Stories from Rwanda

Thank You, Mother

After surgery, silence wrapped around him, heavy and unbroken, until a single whispered sentence reached him and pulled him back.

Emmanuel’s Story

After losing both parents, Emmanuel became the caregiver for his younger siblings while still a child. Living with a painful hip deformity and extreme poverty, he endured because he had no choice.

Happiness and Soap

After years apart, we found Revocat — and what he whispered broke our hearts. This isn’t just a story about Africa. It’s a story about dignity, childhood, and the simple things that matter most.

Sewing Hope

Marijana and Elena don’t just sew clothes — they stitch love, dignity, and hope into every thread, becoming quiet heroes in the lives of children and families we serve.

The Little Princ

From afar, I noticed a child walking slowly, gently touching each tree he passed. Dressed in rags, barefoot, with nothing to his name — yet he moved with quiet pride and peace.

More Than Just Beans

Beans and rice — every day, sometimes not even that. For many children in Rwanda, this is the only meal they can count on. Signpost for Africa is changing that, one child at a time — adding milk, fruit, eggs, and dignity to every plate. But for thousands more, the plate is still empty.

A Home Worthy

I never miss a home design show, transforming my space to feel like "Christmas in Vienna." But the greatest lesson about home came from Africa, where families with nothing still say, "Everything is fine, we don't need anything.

Kevin

A quiet boy with a dream to become a doctor, Kevin taught me that love grows in small gestures — a hug, a kiss on the forehead, and the quiet strength of hope.