Autism Knows No Borders

Inspiring Hope for Parents in Rwanda, with Evas Kyomugisha | TBT


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Discover what’s possible when stigma is shattered by courage. 

Evas Kyomugisha is the founder and owner of Silver Bells, an autism center in Kigali, Rwanda. Silver Bells offers comprehensive services for families, including Applied Behavior Analysis, Speech Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy, and Music Therapy. 

The Global Autism Project partnered with Silver Bells in April 2019. We have since sent two SkillCorps volunteer teams to provide hands-on training to their staff. 

In today’s conversation, we discuss: 

  • The stigma around autism in Rwanda
  • The lack of services in her community
  • Having to turn away families who cannot afford to pay for services
  • Rwanda’s progress in social reform since the genocide in 1994
  • What Evas has learned from working with autistic children
  • How she leads her multidisciplinary team
  • How the COVID-19 crisis has affected services at her center
  • For more information about Evas Kyomugisha and her work, please visit: Silver Bells

    This conversation with Evas Kyomugisha was originally released on October 15, 2020. 

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