Rwanda is one of the smallest countries on the African continent and also the most densely populated. There are about 525 inhabitants per square kilometre! Because of its natural landscape, Rwanda is known as the “land of a thousand hills”, and because of its history, also the “land of a thousand problems”.
Before coming to Kabuga, she went through a lot. She didn’t have the conditions to be sick, but the illness didn’t take that into account. Abandoned, lonely, and neglected, she experienced the cruelty of poverty and lack of independence. When she arrived in Kabuga, it was as if her life began again.
The patients come to us exhausted. Often neglected, powerless. It’s clear they are suffering, their eyes show a deep, existential sadness. It only takes a moment for them to grow into this place, to call it home. They forget their pain and loneliness. That’s how it was with Virginie.
There is no hospice without beds. In Kabuga, Rwanda, we restore dignity, bring relief from suffering, and turn the greatest human tragedies into joy from every new morning. We help the sick live until the very end, although elsewhere they wouldn’t be able to cope with their suffering. The comfort of our patients is our highest priority. That’s why the hospice needs you today!
Your regular support allows us to maintain this extraordinary place, but the time has come for us to invest in the purchase of specialized beds. The ones we have have been serving patients since the hospice was opened. They really need to be replaced.
The cost of 20 specialized rehabilitation beds, along with anti-bedsore mattresses, is about €30,000. Not a small amount, but considering how crucial this equipment is for restoring the dignity of palliative patients, we cannot save on this. SynergyOil Poland understood this very well, and without a moment’s hesitation, the company donated over €10,000, 1/3 of the needed amount. Following SynergyOil, the Hospice Foundation joined the fundraiser, donating €9,300. To fund the remaining 1/3, we need you!
Do you want to be part of the group that will provide relief and help manage pain for patients for many years to come?
10 euro. That’s what we’re asking you for today. We will ask the same of 2,000 other people. This could really be the best-spent 10 euro today.
Join us in getting those beds!
26.08.2025
An hour’s walk to school. Under a tattered uniform, notebooks that simply dissolve during the rainy season. Disappear. Education is not just learning to read and write. It’s the only lifeline you can grab when fate has been pulling you down since birth. It’s the promise that your story doesn’t have to be the same […]
23.05.2025
On Wednesday, 21 May 2025, a ceremony of special significance took place at the Presidential Palace. On Humanitarian Aid Day, the President of Poland, Andrzej Duda, honored people whose lives bear witness to extraordinary dedication to others. Among them was Sister Maria Piątek, director of the only hospice in Rwanda—run by the Polish Sisters of […]
11.02.2025
No one can tell another person what the meaning of life and suffering is. Each of us must find that answer on our own and take responsibility for it. To answer the question asked by Viktor Frankl: “What gives my life meaning?”. In Rwanda or Congo, few have read his bestselling book, yet somehow, every […]
