Tigo Donates 2.4 Million frw to Orphans of Itetero Association

Tigo Donates 2.4 Million frw to Orphans of Itetero Association –Kamonyi, Rwanda.

On 30th April 2010, Tigo Rwanda team took the whole day off to visit Genocide orphans grouped under Itetero Association in Gacurabwenge sector, Kamonyi district. The orphans received over Rwf2.4 million from Tigo The ceremony was marked by Tigo staff sharing lunch, playing, entertaining the orphans and the signing of a Memorandum Of Understanding between Tigo and Uyisenga N’manzi.

The donation is spread out as; 1,303,600frw as start up package and 866,400frw to be used to fund small scale but sustainable projects over a long period of time. These projects include cultivating their land, honey/beehive harvesting, rabbit or goat keeping.

In addition to the above, 260,000frw was raised by Tigo people through purple petals fundraising and was handed to the orphans to cater for their basic needs.

Uyisenga N’manzi is a local NGO that will facilitate the Tigo Team in implementation of the various projects that have been set up.

We also established that the orphans have one vital belonging; LAND that belonged to their parents and relatives. Based on that, we are going to facilitate cultivation of the land so that the orphans can be self sustaining, employed, occupied and engaged in productive activities.
Tigo Rwanda C.E.O. Mr. Marcelo Aleman, advised the orphans to have self confidence and dream big. “Be convinced that there is no limit to what you can achieve. If you believe, then you will be what you want to be, your imagination is the limitation.”
The event was organized in collaboration with Uyisenga N’ Manzi, a local NGO that supports genocide orphans in Rwanda.
Uyisenga n’Manzi representative, Chaste Uwihoreye, applauded the Tigo for its efforts of reaching out to rural orphans and willingness to build a long lasting bond with vulnerable children.
The orphan’s representative, Janviere Iragena, said: “The support is a sign that genocide orphans have new parents and friends who care”.
The Tigo entire Tigo family promised to stay in touch with their new found friend and promised to keep coming to oversee the projects for the next foreseeable future.