Change Through Dance

  “I am quite sure that the discipline I learned from dance, the endurance from that physical exercise, and the good advice I received from dance teachers, will help me to succeed.” – Jean Paul Mugisha, former RDDC street child now attending Sonrise...

Life After The Street: Case of Fils Nzabahimana

“I am feeling very good because I eat every day and I can use a computer. Now, I don’t worry anymore about the sun.” – Fils Nzabahimana, RDDC Student & Former Rwandan Street Child Fils Nzabahimana is a very curious young boy. He is always asking many...

The Transformation of Thierry

  Some think that dance is just about having fun. I am not saying that they are wrong, but according to what I have learned in my few years of experience as a contemporary dancer, dance is going beyond the stage of having fun at parties. Dance is an art of...

Street Life Stopped Forever

Fulgence Niyongana is one of RDDC’s top students in the Dance-IT Program for Street Children in Kigali, Rwanda. The Rwandan RDDC teachers were afraid that Fulgence might end up back on the street, but this child walks one and a half hours from home to attend the RDDC...