June Food Distribution and Family Engagement

Rwanda In Rwanda, our Kids Play families stopped by our program site on Thursday, June 18, to pick up a bag of maize flour each along with bars of soap. Our All Girls United players also received two packages of sanitary pads to ensure they’re able to keep up with...

How COVID-19 is Impacting our Communities

Gatagara, Rwanda The spread of COVID-19 is affecting the most vulnerable, especially children and youth. On March 21, the Government of Rwanda issued a country-wide lockdown—still in effect—disallowing movement outside the home and barring inter-city and district...

Jean Souvenir’s Story: the Vital Role of a Coach

On Tuesdays and Thursdays, you can find Souvenir heading down to the field early for informal time. He’s often wearing his signature shirt—a sleeveless, white tunic-style top with a black stripe down the center—and hanging around the wooden goal posts, awaiting Head...

SPOTLIGHT- Master Coach, Uwimana Eric

Eric has been a coach with Kids Play-Rwanda (KPR) since 2012. At the time, Eric was playing volleyball in the Rwanda Champions League and Jean Paul, President of KPR’s Rwanda Board of Directors was his coach. Jean Paul knew Eric very well, recognized his...

KPI from Rwanda: Busy, busy, busy!

This past week was a busy one for KPI! It would be nearly impossible to share all of our news and progress in one readable post so we split into highlights below. PARENT’S DAY KPI hosted Parents Day last Sunday, June 22nd.  All 110 KPI participants were present...