The Rwandan Diaspora yesterday toured Iwawa rehabilitation and vocational skills development Center where former street children receive vocational skills training aimed at orienting them to a hopeful life.
During their stay at the Island the youth train in construction, carpentry, tailoring, commercial farming and bee keeping. They also receive necessary psychological support to abandon their former street lifestyles.
Allen Kabandana a student at Iwawa center testified that he was once addicted to cocaine consumption and drug abuse.
His life was completely lost until his relatives took him to Iwawa rehabilitation Center that has transformed him.
Kabandana vows to take the lead in fighting drug abuse among the youth. He considers the center as a free of charge rehabilitation and professional training center.
Dr. Ismael Buchanan, the Secretary General of Rwanda Diaspora Network said that the visit was aimed at having the first hand information about the center as opposed to misinformation spread abroad.
The diaspora has been misinformed that the center is a confinement centre yet it is rehabilitating the Rwandan youth and also helping them become productive members of society.
Buchanan promised that the Diaspora will go on telling the world the real story of Iwawa.
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