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Building Community
Welcome! Murakaza neza! Karibu!
Rwanda Youth Partnership and Rungano-Ndota Initiative operate with a community approach.
Building community is the foundation of all we do.
Take a look at our community in action.
Naturally, collaboration and trust grow out of respect. We need to know one another. Rwandan culture, like many cultures around the world, emphasizes relationships more than the traditions of individualism that some of us grew up with, particularly in the USA. When we build relationships, our efforts are stronger and more lasting. We try to keep a long-term view and truly build this effort together.
Building community also helps us overcome the destructive legacy of colonialism and all its related prejudices and pitfalls. As we collaborate, we are operating in the shadow of many generations of exploitation and mistrust. With differences in languages and cultures as well, our relationships need to be resilient in order to be productive. Patience, humility, and warm spirits are necessary to sustain this positive global community and
its important work.
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