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Western Rwanda HIV/AIDS Healthcare Initiative
Project Partners Professionals guiding the Initiative include experts in the area of church mobilization, community based healthcare, HIV/AIDS clinical care, cross-cultural training and support, and healthcare delivery. Rwanda Steering Committee
(cross-denominational church leaders) Local Churches in Rwanda The Government of Rwanda,
represented by The Ministry of Health The Kibuye District Hospital The Karongi District, Rwanda Government The University of Maryland Foundation Saddleback Valley Community Church ................................................................................................................ “We are proud to see the dream become reality. The church is the last mile in service to the community. No other organization has a greater distribution network and the ability to provide grassroots healthcare” Robert Redfield MD,
Director of Clinical Care and Research,
Institute for Human Virology,
The University of Maryland ................................................................................................................ “We are encouraged by this pilot project that seeks to demonstrate the strength of enabling the local churches to make a holistic impact in the lives of communities, and are yet to see more happening. A partnership between the church, the government and the private sector can indeed make the difference.” Archbishop Emmanuel Kolini,
Chairman, Rwanda National Steering Committee ................................................................................................................ “Envision the future. If you walk through this
community next year, radical transformation will have taken place. Instead of painful suffering or death due to lack of access to medical care,
thousands will enjoy better health and longer lives. Children will not be orphaned. Communities
will be developed; families and churches will have grown. Those who choose to become partners in this Initiative will experience the joy of significant progress. People will look back and know you cared.” Elizabeth Styffe RN, MN
Director HIV/AIDS, Orphan Care, and
Western Rwanda HIV/AIDS Healthcare Initiatives
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