Intervention of Dr. Christophe HABIYAMBERE, President of "Fidesco", Kigali (RWANDA), Auditor

Dr. Christophe HABIYAMBERE, President of "Fidesco", Kigali (RWANDA)

The Community of Emmanuel, founded by Pierre Goursat, was started in Rwanda by Cyprien and Daphrose Rugamba in 1990. From the outset, it brought together Rwandans without distinguishing between ethnic groups. Cyprien always said: “There are no Hutus or Tutsis, we are all children of God.” Our community paid a heavy price during the genocide: about twenty brothers, among them Cyprien and Daphrose - died in 1994, leaving behind beautiful testimonies. In 1997, other brothers died in the Bukavu camps after having dedicated their lives to evangelization.
This community participated in the elaboration of a way to reconciliation that the Church in Rwanda developed before the Great Jubilee.
The Emmanuel is also involved in supporting Catholics who are in politics and in the upper echelons of our country’s leadership through the Circle of St. Thomas More. This support group prays and fasts for politicians when they are faced with critical situations or difficult decisions, and gives them retreats, formation and documentation pertaining to the Catholic faith.