Yannick Tona meet with Vice Coordinator of AERG National

In the morning of today, Yannick Tona meet with Vice Coordinator of AERG on National Mr. Omar. The meeting was focusing on join Project of Conservative Party in UK call “Project Umubano” with Youth Ambassador for Harmony Office to provide English and Business Training for youth across Rwanda. During the meeting, Yannick Tona promise to continue working together with AERG and to be their Ambassador. Conservative Party with YHA office thought Project Umubano will provide volunteers for teaching English and Business training for AERG members in more than 11 Universities across Rwanda this year in Juliet.
AERG (Association des Etudiants Et Éleves Rescapés Du Genocide) is an association of student survivors of genocide created in 1996 at the National University of Rwanda. Now AERG is represented nationally at 26 Universities and institutes of higher learning and 272 secondary schools in Rwanda, with a total country-wide membership of 43,397. The national AERG coordination office is based in Kigali, which liaises with the AERG University and Secondary School AERG sections.
The main mission of AERG is to connect and represent all student survivors (those whose parents and relatives were killed during Tutsi genocide) involved in higher learning or attending secondary school. Originally, AERG was founded as a support mechanism for genocide orphans studying at secondary and higher institutions. However, its role has now expanded to cover not only support systems (in the form of artificial families) and morale-boosting actitivities, but also to advocate for the ongoing needs of survivors, supporting them in education (liaising with FARG – Government of Rwanda Assistance Fund for Survivors), with economic issues and onwards towards productive life. AERG is now dedicated to providing financial support, moral help, fighting genocide ideology and ensuring that students overcome trauma, homelessness and financial problems.
Project Umubano is the Conservative Party’s inspirational social action project in Rwanda and Sierra Leone. Now in its fourth year, it is an important demonstration of the Party’s deep commitment to international development.
Within the Conservative Party there is an enormous range of talents, skills and experience and their aim is to put these resources to work to support the development efforts being made by the people of Rwanda and Sierra Leone.