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kigali Children center

GIVING THE BEST TO LAST

Who We Are

A Vision for Our Children

Our vision is for vulnerable children who have experienced hardships and trauma to come into the healing reality of family. We believe this reflects God’s heart for those who were once far off, to be healed through receiving a Spirit of adoption found in the person of Jesus. For these neglected children, Jesus looks like someone who will stop, see, and offer open arms of safety.
We believe in healing for the mind, body, soul and spirit. Our mission is to give our children individualized spiritual care as well as meeting their physical needs that will provide a self-sustaining future when they would otherwise be facing many challenges. This kind of healing will impact not only one life, but also future generations to come. To see our children and how you can help through sponsorship click the button to find out more.

‘The stories of Rwandan survivors can become a testimony around the world for issues of peace and reconciliation. Because the people have gone through terrible things– they can teach nations.’
– Josephine Munyeli

Who We Are

A Vision for Our Children

Our vision is for vulnerable children who have experienced hardships and trauma to come into the healing reality of family. We believe this reflects God’s heart for those who were once far off, to be healed through receiving a Spirit of adoption found in the person of Jesus. For these neglected children, Jesus looks like someone who will stop, see, and offer open arms of safety.
We believe in healing for the mind, body, soul and spirit. Our mission is to give our children individualized spiritual care as well as meeting their physical needs that will provide a self-sustaining future when they would otherwise be facing many challenges. This kind of healing will impact not only one life, but also future generations to come. To see our children and how you can help through sponsorship click the button to find out more.

‘The stories of Rwandan survivors can become a testimony around the world for issues of peace and reconciliation. Because the people have gone through terrible things– they can teach nations.’
– Josephine Munyeli

Core values

Core values

what we do

At Kigali Children Center, we provide a safe place for at-risk children and underprivileged youth who are neglected or living on the street. Here they will have their basic needs of food and shelter met, as well as receiving counseling, education and vocational training.
Our goal is to see those who have been abandoned in a country with a traumatic history brought into family. It is God’s heart to see these children lifted to maturity in a safe place where they will grow to become self-sustaining adults, empowered to impact others for Jesus and transform generations to come.
To reach this goal we have created a nurturing environment for these vulnerable children to:

1. Receive love and physical care
2. Learn to play! We also have time for music and dancing.
3. Learn empathy for others
4. Learn responsibility
5. Receive Bible teaching
6. Receive support and trauma specific counseling
7. Receive formal education and vocational training

what we do

At Kigali Children Center, we provide a safe place for at-risk children and underprivileged youth who are neglected or living on the street. Here they will have their basic needs of food and shelter met, as well as receiving counseling, education and vocational training.
Our goal is to see those who have been abandoned in a country with a traumatic history brought into family. It is God’s heart to see these children lifted to maturity in a safe place where they will grow to become self-sustaining adults, empowered to impact others for Jesus and transform generations to come.
To reach this goal we have created a nurturing environment for these vulnerable children to:

1. Receive love and physical care
2. Learn to play! We also have time for music and dancing.
3. Learn empathy for others
4. Learn responsibility
5. Receive Bible teaching
6. Receive support and trauma specific counseling
7. Receive formal education and vocational training

make a difference

Your donations help us to provide a nurturing environment for vulnerable children to receive love and physical care, trauma specific counseling, formal education and vocational training, as well as helping to employ local men and women who provide support in different areas of our community programs.
Your financial gift to Kigali Children Center provides for:

education

We believe education opens the doors for children to grow up not only with knowledge, but with the confident ability to make informed decisions about their future. At Kigali Children Center our dream is to provide primary and secondary education specific to meet the needs of at-risk children whose families are unable to provide school fees. Without this provision, these children are incredibly vulnerable to a life of wandering and abandonment on the streets.

materials

Child development and care requires access to the necessary materials and resources for emotional and spiritual care, education, health care, and accommodation for these vulnerable children. This includes academic materials and other resources like keeping dishes in our kitchen, and chairs in our classroom. Even these simple every day items allow our children to feel safe and increase their understanding that they are thought of and cared for. This is a huge reminder of God’s provision and value in their lives!

ADMINISTRATION

For children in our community to grow spiritually as well as and having their physical needs met means employing local support staff to help us meet all the needs! This is important not only for the children’s benefit, but providing jobs for our local community members is a huge blessing to their families. Currently we employ one person in each of the following positions:
English Teacher/ Office Assistant
House Administration
Family Care Pastor
Children’s Pastor
Security/ Grounds Keeper

HOUSE OF HEALING

Where the transformative power of love heals hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.
The name of the house is ‘House of Healing’ and is the heart of all of our operations, it houses our school classrooms, our church, our volunteer accommodation, our counseling rooms, kitchen, and is the location for our Kigali Kids Club every week!

SUSTAINABILITY

Giving monthly provides Kigali Children Center the ability to plan ahead well and to dream of future projects to serve our community and meet the needs of the children.

make a difference

Your donations help us to provide a nurturing environment for vulnerable children to receive love and physical care, trauma specific counseling, formal education and vocational training, as well as helping to employ local men and women who provide support in different areas of our community programs.
Your financial gift to Kigali Children Center provides for:

education

We believe education opens the doors for children to grow up not only with knowledge, but with the confident ability to make informed decisions about their future. At Kigali Children Center our dream is to provide primary and secondary education specific to meet the needs of at-risk children whose families are unable to provide school fees. Without this provision, these children are incredibly vulnerable to a life of wandering and abandonment on the streets.

materials

Child development and care requires access to the necessary materials and resources for emotional and spiritual care, education, health care, and accommodation for these vulnerable children. This includes academic materials and other resources like keeping dishes in our kitchen, and chairs in our classroom. Even these simple every day items allow our children to feel safe and increase their understanding that they are thought of and cared for. This is a huge reminder of God’s provision and value in their lives!

ADMINISTRATION

For children in our community to grow spiritually as well as and having their physical needs met means employing local support staff to help us meet all the needs! This is important not only for the children’s benefit, but providing jobs for our local community members is a huge blessing to their families. Currently we employ one person in each of the following positions:
English Teacher/ Office Assistant
House Administration
Family Care Pastor
Children’s Pastor
Security/ Grounds Keeper

HOUSE OF HEALING

Where the transformative power of love heals hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.
The name of the house is ‘House of Healing’ and is the heart of all of our operations, it houses our school classrooms, our church, our volunteer accommodation, our counseling rooms, kitchen, and is the location for our Kigali Kids Club every week!

SUSTAINABILITY

Giving monthly provides Kigali Children Center the ability to plan ahead well and to dream of future projects to serve our community and meet the needs of the children.

Our Team

At Kigali Children Center, we serve the most underprivileged children in our community and offer a safe place for children living on the streets to come and receive care and attention. Since the goal of the Kigali Children’s Center is to see those who have been abandoned in a country with a traumatic history brought into a family, we also treat our operations team as a family!

Alexis & Kaysha

CO-FOUNDERS

Alexis & Kaysha are the visionary co-founders of Kigali Children Center. We are an intercultural, married couple, Rwandan and American taking hands in love to extend the kingdom of God worldwide. We are ‘two sides of the coin’, yet we carry the same heart for making disciples of all nations and carrying the Father’s Love for healing the broken-hearted; it only makes sense that God put our vision together, as two is better than one. We are a team.

– We met in Rwanda pioneering a discipleship school for local pastors and are currently living here in Kigali, Rwanda.
– We are passionate in our relationship to God, and using our gifts and abilities to serve him on the mission field.
– We love people, laughing, and connecting different cultures to build relationship in family that has a positive influence on communities worldwide.

Our Team

At Kigali Children Center, we serve the most underprivileged children in our community and offer a safe place for children living on the streets to come and receive care and attention. Since the goal of the Kigali Children’s Center is to see those who have been abandoned in a country with a traumatic history brought into a family, we also treat our operations team as a family!

Alexis & Kaysha

CO-FOUNDERS

Alexis & Kaysha are the visionary co-founders of Kigali Children Center. We are an intercultural, married couple, Rwandan and American taking hands in love to extend the kingdom of God worldwide. We are ‘two sides of the coin’, yet we carry the same heart for making disciples of all nations and carrying the Father’s Love for healing the broken-hearted; it only makes sense that God put our vision together, as two is better than one. We are a team.

– We met in Rwanda pioneering a discipleship school for local pastors and are currently living here in Kigali, Rwanda.
– We are passionate in our relationship to God, and using our gifts and abilities to serve him on the mission field.
– We love people, laughing, and connecting different cultures to build relationship in family that has a positive influence on communities worldwide.

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