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Background The
recent history of Rwanda, which culminated in the genocide of 1994,
devastated the Rwandan economy and destroyed much of the infrastructure.
Tragically the loss of up to one million people left the human resource base,
in particular that of trained personnel, in a desperate situation. Fourteen
years on the new Government has succeeded in rehabilitating infrastructure,
restoring public services and re-establishing a credible government in the
eyes of both the people of Rwanda and the international community. Rwanda has no appreciable natural resource mineral base. The Government
of Rwanda has realised therefore that, in order to develop the country, it
needs to develop the human resource base in particular in the areas of
science and technology. The Nyamata Vocational School is one of the projects instigated by the
government to help rebuild this skills base. Nyamata is about 30km
south of the capital Kigali in an area
where some of the worst massacres of the genocide took place. As vocational training is high among the objectives of RUGO, the
government asked for our help to support the school. RUGO’s initial
contributions included the donation of equipment for masonry and
construction, carpentry, plumbing and appropriate technology, information
technology and tailoring to a value of £120,000. RUGO secured
these funds partly through its fundraising activities and also through a
grant of £25,000 from the Tudor Trust. In addition donations were received
from many companies and individuals including RMC and Barclays Bank. Energis (now part of Cable and Wireless)
provided sponsorship through their Chairman's Award scheme and National Grid
Company, George Wimpey and the Institution of Electrical Engineers donated
computing equipment for use in the school and other educational establishments. Alfred McAlpine carried out a nationwide appeal to all
of their sites on behalf
of RUGO and secured a significant quantity of second-hand tools and
equipment. A container of tools and equipment was sent by RUGO to the
Ministry of Education in 2002 and the school opened in October 2003with an initial six
classroom blocks, an administration block and workshop block funded by the
Rwandan Government. The school is continuing to grow and
offers a wide range of courses, including, motor vehicle repair, welding and
fabrication, electrical installation, fitting and turning, home economics,
refrigeration and air conditioning and electronics for TV and radio repair. |
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