Well, once again here I am in Rwanda at Padri Vjeko Centre! I arrived October 4th and “hit the ground running,” as the saying goes... There’s never a dull moment here... And so much to do! The new curriculum that we have been trying to deliver for the past couple of years is proving to be very, very challenging! The organization of the content...

I arrived in Rwanda from Canada with six small point & shoot cameras donated by family and members of our local photography club. The school was very excited to receive these cameras and send their heartfelt thanks. They will be used a lot. The plan was to give students and staff the chance to learn a bit about photography...

Volunteer or Visitor… which are you? A visitor is someone who comes to visit Kivumu, to enjoy the experience of taking in the sights and sounds of Rwanda from a village prospective. A visitor arranges their own time schedule but still respects the timetable of the friary for all meals, prayer times and arrivals and departures. A visitor stays at...

Saturday, June 23rd was a special day in Kivumu. We celebrated the school day in remembrance and in celebration of the feast day of Saint Vjeko and after which our school was named. The day started with the morning Mass in the big compound of the school, officiated by Fra Aloys who is Parish Priest at Kivumu Parish and Father Kimenyi...

Every time I leave Canada for Rwanda to work at Padri Vjeko Centre, I ask myself, “what shall I do this time?” And every time I arrive to find a multitude of tasks waiting for me. This time was no exception. Let me see if I can list a few of them... First of all there is the Tailoring section of the school. We now have one hundred and ninety-seven tailoring...