After graduating from KSDC, Richard went on to work in the camp Justice department. He said: “Asserting our right to self-governance is essential for our state. I hope we can realize our aspirations for a society in which all ethnic groups are unified through a shared empathy.”
His confidence and sense of self-worth were renewed after the treatment program. “I want to share my life-changing experience with friends who want to be free of addiction. They need to know there is a way to quit and that it is never too late.”
Solange received a lot of valuable coaching through the business training, and she put every bit of information gleaned from the program into practice. “The store provides a steady income and new customers keep coming. Everybody has to eat.”
Having received the health training and the baby kit, Naw Eh is able to practice good hygiene without having to sacrifice the family’s food budget.
How can we know what is best for communities when we are not of their culture and we do not live there? The REI mission is to shift the power to the community.
Jean Luke Shibomana’s journey to independence in Kenya is a story of perseverance and determination.
Naw Ah Mu Htoo is Director of Karenni Evergreen. She would like "to see peace and no more fighting. I would like people to live harmoniously with their environment."
A team from REI made a field visit to Nairobi, Kenya from 24 to 28 June 2024. During the visit we met 13 beneficiaries and visited the training institute where beneficiaries learn about business and receive skills training.
Imelda received a resettlement kit that benefited her family as well as extending support to her neighbors.
The ripple of REI funding reaches well into the community, as the wife of a beneficiary in the addiction rehabilitation program explains "I was so happy to see this change in his life, and now we could build a new future together."