Transforming Communities through Discipleship, Partnership, Service and Development
ATN hosted two free sports camps for the youth in Kicukiro District. We conducted a week off football training for 4 hours a day and conducted a week of basketball training for 2 hours a day. Our program served approximately 150 student athletes, boys and girls, in our district, from the ages of 10-18 years.
Gilbert continued to teach introductory courses in Windows XP, OpenOffice Writer, Calc, and Presentations. As students advanced and passed skill assessments, ATN was excited to present it’s first Certificates of Successful Completion to the following students: MAGEZA Furaha: OpenOffice Presentations Tuyisenge Seraphine: Windows XP, OpenOffice Writer and Calc Ndamukunda Celine: OpenOffice Writer and Calc Dushimimana… Read More
December was an exciting month for Taekwondo in Rwanda as two master coaches and the women’s national champion arrived for a weekend of training at Ecole Belge for the top Taekwondo athletes of Rwanda. The athletes trained for a total of eight hours from Friday afternoon until Saturday afternoon. Training, technical movements, and preparation for… Read More
During the months of November, December and January Lori Kimbrow, and Dr. Brian Robinson have been working with KHI (Kigali Health Institute) on undergraduate education in the departements of Radiology and Laboratory medicine. Together with ATN they are working with this institution to improve the quality of care available to Rwandans. Lori Kimbrow is teaching… Read More
This month Martin Koonce held another training session, attended by twenty of Rwanda’s top Taekwondo athletes where we discussed the proper steps for registration with the ministry of sports; the steps required to begin the Taekwondo Federation of Rwanda; and new techniques learned by Martin while in Uganda. There was great excitement generated in preparation… Read More
Over the past several months, Martin Koonce has developed many different stove models that use charcoal or wood to reduce the amount of fuel needed to cook a family meal. It is well known that the use of charcoal is a primary cause of deforestation and ATN is looking for alternatives in cookstoves as well… Read More
During the month of November, ATN spent a great amount of time planning and preparing for our youth and sports camps in December. We met with school officials at St. Josephs and St. Patricks, hired coaches, we advertised and talked with kids and their families about our programs and bought equipment to prepare for December.
The Xtra Mile Education Community members continued to meet on Saturday to spend time studying God’s Word and to exchange experiences. It is also a time to review the past and planning for the future of XMM program. Also this community organized the workshops, trips and events to be done in November and December 2009…. Read More
During a leadership training weekend with church leaders in Rutare, ATN also worked with over 100 kids from the village and surrounding areas. We taught them songs in English, we shared stories from the Bible and we played games together. On Saturday evening, the children were invited. along with the rest of the community, to… Read More
The interest in Taekwondo for Rwanda is growing rapidly and their seriousness about wanting to compete internationally caused Martin Koonce to travel to Kampala, Uganda and meet with the heads of the Ugandan Taekwondo Federation. During this visit relationships were established and commitments were made for the national coaches and women’s national champion to visit… Read More
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