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    Though the Rwandan Genocide against the Tutsi occurred over 25 years ago, many of our staff - and people across the country - are still experiencing pain and trauma as a result of the events that took place. At Handspun Hope, we believe in caring for the whole person, which is why we’ve provided group and individual counseling services since 2012. Since October 10th is World Mental Health Day, we wanted to share a bit about the services and support we offer to our staff, their families and communities. Led by head counselor Olive Muhawenimana and her assistant...

      In Rwanda, graduating from secondary school is a major achievement. An education in not guaranteed in Rwanda and a family must be able to pay for school fees, text books and uniform fees in order for a child to attend school.   The average cost to send one child to school is approximately $80 annually. This is a tremendous amount for a Rwandese family….and if a family has multiple children, there is simply no way to pay for an education for all of them.   We at Handspun Hope contribute toward the school fees of every child...

    This month, we are continuing our sponsorship features. Both of the talented artisans you’ll meet below are partially sponsored. When one of our employees is fully sponsored, it means a generous donor or group of donors has agreed to make monthly donations in her honor. A sponsorship can be in any amount and it takes $150 fully sponsors one woman. You can read more about sponsorship levels by clicking here. While the levels are set amounts, you may make a monthly donation of any amount and we will combine them to create full sponsorship for one woman.  ...