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Jean de Dieu Ngirabaganwa Jardon

Updates of November 7, 2018

 

Jean de Dieu Ngirabaganwa Jardon is a filmaker in Rwanda. He and I remain in contact and I want to share his work with the world! Years ago, Films Without Borders/ filmswithoutborders.org brought him to study in London.

To read more about John's work and to contact him, please go to ngjadon.wixsite.com/home

 

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I am posting this message here as the power of Flickr has proven

a tremendous social-networking tool to creatively collaborate and

cross-support missions both in the field and at home.

I will be returning to Rwanda and Uganda August - September this year (2011).

Please get in touch with me if you or someone you know might like to

collaborate--I photograph and write and help bring awareness, raise

funds for good work being done by good people for good people.

--Kresta King

 

John de Dieu. 10.

 

John is first in his class. Gifted in mathematics, he wants to be a doctor one day. A few years ago, he lost his mother to heart disease. His father is still alive and lives in Kigali, but he is unable to care for his three sons. John's younger brother Eddie (6) also lives at Gisimba Memorial Center, but his other brother lives elsewhere.

 

Gisimba Memorial Center

An orphanage on the outskirts of Kigali in Nyamirambo.

Kigali, Rwanda. Afrika.

August 2, 2006.

 

Support Gismba Memorial Center. Buy the book!: www.blurb.com/my/book/detail/559906

 

If you are interested in sponsoring an orphan at Gisimba Memorial Center, direct contact information is listed below.

Ildephonse Niyongana - Director

Damas Gisimba - Founder

gisimbacmg@yahoo.com

Gisimba Orphanage

B.P. 1433 Kigali Rwanda

 

Ave de la Nyarugenge

Nyamirambo

District of Nyarugenge

tel +250 08524515 or +250 08532596

 

Bank of Kigali 040-0013914-76

swift BK IG RWRW

 

Additional information can also be found on www.orphansofrwanda.org

 

www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=48479462459#/group.php?sid...

 

www.ushmm.org/conscience/analysis/bios.php?content=gisimb...

 

The text below is from www.orphansofrwanda.org

 

"Centre Memorial de Gisimba (Gisimba Memorial Center)

 

The Gisimba orphanage, located in the Nyamirambo quarter of Kigali, is led by Damas Mutezintare Gisimba. Damas's father founded the orphanage in 1980 with 18 children living in one house. Damas took over in 1986 after the death of his father. During the genocide Damas sheltered over 400 children and adults in the small orphanage compound from the predations of the interahamwe [the Hutu paramilitary squads that carried out much of the genocide]. Though the orphanage was repeatedly menaced, Damas and his colleagues held their ground and did not give in to the genocidaires. He has been honored for his heroism by the Rwandan government and many other organizations.

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