Suzanne Nyanzobe founded the Guilgal Center in 1997 to support widows and orphans. Women are trained in sewing and cooking skills to earn a living. Street children are given skills training and food. Orphans are taken in, given an education and a second chance at life. Those traumatized by war are given a safe place to belong and be restored.
January update from Burundi
Suzanne in Burundi writes:
“Thank you for all your wonderful support. Touch the Nations has been used as an instrument to take the shame off many vulnerable people in Burundi. It is really a gift to encourage us at the …
Update: Christmas in Burundi
From Suzanne: ”We rented a minibus which was circulated through different directions, picking up 128 street children and 22 street women with their children (not counted). All came to eat. We had also prepared, the day before, a small gift …
Arnold is home from the hospital
Arnold, one of the Bwiza boys in Burundi, is home after 2 weeks in the hospital. He had malaria and typhoid. Very scary. Glad he’s able to take the meds at home now.…
Easter in Burundi
Bwiza boys and girls in Burundi celebrated heartily on Easter by slaughtering a rooster (on their own) and eating many special foods they do not typically get. Everyone went to bed joyful and deeply satisfied.…
Mini “Boystown” Construction
Building #1 was constructed in 2010. The next step is getting funds to complete the interior so it can be inhabited. Following that, a barn will be built and livestock purchased to graze the land.…
July 2008 Burundi Trip
A team of 3 visited the Bwiza Home orphans as well as widows in Burundi: Katja Starkey, her mother Bonnie Seigel, and another teacher, Veronica Hill. …
