Empowering Communities, Transforming Lives: The Impact of CARSA’s Empower Workshop
Empowering Communities, Transforming Lives: The Impact of CARSA’s Empower Workshop
Empowering young people through financial literacy
On June 20-21, a dozen students in CARSA’s education sponsorship program gathered at Chris Hotel to participate in an intensive seminar on “Financial Literacy: Empowering Your Financial Future.”
CARSA gave me the right skills; I’m now rich, and it helped me live in harmony with genocide victims. -Celestin, a former genocide perpetrator
Meet Mbarushimana Celestin, a father of 6 children, a model farmer, and a former genocide perpetrator from Cyeza Sector, Muhanga District, Southern Rwanda. Celestin is one example of thousands of people who benefited from CARSA’s various initiatives and tried to put them into practice and changed their entire lives in 3 aspects: Socially, psychologically, and economically.
Resilience Cell Groups (RCG) offer a place to heal and thrive post-genocide
The post-genocide reconciliation process has been very difficult because of the genocide effects that affected community members socially and psychologically. It was hard for a genocide offender and a victim to live in harmony after a crime like that of genocide but with the power of God and pragmatic initiatives like RCG (Resilience Cell Group) people have chosen to step beyond forgiveness, embrace reconciliation and work together for holistic change.