Our History
Milestones
Explore Atlanta 1996 Centennial Foundation’s milestones that have defined our path and the people who helped bring it to life.
1993
Summer: Rwanda Ministry of Health invites the Atlanta Consulting Firm, Afrique Santé & Environnement, LLC to develop the Post War Rehabilitation & Development Program (PWRDP).
October: The FNT concept is established.
November: Stan MULLINS makes his first trip to Rwanda.
December: The Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) is the 1st organization to fund the PWRDP.
1994
April 6 at 20:35: The of war and genocide in Rwanda has begun.
April 12: Dr. Marc-Daniel GUTEKUNST arrives in Paris with the 5 orphaned children of slained Prime Minister of Rwanda, HE Agathe UWILINGYIMANA.
May 23: FNT officially registered with Georgia Secretary of State as a non-profit organization.
May 31: UN Senegalese Captain Diagne MBAYE killed in Rwanda while on his way to save a family.
May 31: UN Senegalese Captain Diagne MBAYE killed in Rwanda while on his way to save a family.
1995
May: Rwanda Ambassador to the United States HE Joseph MUTABOBA visits Atlanta.
September: FNT awarded it’s first competitive grant from WHO.
October: FNT is awarded tax-exempt status by U.S. Department of Treasury.