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Damas Mutezintare Gisimba
Damas is the legal representative for the children of the center. He seeks funding for GMC, and serves as the center's Rwandan government representative. |
Ildephonse Niyongana
Ildephonse is the patron of the center. He stands as a father figure for the children, and serves as a liaison between the children and their sponsors. He is in charge of correspondence with donors and volunteers. |
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Charity
Charity is a house mother who started at GMC after the 1994 genocide. She needed employment, but didn't want just any job. Charity wanted to help some of the many orphans of the genocide. |
Alphonsine
Alponsine started volunteering at orphanages after the genocide. Upon moving closer to Kigali, she found GMC. Alphonsine is a survivor of the genocide, and was witness to the extreme pain in her country. She also saw many miracles happening all around her, and recognized the goodness of God. Alphonsine saw what God had made for her, and as a result wanted to help the children.
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Kabatesi Anonciate
Kabatesi Anonciate started working at Gisimba Orphanage during the war. At the time soldiers were taking babies that were left in houses, and giving them to nearby civilians. Kabatesi Anonciate cared for some of these babies at two centers in Northeast Rwanda, set up by RPF troops. She worked in those centers until the end of the war. A lot of those children were sent to Gisimba, so she followed them there. She does this as a job, but thinks of it as a vocation. |
 House Mothers At GMC there are four house mothers that live at the center, and four day staff that serve as 'moms' as well. The moms provide all the children with education and affection. Many of the mothers treat the children as their own. These women are also responsible for the hygiene, behavior, and manners of the young children. They all work very hard to create a nurturing home and family enviroment for all the children. |
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