1. Uniforms for students of Linganwe School who do not currently have them. By January 2009, ROAR purchase uniforms for 500 students at Linganwe School. ROAR aims to continue to raise funds to purchase uniforms on a regular basis.
Project Status: Project Successful since 2005
2. Shoes for all students of Linganwe School. In February 2010, ROAR just managed to raise funds to purchase shoes for 1038 students at Linganwe school. ROAR aims to continue to raise funds to purchase shoes on a regular basis.
Project Status: Project Successful since 2009
Estimated Cost: At $AU5.00 per pair estimated cost for 1038 students $5200.00
3. Health cards for all students. Due to extreme poverty in the area, many children do not have access to medical facilities. ROAR will continue to raise funds to obtain and maintain annual health care cards for more than 1000 students at Linganwe School. ROAR aims to continue to raise funds to purchase health cards for newly enrolled students.
Project Status: Project Successful since 2009
4. Fresh clean water by means of a community well. From 2010 to 2013, ROAR plans to build a fresh water Well for the children of the Linganwe School. This will also provide facilities for the local village. We plan to utilise local engineers and workers to build the well in Linganwe school.
Project Status: Project commenced in December 2010 and to continue in 2011 and 2012.
Estimated Cost: Cost currently estimated at $41,000.
5. Teaching aids Text books, Exercise books, Writing materials, Maps and Charts (Rwanda, Africa and the World), Dictionaries (both English and French), books of grammar (English and French), posters (Maths, Health, and Science etc).
Project Status: Proposed date to commence this project is December 2013.
Estimated Cost: $AU 8,000
6. Buy sporting equipment such as soccer balls and basket balls. The teachers of Linganwe School have indicated that a lot of learning happens in an informal learning setting. It provides a means for children to learn social and communication skills, helping build friendships, kinship bonds and community reconciliation, important, especially following the aftermath of the 1994 genocide.
Project Status: Proposed deadline to commence this project is December 2013
Estimated Cost: $AU 5,000
7. Feeding programs providing a basic lunch for the children who attend school. With the school located in an agricultural area, we plan to use local farmers and local businesses to supply Linganwe School with produce, which would also support the local community.
Project Status: Proposed deadline to commence this project is December 2014
Estimated Cost: $AU 20,000 per year
8. Build a basic cottage for all ROAR volunteers within Rwanda and those travelling from Australia to Rwanda to visit the Linganwe school. We aim to develop and implement “Train the Trainer” programs where qualified Teachers and Trainers from Australia can contribute on a voluntary basis, by training local teachers and by teaching English to the children of Linganwe School.
Project Status: Proposed deadline to commence this project is December 2016
Estimated Cost: $AU 30,000
9. Build an art school for the children of Linganwe School. The idea is to try and get children to paint or do other craft works that ROAR could sell here in Australia with the hope it will generate income to continue to support the school. We are intending to sell some of the artwork to big children clothes designers and get them to donate a % back to ROAR of any sale they make.
Project Status: Proposed deadline to commence this project is December 2018
Estimated Cost: $AU 15,000 per year
10. Set up scholarship funds for the top 10 children who score above 80% in the final year, giving them the opportunity to enrol and continue their education in high school. ROAR aims to pay the school fees for these students who would not be able to consider high school without our support.
Project Status: Proposed deadline to commence this project is December 2020
Estimated Cost: Project research and Cost estimation currently in progress.