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(by Kate Scanlan) Imagine a time when to get on an airplane and fly to another country felt unbelievable, to ride in a lift (aka elevator) or to catch a train. All those things and more happened today to Willy … Continue reading
In Bret Downroc Syfert’s latest blogpost from Rwanda, he discusses the boys’ emerging recording careers with their new cowshed recording studio, as well as the realities of a street child’s life, and the important issue of volunteers in Rwanda … … Continue reading
It’s happening! With the Southbank Centre, Catalyst Rwanda is bringing two of the boys of Les Enfants de Dieu centre for street children – Willy and Didier – as well as the centre’s visionary leader Rafiki Callixte to London. Les … Continue reading
Hip hop group Time Boyz is made up of former street children of Kigali, Rwanda. Their song is the story of how a little girl and an older boy survived life on the streets by sticking together like brother and … Continue reading
12 April is International Day for Street Children. Led by the Consortium for Street Children this is an opportunity for street children and their champions; people like Catalyst Rwanda and centres like Les Enfants de Dieu to speak out. The International Day for … Continue reading
Last year, 130 former street children, aged from 6 to 20 years, at the pioneering Les Enfants de Dieu centre in Kigali, Rwanda, were granted their dearest wish: to be taught to “break”, the original hip hop dance form. Catalyst Rwanda took the world-renowned Pervez from … Continue reading
