"I commend you on the outstanding work being done by Msaada. It may seem a drop in the ocean in a situation where there is great need but to those who benefit, your help is a Godsend.

"Rwanda is a beautiful country with beautiful people. The roots of their troubles to a large extent lie in their colonial past. They need help to heal and to prosper. I am delighted that Msaada is raising funds to help Rwandans help themselves. It is a wonderful investment."


The Most Reverend Desmond M Tutu, Archbishop Emeritus

"We who care about what happened in Rwanda in 1994 owe it to those unfortunate people to let them know that some of us are willing to share their pain and to do something meaningful to help address it."

Fergal Keane, Msaada Founder

"Msaada's extraordinary work is bringing a life-force of hope and stability to one of the most damaged societies on Earth. I give them all my admiration and support."

Joanna Lumley, Actress

Montrose

Restaurant

Msaada

Charity Lunch

& fine wine auction

23 April 2010


The Montrose Restaurant, Southborough Common, Southborough, Tunbridge Wells.

Tel: 01892 513161 Email:bookings@montroserestaurant.co.uk


Msaada was established in the Blackmore Vale area of North Dorset/South Wiltshire, to help Rwandans rebuild their lives following the 1994 genocide, through self-sustainable development projects and education.

The group was founded with the support of Fergal Keane of the BBC who reported on the atrocities in Rwanda in 1994 which left about one million dead and millions of lives in ruins.

Msaada - a Swahili word meaning help - is working with Excel Primary School in Rwamagana (which promotes the education and integration of students regardless of ethnic background); SURF (the Survivors’ Fund); Rwamagana Secondary School, the Subiruseke Association, and the Association des Veuves du Genocide Agahozo (AVEGA), a self-help group who are seeking to assist 3,852 widows and 11,473 orphans in the Kibungo area of Rwanda left destitute after the horrors of the ethnic cleansing. Msaada seeks to establish self-sustaining projects to encourage prosperity, development and growth. Msaada provides support on the basis of the need, and capacity, of the local people. Support is not based on ethnic, religious or political considerations.








9 Leddington Way, Gillingham, Dorset, SP8 4FF

Telephone: 01747 823690

e-mail: msaadarwanda@yahoo.com

Msaada is a UK Registered Charity Number 1111819

Please donate now at www.justgiving.com/msaada Msaada will ensure that the funds will reach the people and places in Rwanda where it is most neededhttp://www.justgiving.com/msaadashapeimage_5_link_0