the timekeeper. When I complete studying I would like to become an engineer.
My name is Niyigena. I work hard and attend all of the project revision times. This helps me to concentre on my studies. After my father was arrested due to his involvement in the Genocide my family faced financial crisis. None of my older siblings could attend school. I want to work hard to prepare for a bright future. I access all of the project support I can to help me to shape the future I hope for. My hard work is paying off and my class report shows that I am ranked 1st in my class of 42 pupils.