Hello my name is Emile Izere, I am a kid from the greatest family, ASYV.

I wanted to take this time out to appreciate our greatest parent of all time, ASYV, for all of the support we have received since the beginning of the COVID-19 in Rwanda. After we were all sent back to our families, in our home families, we expected abandonment from the Village. No one expected the Village to be caring for us even at home. A few days after, all our parents and guardians were also sent away from their jobs and lost their jobs, so it was a very hard moment. We expected hunger, sadness and starvation. But through everything that happened ASYV never stopped thinking of us and thinking of how we are doing through these days. We received calls from the Village asking how we are doing, how our families are and what we would like to ask from the Village.

Never felt lonely, ASYV was there. Never starved, ASYV was there. Never felt sad, ASYV was there. Everything we needed, ASYV could help us. We appreciate that.

So allow me to thank everyone on behalf of the family of ASYV and everyone who contributed to the action of supporting us throughout these days, starting with our family mothers and everyone else who contributed. Especially our dad, Executive Director, who would always ask us how we are doing in those days. We really appreciate him.

On behalf of everyone else who received support from ASYV, I really want to say thank you. Thank you so much. We love you so much.

Submitted by Emile Izere, ASYV Student Government Vice President (2019-20)