{"id":75370,"date":"2026-05-15T16:21:58","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T15:21:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spaziospadoni.org\/hic-sum\/rwanda-africa-progetto-28-di-72\/"},"modified":"2026-07-22T12:33:18","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T11:33:18","slug":"rwanda-africa-project-28-of-72","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/spaziospadoni.org\/en\/hic-sum\/rwanda-africa-project-28-of-72\/","title":{"rendered":"Rwanda – Africa | Project #28 of 72"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Sister Agnes – Butare (Rwanda)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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PROJECT 28 of 72<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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MISSION<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Place<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Butare<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Diocese<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Butare<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Nation<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rwanda<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Continent<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Africa<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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GPS coordinates<\/p>\n\n\n\n

-2.60697 29.74359<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Jet lag<\/p>\n\n\n\n

UTC+2<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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CONGREGATION<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Congregation<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fraternit\u00e9 des Consacres de la Communaut\u00e9 Ingoro Y\u2019Urukundo (Demeure de la Charit\u00e9)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Mother House<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Huye<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Diocese<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Butare<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Nation<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rwanda<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Continent<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Africa<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Congregational celebration<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Feast of Pentecost<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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GPS coordinates<\/p>\n\n\n\n

-2.60697 29.74359<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Jet lag<\/p>\n\n\n\n

UTC+2<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Referent<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sister Agnes and Sister Esperance<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Mother General<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sister Germaine Mukamugema<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Website<\/p>\n\n\n\n

hhcj.it<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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TRAINING INSTITUTION<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Name<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Misericordia di Stiava<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Place<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stiava (LU)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Nation<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Italy<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Continent<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Europe<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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GPS coordinates<\/p>\n\n\n\n

43.89840 10.31859<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Jet lag<\/p>\n\n\n\n

UTC+1<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Start date<\/p>\n\n\n\n

21\/02\/2022<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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End date<\/p>\n\n\n\n

August 2022<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Tutors<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Emma Tommasi<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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REAL SPACE<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Project manager<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sister Agnes and Sister Esperance<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Start date<\/p>\n\n\n\n

15 2022<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Typology<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pane di Misericordia<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Pane di Misericordia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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sister_agnes_kamanyana-spazio + spadoni<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

In Butare, Sister Agnes, thanks to the support of spazio + spadoni, has developed the social enterprise which translates into a small bakery in which she produces bread and confectionery products to sell to the population. Part of the proceeds is used to support the religious community, and part is donated to the poor. The activity has thus also become an active response to the great poverty of this region. Given the success of the activity, a second mini project in the field of sewing and embroidery was activated. Sister Agnes attended a course lasting several months and now also produces sacred vestments.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sister Agnes arrives in Italy on February 21, 2022, and is welcomed with great enthusiasm by Misericordia di Stiava. The small size of the village allows Sister Agnes to successfully integrate into the community. Various organizations are taking action to offer her multifaceted training. She tries to improve her Italian thanks to lessons from volunteer staff, follows a course in baking, sewing, first aid and moves around the area visiting the places of greatest interest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On August 22, 2022, Sister Agnes returned to Rwanda, to the diocese of Butare. Butare is a town of almost 90,000 inhabitants. In the difficult economic-social conditions in which this territory finds itself, the Dimora della Carit\u00e0 Sisters operate who mainly deal with the education of children and young people, the reception and training of women through professional courses and medical assistance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read more<\/strong> Monsignor Blaise Forissier<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Timeline<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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2021<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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03.02 | Start of report<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The Congregation joins the HIC SUM project<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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2022<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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21.02 | Arrival nun<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Sister Agnes arrives in Italy and is immediately welcomed by Misericordia di Stiava<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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03-04-05 | Training<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Sister Agnes follows various training and specific courses on first aid, baking, cutting and sewing, Works of Mercy<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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06-09.06 | Training<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Technical training of the HIC SUM project at the Convent of San Cerbone (LU) <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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22.08 | Departure nun<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Sister Agnes returns to Butare, Rwanda<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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15.12 | First loan disbursed<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The financing is aimed at purchasing the oven, the refrigerator and a generator<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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2023<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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February | Start of sale<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Sister Agnes begins selling the products she produces <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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20.09 | Second loan disbursed<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The financing is aimed at paying for the sewing course <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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October | Training<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

With the money obtained from the sale of the Social Enterprise’s products, the Congregation decides to support in-depth training on sewing and embroidery with Sister Agnes<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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November | spazio + spadoni meets the nuns in Rwanda<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

On the occasion of a missionary trip to the Democratic Republic of Congo, Selene goes to Rwanda, Butare and Rwamagana to meet and greet Sister Agnes, Sister Esperance and Sister Luminatha <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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04.05 | Works of Mercy with volunteers<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Periodically, Sister Agnes and volunteers go to do apostolate in Kabutare hospital<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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10.06 | Works of Mercy with volunteers<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Periodically, Sister Agnes and volunteers go to do apostolate in Kabutare hospital <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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08.10 | Third loan disbursed<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The financing is aimed at strengthening the catering activity that the sisters already carry out<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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18.10 | Works of Mercy with volunteers<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Periodically, Sister Agnes and the volunteers go to do apostolate in the hospital <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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23.11 | Rwamagana volunteers party<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

A delegation from the Butare volunteer groups goes to Rwamagana for Sister Luminatha\u2019s volunteer celebration <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Project Evaluations<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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April 2022 The Congregation presents the<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Social Enterprise project to spazio + spadoni<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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2022 May The Social Enterprise project<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

consists of the installation of a small bakery<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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2022 December With Sister Esperance, Bursar<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

General of the Congregation, who was in Italy for a course on the Works of Mercy promoted by spazio + spadoni, the results obtained from Sister Agnes’s project are discussed<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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2023 June Sister Esperance reports<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

on the performance of the Social Enterprise<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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2023 July<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Monitoring<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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2024 January Project monitoring in<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

online mode<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Photos and videos<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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