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CENTRE PRESBYTERIEN

C D'AMOUR DES JEUNES - C.P.A.J

 

 

The Presbyterian Church of Rwanda (E.P.R) was founded by the Germans in 1907, and became an independent national organisation in 1956. In response to the needs of the street children, E.P.R opened a centre for them in KICUKIRO, known as "Centre Presbyterien d'Amour Des Jeunes" (C.P.J) ,which literally means "the Presbytérian Centre of love for the young" The centre has been in operation since 1998 (Winne).

 

Services at CPAJ

• The Centre Presbyterien d'Amour Des Jeunes, which is home to 45 boys.
• Helping streetchildren find work and a place in society.
• Providing skills and vocational training for older children and young people who have been marginalized. This group, who live and work around a dump in Nyanza are too old to go back to school.
• Wherever possible we assist with family reunification.
• Primary and secondary education for street children
• Artisan training for young adults who are able to continue their studies.
• Agriculture and animal breeding programmes
• Sensitisation to the struggle and prevention against AIDS
• Art therapy and psychosocial support
• Interaction with increasing numbers of street children
• Reintegration of street children back into families
• We also monitor and follow their progress once they leave the centre and offer advice and/ or assistance whenever necessary.
  

 

Purpose

• Our aim is to work together to alleviate the existing serious problem of children living and working on the street.
  

 

Other relevant information

• Founded in: 1998
• Religious or political affiliations: Presbyterian
• Open for new children: ?
• Open for volunteers: ?
• How to join a programme: Contact the center
• Demands for the children: ?

 

Financial information

• Donors: The Prebyterian Church
• Expenses: ?
• Number of Employees and Volunteers: ?
• Lacks: Unfortunaly the centre is not able to give assistance to all the street children who ask for help as it does not have sufficient means to meet the needs of the increasing number of children.