Dyeing For Peace in Rwanda

Wishing you and yours all the best this holiday season! We sincerely hope 2019 brings you good health and peace. 

Thanks to your generous support we have initiated the payments for the 2019 1st trimester school fees for 16 children in our Rwandan families. We also have paid for their uniforms, books and supplies. As the children are in holiday now we can rest assured they are going to attend school for the first trimester. The children are most excited and thankful for this opportunity to continue their education.

In addition, we are purchasing more fabrics that will be shipped to Rwanda in early spring for dyeing with plants in Rwanda for stunning new Umva wool and silk scarves and wraps. Umva sales are steady, both in the United States and globally. We have set new goals to broaden Umva's artisan products. One goal for 2019 is to employ trained Rwandan seamstresses to sew finished products from the Umva dyed yardage thus broadening our product line. In turn, this will employ seamstresses and return income to them and our amazing Umva dyers and their families in Rwanda. Always our focus is on creating income producing opportunities to Rwandans. Everyone must be lifted together to ensure stability and harmony. 

You are a valuable member of our work in Rwanda and we ask you to kindly consider making a donation as our year comes to a close. 

We place a high value on transparency and strive to maximize impact on every donation. Thank you for your past support and please know how grateful we are for your continued belief in our efforts allowing Rwandans to shine!

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• Rwanda-one4one