Global Connections:
World Vision in Rwanda
A Global Education resource from World Vision
Global Connections: World Vision in Rwanda is a case
study of a global non-government organisation and ways
that Australians act as responsible global citizens.
Contents
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In 2007, at least 2.8 million
people were supported though
emergency relief.
The aim of World Vision is to
engage people to eliminate
................................. and its causes.
World Vision Australia began in
............. and now works in 62
countries around the world.
· Advocacy and education
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· Community development
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· Australians provide ..........................
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support for projects by participating
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in the 40 Hour Famine and Child
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Sponsorship programs.
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· Australian teachers help ...................... ...................................................
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young people about global issues.
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· Australian businesses work with World
Vision to provide .................... to build ...................................................
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local communities.
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· Child sponsors ..................... letters
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to encourage and support their
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sponsored child.
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· Australians volunteer their ..................
and energy to meet with politicians
and write letters to support campaigns.
· Emergency relief
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World Vision was founded in
the USA during the 1950s.
Benefits of the
organisation’s work
How Australians help
the organisation
Roles
Organisation
Use the information in this unit to complete the chart below:
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In 2007, at least 2.8 million
people were supported
though emergency relief.
The aim of World Vision
is to engage people to
eliminate poverty and
its causes.
World Vision Australia began
in1966 and now works in 62
countries around the world.
· Emergency relief
World Vision was founded
in the USA during the 1950s.
World Vision seeks to educate
Australians about poverty. This
includes challenging people to take
action, such as letter writing and
visiting members of parliament.
World Vision also seeks to influence
business and government policy
affecting developing countries.
· Advocacy and education
World Vision works alongside poor
communities to find solutions to
problems like malnutrition, lack
of safe drinking water, illiteracy,
unemployment and disease.
· Community development
World Vision provides rapid
emergency relief to the victims of
war, flood, earthquake, or other
natural disaster. Workers in the
field will provide food, shelter,
medicine and other immediate
needs. This is followed by rebuilding
and rehabilitation programs to help
people to protect themselves better
from future disasters.
Roles
Organisation
· Child sponsors write letters to
encourage and support their
sponsored child.
· Australian businesses work with World
Vision to provide materials to build
local communities.
· Australian teachers help educate
young people about global issues.
·Helps governments and businesses to
address global poverty
·Australians are engaged to eliminate
poverty and its causes
·Development of small businesses
through loans and microfinance
·Support and care for orphans and
vulnerable children
·Greater gender equality
·Increased literacy
·Better prevention, treatment and care
of disease
· Increased agricultural produce
·Access to safe, drinking water and
sanitation
·Improved access to quality education
· Improved health care
·Communities affected by disasters
are rebuilt and empowered to be less
vulnerable to disasters
· Provides emergency food, shelter,
medicine and care in times of disaster
· Australians volunteer their time and
energy to meet with politicians and
write letters to support campaigns.
· Australians provide financial support
for projects by participating in the 40
Hour Famine and Child Sponsorship
programs.
Benefits of the
organisation’s work
How Australians help
the organisation
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Geography
Rwanda is a landlocked country in central Africa less than half the area of Tasmania.
It is a mountainous country and is popularly known as ‘land of a thousand hills’. It is
famous for its population of endangered gorillas.
People
Rwanda is one of the most densely populated countries in Africa. The population of
9 million is mainly rural. There are three ethnic groups – Hutu (84%), Tutsi (15%),
and Twa (1%). More than 90% of Rwandans are Christian, but small numbers are also
Muslim or have traditional beliefs. Kinyarwanda, English and French are the three
official languages.
History
Since 1895, Germany and then
Belgium took control of Rwanda. In
1962, Rwanda became an independent
country. However, since Belgian
control in 1916, Rwanda has had
a history of tension between the
Tutsi and Hutu people. Then, in April
1994, over 800,000 Tutsi and up to
30,000 moderate Hutu were killed by
Hutu armies and civilian militia. The
genocide lasted for 100 days until
soldiers from the Rwandan Patriotic
Front took control of the country.
During this time, almost three million
Rwandans fled to neighbouring countries
as refugees.
In 2003, the first presidential elections since the 1994 genocide were held. Rwanda
has since experienced peace and stability.
Economy
Rwanda is one of the poorest countries in the world. The economy is largely
agricultural, with 90 percent of the population working in subsistence farming.
Coffee and tea are grown for export while cereals, vegetables and rice are grown
as food crops.
Inadequate transport links limit export growth. For example, there are no ports or
railways and few major roads to other countries.
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Living conditions
80-90% of Rwandan people live in poverty on less than $2 a day – many with inadequate
shelter and little access to safe drinking water. Since the genocide, about half of all
households are headed by women and about 60,000 by children.
Diet
The Rwandan diet consists mainly of sweet potatoes and beans, with bananas, corn, peas,
millet, and fruits added in season. Beer and milk are important drinks. Most Rwandans eat
meat only about once or twice a month. Fish is eaten by those living near lakes.
Health
Malaria, HIV and AIDS, and malnutrition are the major health issues in the country.
Together with a lack of skilled medical staff, this means that 20% of all children die before
their fifth birthday. Also, life expectancy is only 44 years compared to the Australian life
expectancy of 80 years.
Education
Over 800,000 primary age children are not enrolled at school. For those who do attend,
learning is made difficult by a lack of basic materials such as books, pencils, school furniture
and a shortage of trained teachers. Class sizes are also very large (60-80 children).
Bamporiki, aged 8 years,
collects safe drinking water
from a spring.
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1. List the three main languages in Rwanda:
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2. Explain why a large number of children die before their fifth birthday:
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3. Find the words in bold that mean the following:
The deliberate destruction of an ethnic group:
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Surrounded by land: .............................................................................................................................
State of poor nutrition: ......................................................................................................................
Civilians trained as soldiers but not part of the regular army: .....................................................
Threatened with extinction: ....................................................................................................
4. How do these World Vision projects benefit the people of Rwanda?
Training new school teachers helps to .............................................................................................
Educating mothers about nutrition helps to .....................................................................................
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Improving access to safe drinking water by building wells helps to ............................................
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5. Name the four neighbouring countries that received Rwandan refugees: .................................
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1. Compare your life story with Christian’s story:
Christian’s story
My story
Where do you live?
What languages do you speak?
Who do you live with?
What is your favourite subject at
school?
What time does your school start?
How do you get to school?
What is your favourite lunch?
What do you enjoy doing outside
of school?
Where do you get your water
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What occupation would you like
when you are an adult?
2. With a partner, make a list of how your life is similar to and different from
Christian’s life.
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Beginning in April 1994, approximately 800,000 people were murdered in the Rwandan genocide.
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relief supplies and caring for unaccompanied children who had fled to safer parts of the country.
This included food, drinking water, temporary shelter, clothing, medicine and blankets.
As the refugees began to return to their homes after the killing, World Vision helped to reunite
children separated from their families. People returning to their villages and towns were
supported in their agriculture and helped in their grief and trauma. World Vision provided
counselling and conflict resolution activities that helped to bring peace and reconciliation in
communities.
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and shelters.
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Timeline
1916 – 1962 Rwanda occupied by Belgium. Under Belgian rule, Tutsi people in Rwanda were given privileged positions and this was resented by the Hutu population.
1962
Rwanda became an independent nation under Hutu leadership.
1959 – 1973 Tutsi people persecuted and over 700,000 exiled from Rwanda to neighbouring countries like Uganda and Burundi.
1990 – 1994 Government and media spread propaganda and division. Some Tutsi refugees formed the Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF) and invaded Rwanda. This led to civil war.
Many Tutsi people persecuted and killed.
April 1994
Rwandan President Habyarimana killed and genocide begins. Approximately one million people – mainly Tutsi - murdered in 100 days. United Nations peacekeepers not allowed to use force to protect people.
July 1994
Troops from Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF) gain control of the country and stop the genocide. Millions of Rwandans flee and become refugees.
1994
World Vision begins emergency humanitarian relief providing food, shelter, medicine and care for children.
1995
International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda established to punish crimes of genocide.
2000
World Vision begins long-term community development work.
2003First presidential election held since the genocide.
2008
World Vision continues to work with communities including Healing, Peace and Reconciliation workshops.
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