A remote resettlement camp in Eastern Rwanda, Kageyo is home to more than 3,000 people.

After the first genocide in Rwanda in 1959, thousands of people fled the country and settled in neighboring countries, including Tanzania. They established lives in their new countries–finding jobs, building homes, purchasing livestock. In 2007, the Tanzanian government demanded that all refugees return home. Virtually overnight, thousands of Rwandan refugees were forced to pack what they could carry and return to Rwanda.

More than 450 families—3,000 people—settled on the border of Rwanda’s national game park, Akagera, on land the government set aside for them. This is the community of Kageyo. The Rwandan government built homes for many of these families, but food is scarce and jobs are non-existent.

TODAY, AFRICA NEW LIFE HELPS THE PEOPLE OF KAGEYO EVERY DAY.

* The government asked Africa New Life to manage the school in Kageyo.
* A church is being built in the community. (learn more)
* A supplemental seed program is being developed.

There are 1,000 children living in Kageyo. They travel for safe water, struggle to find food and have no way to afford school tuition. Sponsorship changes their lives! Because of the dire need in Kageyo, sponsored children in Kageyo receive a meal each day at school, in addition to tuition, scholastic materials, a uniform, shoes and medical care.

SPONSOR A CHILD IN KAGEYO