“THE UMH IN RWANDA” TELEVISION REPORT

Every summer, the heart of Africa receives groups of volunteers from the Miguel Hernández University of Elche who travel to Rwanda to participate in development cooperation projects. What is their day-to-day like? What do their tasks consist of? This TV story takes you there, showing the experience they share for one month, something that everybody agrees upon as unforgettable.

Over the past eleven years, the UMH has been collaborating in the small locality of Nemba, contributing to its infrastructure, providing material to its schools and the Nemba Hospital in addition to teaching and healthcare support. These are the actions areas of the UMH volunteers, whose projects are quite diverse. The cooperation program in Rwanda strives to integrate the university community into this African country, an initiative coordinated by the UMH Seat in Rwanda Chair and the UMH Vice Rectorate for International Relations.