Entrance Fee: £5.00
Sunday afternoon in the heart of Cambridge....
All proceeds go towards our African project supporting the
Child Africa International School in Uganda. Click here for more details about this project.
Sacha DeVelle is the founder of Cambridge to Africa, originally set up with the primary aim of raising awareness of child sponsorship in Uganda. Sacha sponsors two children, Chrispus and Charity, through the Ugandan organisation Child Africa International and returns regularly to see them and work at the Child Africa International School in Kabale.
Paul Runesha is originally from the DR Congo and now resides in Cambridge where he studies International Development at the Humanitarian Centre. Paul's experience growing up on the Congalese/Rwandan border offers a unique insight into the realities of the region and highlights the humanitarian disaster currently unfolding in this region 18 years later.
Christa Wuethrich has worked as a journalist and aid worker in Mali, Senegal, Rwanda, Nepal, Mexico and Ecuador. She has a Masters Degree in Peace and Conflict Studies from the University of Queensland, Australia and extensive experience working in the field for diverse organisations and projects. International development is her passion, you're sure to enjoy this talk!
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Cambridge to Africa presents an afternoon of talks, music and conversation at the Michaelhouse Centre in the Chancel Room.
Artwork courtesy of Jenny Grewcock
For more information phone Sacha on 07902004156
email info@cambridgetoafrica.org
Entrance fee: £5.00
Payment can be made on-line with our PayPal facility or at the door.
Presentations
Child sponsorship in Uganda: Where does your money go?
Dr Sacha DeVelle (Cambridge)
African Child sponsorship is a tricky business. Where does the money go and even more importantly, does the child even exist? These questions crossed my mind while in the process of investigating sponsorship choices in Africa.
This presentation gives a birds eye view of the sponsorship process with Child Africa International, from choosing your child through to where the money is spent. It also attempts to address some of the larger more empirical questions for and against child sponsorship programmes in developing countries.
The aftermath of the Rwandan genocide: the forgotten Banyamurenge
Paul Runesha (DR Congo)
This presentation discusses the aftermath of the Rwandan genocide. It focusses on the 'Banyamurenge' a Congolese ethnic group of Tutsi origin, who today continue to inhabit one of the largest refugee camps on the Rwandan/Congolese border. I will outline the historical background to this ethnic group, how the Rwandan war impacted on their lives and the problems surrounding their long term incarcaration in this refugee camp.
Why do development projects fail?
Christa Wuethrich (Switzerland)
An international development project can receive everything to engineer its success: money, support and knowledge. But eventually the project fails. Why does this happen, what are the reasons and which aspects are crucial to its success? This presentation focuses on the implementation of different development projects in third world countries in order to address the answers to such questions.
Newsflash!
We have another speaker bringing an added perspective from West Africa:
Rocco Falconer will be presenting on 'The challenges of developing Sierra Leone'
The Michaelhouse Centre is situated in Trinity Street, central Cambridge, just down from Great St Mary's church.
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