I was invited to participate in this year's Fast Blast that took place at Hampton High School. Students raised $2600 for *SEVOTA to support Rwandan widows and orphans. The students were spending the weekend at the high school and volunteers were keeping everyone busy with games, creating sculptures, clay figures, building and painting drums. I was helping the students paint the drums with African designs. The creativity was flowing.

We spent some time with the guest speaker, Claude, from Congo. He reflected on his experiences living in Africa and giving aid to the Rwandan people during the genocides. I learned a great deal about the history of Rwanda and the difficulties people in Africa face everyday.

It was a great experience participating with the students, artists and volunteers who had pulled this event together.

 

*Sevota: A support group for the widows and orphans of the April 1994 Tutsi massacre in Taba, Sevota facilitated the testimony of women survivors for the ICTR and helps rape victims access medical care.