Today,28 January, Solid’ Africa is hosting a great cook off. One that is a great way for Rwandans that would love nothing more than to spend a Saturday afternoon eating brochette and drinking a cold beverage.
It is most importantly and entirely about helping some of the patients in hospitals all over Kigali today. this is an inspiration from the quick and caring insight of a group of young friends that joined forces.
Solid’ Africa is a non profit organization founded in September 2010. The founder members put into action what they saw as a need to spark more human interest in people to help the millions of vulnerable patients in hospitals across Kigali and Africa.
Solid’ Africa was initially born through the spread of joining forces, from a small group of friends, which today leads to a solid non profit organization with over fifty members and growing each day.
Solid’ Africa non profit standing gives them total free reign on how they will implement their projects. Majority of the funding comes from the pockets of the members themselves, the sale of their T-shirts and help from private donors adds as additional funding.
Solid’ Africa is trying to create new and innovative solutions, such as the co-branding of partnerships, which is a first in Rwanda, the very first being the partnership with Boulangerie de Kigali whom will be giving a percentage of their daily production to Solid ‘Africa beneficiaries in hospitals.
The organisation says they will continue to pursue similar partnerships in their effort to encourage the corporate social Responsibility Programs.
It is divided into various activities, from the everyday project to their biggest one which is still in its launching phase, this project’s goal is to be able to feed over one thousand people everyday in four different public hospitals in Kigali, the project called the “Gemura kitchen project” that will cost 50 million Rwandese francs.
Other projects include; ‘Gambora’, ‘Kiza’ and ‘Sukura’ projects which deal in payments of transportation and bills, medical expenses and hygiene respectively.
IGIHE.com spoke to Isabelle kamariza President of Solid’ Africa about todays barbecue.
“The Solid’ Africa team works every day from Monday till Sunday. Our team serves lunch to over 300 patients every Monday at CHUK hospital, we also serve breakfast everyday and deliver soup for patients with special diets everyday”
“Our goal is to raise Frw200,000 by Sunday, which will then be given to the CHUK hospital in Kigali to help pay more of the outstanding health and medical bills, ” she noted.
Kamariza explained, “This barbecue will not only help us reach our goal, it is also to thank our own team members and everyone who has contributed to Solid’ Africa for the amazing work and give them a day they can also enjoy while working”
The barbecue will be held at Kayciru in collaboration with Solid Africa.
One must pay only Frw1500 at the entry and is then free to enjoy the delicious hot food and cold beverages all afternoon, while helping realize a truly great and important cause.
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