The Education Initiative
Currently, all of Rwanda’s estimated 20,000 children born of rape will be turning eighteen and be eligible for secondary school. The annual tuition rates are as follows: PreK $7500 Kindergarten: $15,356, grades 1-5: $20,790, grades 6-8: $22,208, and grades 9-12: $24,806. Families also incur initial application and registration fees of $500 for Pre-K and KG to $1,000 from G1 to 12 with a family maximum of $2,000.[5]
Foundation Rwanda is currently sponsoring the secondary school fees for 830 children to sponsor 1500 children in 2012.[6] It partners with local NGOs to establish outreach programs throughout the country, which identifies affected families, pays secondary school fees directly to the partner schools, and supplies the necessary books, uniforms, and transportation to enable the children to attend school.
To date, Foundation Rwanda also connects families to a range of psychological, social, and medical services provided by existing local partners.[7]
In 2008, London's National Portrait Gallery recognized one of Torgovnik's photographs, awarding it first prize in its prestigious annual portrait competition.[8]