{Saturday 9th May saw Hope Academy Rwanda end their Solidarity Campaign 2015 with a Festival of Culture, celebrating the diversity of the school. The motto of the event was: “Unity through diversity”.}
17 nationalities were represented through students and staff, with each dressed in traditional costume. The programme included songs, dances, and poetry readings before culminating in a fashion show to reveal all the different cultures that make up Hope Academy Rwanda.
Handicrafts were on sale from Rwanda and Kenya, with school staff running stands to explain their own cultures. Students’ art work was exhibited and a piece of art by the school’s art teacher was auctioned.
The Festival was also the final event in the school’s campaign to raise funds for a rehabilitation centre for street boys, Les Enfant De Dieu, on the outskirts of Kigali. When everything has been counted, the proceeds will be used to provide food, bedding, and stationery for the boys at the centre.
Hope Academy Rwanda administration would like to thank everyone – both inside the school and out – for their support during the Festival and Campaign; we couldn’t have done it without you.
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