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The Komera Project
• Rwanda
• Atrocities
• People and conditions
• Komera and my involvement
• Donate generously
Rwanda • Tiny country 300 000 Km2 with
11.000 000 people• Burundi in the South• DRC in the West• Uganda in the North• Tanzania in the East• ‘Country of Thousand Hills where
God spends the night’ .
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Effects of Genocide - 6th April to 16th July l994
• 1 million Rwandans killed
• 300,000 children killed (significant number by other children)
• 250,000 women raped (30% between 13 and 35)
• 67% developed HIV Aids
• 20,000 births
• 95,000 orphaned
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UNICEF (2004 Study of 3,000 children)
• 80% experienced death in the family
• 70% witnessed a killing or injury
• 35% witnessed children killing other children
• 61% threatened with being killed
• 90% believed they would die
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Three levels of justice
• International Court of Justice
• Usual judicial process
• Local gacaca restorative Justice Courts
• Survivors and perpetrators continue to live together
• Some perpetrators show no remorse
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The Komera ProjectRECONCILIATION
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• Post traumatic symptoms common after the genocide
• Prevalence rate was 44% (Schaal and Elbert)
• Children caught up in the holocaust are now adults
• Depression and Substance Misuse common 29% of
population who were found to have (PTSD)
• Depression, anxiety, brief psychosis
• Drug (mainly cannabis) and alcohol misuse
Epidemiological
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• The mental health needs of women are important,
especially as 34% are heads of households
• Women who were raped have been stigmatised
• Children affected by HIV / AIDS have complex
needs
• Children infected or cared forf affected relatives
• The task for mental health services is unique
• Few Psychiatrists in Rwanda
• No specific services for children and adolescents
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KOMERA means ‘be strong’. • Helps children and adults:
–Communication disorder due to a mental/physical disability/Deafness
–Traumatised and isolated
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The Komera ProjectObjectives – The Komera Project
• Offer ‘forgotten’ children/families a better life
• Encourages independence and self confidence
• Stimulate positive attitudes towards disabled, deaf and traumatized individuals
• “Total Communication” model for deaf projects
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• Promote agricultural activities • Cultivating on terraces• Teach Disabled children to be self reliant,
using agricultural and tailoring skills• Self sufficient in food production • To feed residents and staff• Sell products to the local market
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Classes in the Centre
• Deaf children/adults
• Children with mental and physical disability
• Traumatised children
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Gender 0-5 6-10 11-15 16-20 21-25 26 and More
Total
Male 1 25 19 20 13 1 79
Female 3 18 16 15 10 3 65
Total 4 43 35 35 23 4 144
‘Children’ by Age Group
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Handicap (Disabilities) Male Female Total
Physical 18 12 30
Deafness 20 17 37
Mental Retardation 14 10 24
Esthetic 2 4 6
Chronically Crisis/Epileptic 6 10 16
Multiple Handicap 15 13 28
Trisomy 21 (Downs) 1 1 2
Autism 1 0 1
Total 68 49 144
Distribution by their Disabilities
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No. Function Observations
1. Co-ordinator 1
2. Centre Administrator 1
3 Academic Master 1
4. Finance Administrator 1
5. Teachers 11
6. Cashier 1
7. Mothers/ Father 3
8. Physiotherapist 1
9. Social Assistant /garderns 1
10. School driver 1
11. Cooks 2
12. Guards 2
13. Shepherds 2
Total 28
STAFF: 21 workers (9 males and 12 females)
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The Komera Centre Rotary Project
• Rotary Club of Truro Boscawen’s IC contacted Komera
after a visit from Dr Brendan Monteiro
• The intention to use the Global Grant mechanism within
Rotary to augment funds raised by the club
• Club in the host country needed to be identified
• Rotary Club of Kigali Gasabo contacted and agreed after
visiting centre to help manage the project
• Specialised toilet and shower facility needed for 72
boarders to include wheelchair access
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Project now has 3 strands:
• Renovation of the current water supply system
• Replacing degraded pipework both in the main tank
and the rain harvesting guttering
• Providing the toilet and shower facility
• Using Rwandan government grant aid to install a bio-
digester for waste from the unit
• Convert it into methane for cooking meals
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Cost:
• Refurbishment and securing water supply $14,138
• Toilet and shower facility $ 45,830
• Biodigester net of government grant $ 1,205
• Total $ 61,173
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This will be financed using global grant aid as follows:
• Cash raised by Rotary Club Truro Boscawen $ 29531.25
• District 1175 Grant $ 10,000
• World Matching Fund $ 23,048
• Fundraising is ongoing
• Shortfall stands at $10,086 and this is being addressed
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Name of Bank GT BANK
Address of Bank (street) 20 Boulevard de la Revolution
Address of Bank (town) BP 331 KIGALI
Address of Bank (country) RWANDA
SWIFT = BIC (obligatory) BARW RW RW
Account number 0141200110
Account name KOMERA CENTRE PROJECTS
Signatories of the account 1. MURENZI EUGENE (coordinator)2. MUSABIMANA THADDEE2. MUSABYIREMA SILAS
BANK DETAILS