Lake Kivu Leadership & Community Impact
This 10-day program in Rwanda combines early childhood education, healthcare support, environmental action, and youth empowerment with Rwanda’s powerful story of recovery and resilience. Students stay at a lakeside resort on Lake Kivu, volunteer with Youth Uplift Initiative programs, and explore how compassion can be turned into action through community-led projects.
Date:11/10/26
Location:
Kigali · Nyamasheke · Rusizi, Rwanda
Program Details
Base: Lake Kivu resort with open outdoor learning spaces, group work areas, Wi‑Fi, and direct access to the lake for sunsets and reflection.
Core activities:
Support YUP’s Early Childhood Development centres through storytelling, arts, play-based learning, and meal support for young children.
Join hospital outreach days focused on non-clinical support, cleanliness, and public health awareness campaigns.
Take part in community impact days: household support, water collection, home repairs, and neighbourhood clean‑ups with local residents.
Lead or join environmental conservation and tree‑planting activities with churches and community groups, linking climate action to local livelihoods.
Spend a full day at the Youth Talent Hub for dance, arts, sports, leadership circles, and mentoring sessions with local youth.
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