The Mystery Hunters have supported Uhiriwe Josiane from Nyanza, Rwanda from the age of 5 when she started School.  She will be aged 17 in July of this year.  The financial support they give pays for her education.

Josiane lives with her Mum, Dad and two sisters.  Both her parents work for Farmers.  During the Rwanda uprising, her father was put in prison but is now back with his family again.

Josiane tells us she was able to buy a lamb for the family and bails of cloth, books and pencils for school with the Mystery Hunters financial support.  This support will continue until she is 18 years old and of age to leave School.

Each year the Mystery Hunters send Josiane cards for Easter, Christmas and her Birthday which she is delighted to receive. 

      MY NAME:                                UHIRIWE JOSIANE      

      MY BIRTHDAY:                       24 JULY 1992

For fun Josiane likes playing with friends, playing marbles, running, playing jump rope, singing and playing ball games. She attends Sunday School and Church and participates in the Church regularly. She attends school where her performance is average.

Please remember Josiane in your prayers. Your love and support will help her to receive the assistance she needs to grow and develop.

Project:                 RW-149, Nyanza Student Centre

Location:               Nyanza, 1km south of Nyanza City, Rwanda

Josiane lives in the hillside community of Nyanza, home to approximately 60,000 residents. Typical houses are constructed of dirt floors, adobe walls and corrugated tin roofs. The primary ethnic group is Banyarwanda and the most commonly spoken language is Kinyarwanda.

The regional diet consists of maize, beans, bananas and potatoes. Common health problems in this area include malaria, worm infestations and malnutrition. Most of the adults in Nyanza work as subsistence farmers and earn the equivalent of £5 per month. This community needs more land for farming, school fees, scholastic materials, tutorial classes and evangelism.

The Mystery Hunters sponsorship allows the staff of Nyanza Student Centre to provide Josiane with Bible teaching, choir, medical check-ups, hygiene and nutrition lessons, hygiene supplies, games, field trips, school fees and scholastic materials, tutorial classes, home visitation by project staff and transportation to health centres. The centre staff will also provide training on child developments and meetings for the parents of Josiane.

Rwanda Facts

About 60 per cent of the population lives below the poverty line. Rwanda has one of the world's worst child mortality rates with one in five Rwandan children dying before their fifth birthday.