Rwanda

Capital

Kigali

Population

10,186,000

Land use

Arable land: 45.6%, permanent crops: 10.25%

Infant mortality

83.4 deaths/1,000 live births

Life expectancy

49.8 years

Religion

Roman Catholic 56.5%, Protestant 26%, Adventist 11.1%, Muslim 4.6%,

Languages

Kinyarwanda, Bantu, French, English, Kiswahili

Literacy

70.4%

Unemployment

Unknown

Inflation

9.5%                  

Project Tubakunde in Rwanda

  • Tubakunde Child Care project run by Pam Hajnasrollah

Tubakunde is a Rwandan word meaning ‘Let us love them’.

The Tubakunde project vision is to provide a safe and culturally appropriate environment in which children’s lives can be transformed. This involves: Supporting extended families and communities in their child care; providing day care and teaching for young children and babies.

For orphans and abandoned children this involves: A short residential assessment of each child’s needs; placing children with kinship or foster families.