Rwanda

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Sponsors have helped Rwandan children since 1980, when Compassion teamed up with churches in Rwanda to fight poverty.

central Africa

sports: soccer, volleyball, basketball

foods: plantains, sweet potatoes, meat skewers, mandazi (a doughnut-like snack)

celebrations: Kwita Izina (a gorilla-naming ceremony), Holy Week, Assumption, Boxing Day

has more women in government than any other country

mountain gorillas, chimpanzees, chameleons, giraffes

Poverty Pitfalls


Many people don't have electricity at home.	Kids who don't have light at home can do homework at their Compassion centers instead.
Mosquitoes give people malaria, which can be deadly.	Sponsored children at risk of malaria receive bed nets to keep out mosquitoes at night.
Families can't pay school costs.	Sponsors help cover school costs so sponsored children can get an education and find good jobs as adults.

Printable: Discover Rwanda Map Download Print

a little smaller than Maryland

money: franc

home to Lake Kivu, one of the world's deepest

home to Volcanoes National Park, where many great apes live

Residents clean up their neighborhoods on the last Saturday of each month.

known for imigongo, unique art made with cow dung

Stats	Rwanda 🇷🇼	United States 🇺🇸
Population	11,901,484	[field usa_stats_usa_population option=true]
People Living in Poverty	39.1%	[field usa_stats_usa_poverty option=true]
Languages	Kinyarwanda, French, English, Swahili	[field usa_stats_usa_languages option=true]
Religions	Protestant 50.2%, Roman Catholic 44.3%, none 2.5%, Muslim 2%, other 0.9%	[field usa_stats_usa_religions option=true]
Typical Family Income	$2,100 per year	[field usa_stats_usa_income option=true]