The Agahozo-Shalom Youth Village (ASYV) is a residential community for orphaned and vulnerable adolescents in Rwanda and is home to 500 youth and about 130 staff. In their four years at ASYV, students aged 14 - 21 gain the tools necessary to live, learn, be healthy, and build self-reliant lives so that they can contribute to a better world.
Founded in 2007 as a response to the persistent orphan crisis which arose in the aftermath of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda, ASYV has provided more than 1,400 youth with a newfound hope for the future, including over 900 graduates now striving to make a positive difference in Rwanda and abroad.
Visit asyv.org for more information.