Bible Society work in Rwanda
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Society in RwandaCountry Data:
| Area: | 26,338 sq.km. | |
| Population: | 8,000,000 (1999) | |
| Annual Per Capita Income: | US$230 (2000) | |
| Literate Population: | 60.4% (1995) | |
| Religions in % of Population: | Roman Catholic |
65%
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| Protestant |
12%
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| Muslim |
8%
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| Other |
15%
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| Official Languages: | Kinyarwanda, French, English | |
Bible Society Data:
| Beginning of organised work: | 1907 | |
| Date of formation of Bible Society: | 1975 | |
| Date of Full Membership in UBS: | 2000 | |
| Scripture distribution in 2005: | |||||
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Bibles
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New
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| 67,758 | 6,881 | 4,498 | 719 | 0 | 0 |
Latest News #302 (February 2005)
‘He is my son’– an update to the story of the forgiving widow (April/May 2005)
Henriette’s dream (April/May 2005)
Focus on HIV/AIDS (not
exclusively Rwanda):
Finding new ways to
tackle prejudice and ignorance (February 2005)
Promises that do not fail (February 2005)
‘I realised something awful was happening…
What tools did the Churches have to meet this catastrophe?’ (February
2005)
Sticking close to the Bible to the end
(February 2005)
Turning hard stories from life into teaching
materials (February 2005)
Boniface fulfils his mission (February
2005)
Odette’s vow: ‘I will never let
myself be put down by this’ (February 2005)
Theresie: not afraid to challenge the Church’s
prejudice about AIDS (February 2005)
Visiting someone who is dying with AIDS
(February 2005)
HIV/AIDS package is ‘biblical, basic,
and non-judgmental’ (February 2005)
Audiences ‘moved’ by Bible drama
(February 2005)
Widespread interest in Good Samaritan outreach
package (February 2005)
Take Charge
video will prompt honest discussions among young people
(February 2005)
‘Dismantling barriers between yesterday’s enemies’:
the Bible at work in Rwanda’s prisons (Aug./Sep. 2004)
HIV/AIDS in Rwanda:
Helping to fight the stigma... (July/August 2003)
... and two of the new Samaritans (July/August 2003)
New Reader Portions assist in Rwanda literacy project (September 2002) Bible Society in Rwanda to publish Bibles for Roman Catholics (July/August 2002)
Thousands make confessions and get baptised in Rwanda’s prisons
(June 2002)
Bible people in the news (Dec. 2001)
Rwanda: the Search for Real Reconciliation Carries On (March 2000)
Forgiveness Takes Root Behind Bars in Rwanda (July/August 1999)
Churches Join Together to Pray for Rwanda’s Future (April/May 1999)
At the Heart of Reconciliation (November 1998)
Good News in Camouflage (November 1998)
