{"id":56143,"date":"2025-11-03T10:51:38","date_gmt":"2025-11-03T10:51:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/sherrie-silver-raises-over-frw-14-million-at-the-silver-gala\/"},"modified":"2025-11-03T10:51:27","modified_gmt":"2025-11-03T10:51:27","slug":"sherrie-silver-raises-over-frw-14-million-at-the-silver-gala","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/sherrie-silver-raises-over-frw-14-million-at-the-silver-gala\/","title":{"rendered":"Sherrie Silver raises over Frw 14 million at \u201cThe Silver Gala\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

The funds were collected through an auction organized as part of the event. The first item auctioned was a PSG (Paris Saint-Germain) jersey signed by the team\u2019s players, which was bought by Mutesi Jolly for $1,000 (approximately Frw 1,449,500).<\/p>\n

Other bids included $800 for a two-night stay at a hotel in Kibuye, $2,900 for a gorilla trekking experience, $1,200 for another charity activity, $1,800 for a one-night stay at a hotel in Kiyovu, and $2,000 for a night at a luxury hotel. The total amount raised reached Frw 14,132,625.<\/p>\n

The funds will support over 1,000 children under the Sherrie Silver Foundation.<\/p>\n

In addition to this contribution, BK Foundation pledged to cover the school fees for 100 children supported by the Sherrie Silver Foundation, whether enrolled in public or private schools. <\/p>\n

Ingrid Karangwayire, the Executive Director of BK Foundation, said the initiative reflects their commitment to promoting education.<\/p>\n

Sherrie Silver expressed gratitude to everyone who attended and contributed to the event, saying the funds will be used to support education, health, and the well-being of vulnerable children assisted by her foundation.<\/p>\n

The gala also featured other highlights, including awarding the fashion brand \u201cIcyacumi\u201d with $5,000, and Bwiza, who was named Best Dressed, received $1,000.<\/p>\n

Artists such as Ross Kana, Chriss Eazy, Massamba Intore, Chella from Nigeria, Sherrie Silver, Vex Prince, Juno Kizigenza, and Butera Knowless entertained the audience throughout the night.<\/p>\n

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Internationally acclaimed dancer and philanthropist Sherrie Silver, Sherrie Silver and winner of the MTV Video Music Award for Best Choreography in 2018, raised more than Frw 14 million during \u201cThe Silver Gala,\u201d event held on Saturday, November 1, 2025.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":62,"featured_media":2000097139,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[75],"byline":[170],"hashtag":[],"class_list":["post-56143","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-homenews","byline-igihe"],"bylines":[{"id":170,"name":"IGIHE","slug":"igihe","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":8}],"contributors":[{"id":170,"name":"IGIHE","slug":"igihe","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":8}],"featured_image":{"id":2000097139,"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/sherrie_silver_yakoze_ibi_birori_ku_nshuro_ya_kabiri-a388b.jpg","alt":"","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","width":0,"height":0,"sizes":{"thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/sherrie_silver_yakoze_ibi_birori_ku_nshuro_ya_kabiri-a388b.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"medium":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/sherrie_silver_yakoze_ibi_birori_ku_nshuro_ya_kabiri-a388b.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"medium_large":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/sherrie_silver_yakoze_ibi_birori_ku_nshuro_ya_kabiri-a388b.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"large":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/sherrie_silver_yakoze_ibi_birori_ku_nshuro_ya_kabiri-a388b.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"full":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/sherrie_silver_yakoze_ibi_birori_ku_nshuro_ya_kabiri-a388b.jpg","width":0,"height":0}}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56143","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/62"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=56143"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56143\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2000097139"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=56143"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=56143"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=56143"},{"taxonomy":"byline","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/byline?post=56143"},{"taxonomy":"hashtag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hashtag?post=56143"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}