orphans

We visited some "orphan houses" as you will see these are grown men. They are called orphans because they were orphaned during the genocide. They were then living on the streets, however through Solace they were given Sponsors. This not only gave them a home but as Roland, shown in the photo, said it gave him his dignity. He was very humble as he told us that he could buy himself clothes and that it allowed him to feel like everyone else, as up until then he had no work and no family to support him to do this. That is something we all take for granted yet he values it so dearly now.

The photos also show our bus being swarmed by children. This is a very common occurrence; they all want to greet the "Buzungu" (white men). Their smiles and warm welcomes are now something we get everywhere we go.