Rwandan Youth Information Community Organisation

Rwandan Youth Information Community Organisation RYICO Community Base, 113 Queens Road Brighton, East Sussex BN1 3XG United Kingdom 01273 234836 http://www.ryico.org

Mission

RYICO's mission is to support young people in Rwanda that have been left in difficult and vulnerable circumstances, many as a result of the 1994 genocide. This does this through Centre Marembo, a youth centre that provides access to advice, emotional support, training, accommodation and education. Through these services RYICO aims to empower and equip young people with the knoweldge and skills to enable them to make informed decisions about their futures.

Programs

Through Centre Marembo (CM) RYICO runs several projects. Many young people access the centre through the weekly DROP-IN facility which is an open access service where street children people can meet, wash, eat and play in a safe place. CM also publishes a YOUTH JOURNAL, a magazine which promotes health and wellbeing messages to young people. CM runds a variety of vocational training and income generating projects. It also provides housing and schooling for 32 former street children.

Current Projects on GlobalGiving

Supporting vulnerable young people in Rwanda

Personnel Overview

Vivenie Niragira - Director: UK
Vivenie currently runs rYico operations in the UK. Previously, Viv has worked in the UK with groups of young refugees, homeless young people and disabled children and has undertaken a variety of fundraising activities for different Rwandan charities. She co-founded the charity in 2003. Her role includes volunteer coordination, advocacy and fundraising.

Nicolette Nsabimana - Project Coordinator
Nicolette joined Centre Marembo in 2007 having worked previously for the office of the Mayor of Kigali and the Ministry of Youth and Culture. She has now turned her hand to social support for young people and leads on project development, oversees training activities and the welfare of the residents and leads on fundraising activities in Rwanda.

Anna Chippendale - Trustee
Anna has been Treasurer on rYico's board of trustees since the charity's inception in 2003. She has visited Rwanda on two occasions and provides voluntary day to day support to rYico's UK operations. She works for the International HIV/AIDS Alliance in the programmes department.

Personnel Statistics

Vivenie Niragira,
Director (UK)
Founded in 2003
Employees: 2
Volunteers: 10

Financial Statistics

Budget (2009): £ 53,264
Budget (2008): £ 46,371
Maximum Budget: £ 93,995
Overhead: 7 %
Other funding sources: Bottletop, Aall Foundation, Aspira fund, World Bank small projects, public sponsorship through standing orders, one-off donations and sponsored events
Religious Affiliation: none