The Brothers of Christian Instruction set up a Cultural Center which was named Vision Jeunesse Nouvelle in 2015. Located in the city center of Rubavu (Gisenyi) near Lake Kivu, the Center has several activities that target the unemployed youth by involving them in various sports and cultural activities. The center has four departments: Education, Economic Capacity Building, Sports and the Culture of Peace. These activities are also carried out in the Refugee Camps of Mahama, Kigeme and Mugombwa.
Competitions for young artisans and artists ;
- Exhibitions (Arts products, handicraft, and economic performances);
- Providing facilitation for artistic expression to unemployed youth, street children and in refugee camps ;
- Providing facilitation to students on vacation and in clubs within schools to express themselves ;
- A studio for recording various compositions by young artists (musicians, poets, etc.) ;
- Organization of competitions for young people in various creative arts (music, theater, dance, painting and illustration, etc.) ;
- Organization of training camps for young competition winners ;
- Support provided for best performers in the production and marketing of artistic works (music production, graphic arts, etc.)
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Misereor
| Civil Society Organization (CSO)
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USAID
| Civil Society Organization (CSO)
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