Rwanda is one of the smallest countries on the African continent, and the most densely populated one. There are around 463 inhabitants per 1km2 here! Due to its natural landscape, Rwanda is sometimes referred to as a land of a thousand hills, and due to its history, also a land of a thousand problems.
03.10.2021
It is time to say goodbye to Albertine. She was very conscious about her passing. She died with a smile on her face and her last words were to the hospice staff: “You can go now. God is leading me to a beautiful peace’.
Our 17-year-old patient died a few moments ago. She left us a memory of extraordinary strength and courage in the fight against the disease, and of gratitude for every little gesture. We will remember her smile, the way she took joy in every single day.
Albertine was grateful to everyone she didn’t know but who helps the hospice and makes this place so special. Thank you for the opportunities, the medicines, for every day given to a patient at the hospice (you covered every day of Albertine’s stay). It is also thanks to you that Kabuga is not a place to die. Here one LIVES until the very end.
07.04.2024
Christine screams at night, haunted by her nightmares. As April 7th approaches, she curls up into a ball and stays that way for the next week. 30 years ago, she lost everyone. Her husband, children, even neighbors. Memories tear the healed wounds wide open. The same thing repeats, year after year. In early April, the […]
22.01.2024
“Grandma, please get up, let’s eat something! Grandma!” Alarmed by the screams, the neighbors rushed to Félicité and her granddaughter Aline’s house. They found a terrified 14-year-old trying to wake up the unconscious senior. As they took the elderly lady to the hospital, Aline, who is hard of hearing, couldn’t understand their explanations. She screamed […]
18.08.2023
“We were frightened when she fell over. But the really chilling thing was the silence when, instead of crying, she didn’t get up. You could feel that the whole world was holding its breath. We only keep in touch with Melat’s dad via WhatsApp, as he has never stopped looking to the farthest corners of […]
