by Eugene Dushime | Apr 11, 2014 | Rwanda
“I told Passy that he can become a famous artist, but not without an education.” – Rebecca Davis, RDDC Pacifique Gakimane, known by his nickname “Passy”, was among the first group of street children that Rebecca Davis met when she visited Rwanda for the first...
by Eugene Dushime | Feb 26, 2014 | Rwanda
“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...
by Eugene Dushime | Feb 10, 2014 | Rwanda
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...
by Eugene Dushime | Jan 2, 2014 | Rwanda
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...
by Eugene Dushime | Dec 4, 2013 | Rwanda
Writing this article was an inspiration from the common question I have been asked by different persons who visited the RDDC dance program a few months ago. Those people were interested to know what the diary of a street child looks like. Many times I responded that I...
by Eugene Dushime | Nov 1, 2013 | Rwanda
“I know how far I have come and my struggles of the past. I keep telling myself to work hard and learn many things. I am looking for a bright future.” – Jean de Dieu Niyigena, former Street Child A few years ago, Jean de Dieu Niyigena, known by his nickname...
