In 2006, a small group of Canadians visited Rwanda and while there viewed an empty field given to the Diocese of Shyogwe, Rwanda to build a Vocational School. Several of these Canadians returned to Canada dedicated to fundraise so a school could be built. Thanks to generous Canadians who made this school possible. The school officially opened on August 9, 2007 and began the first school year in January 2008. Following the construction of the school the Rwanda Education and Discovery Committee was created to oversee this project. Since then the school has grown to include a carpentry shop which was doubled in 2016, a large cafeteria, a teacher's residence, a student's residence for 112 students, and increased land purchased over the past 10 years. Carpentry, tailoring, masonry, welding and hairdressing are the basic vocational subjects taught at the school.  Every year we include in the budget funds to support 30 students who have no resources to be able to attend. Many students come from unstable family situations, living with one parent, a grandparent or an obliging neighbour. The genocide has left the surviving young people and older generation scarred physically and emotionally by many personal losses and horrific experiences. So many now survive with the bare essentials just able to stay alive. The 30 students supported that attend the school are good examples of this kind of situation where there is little family support, no money for an education, little food, minimal shelter and little hope for a better life. Those who sponsor a student give a young person a chance to gain a skill and a better opportunity to make a living and have a future. 

Thank you to all who support and donate to this project that has developed into a vital educational facility benefitting the young people and surrounding community.