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Robin Roberts Heads to Rwanda for 20th-Anniversary Volunteer Mission

Volunteering at Rwanda’s national day of service, Roberts is mentoring young basketball players with Inmuwe Trust alongside Giants of Africa.

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Overview

  • The Good Morning America anchor has been off air since July 26 to join her wife, Amber Laign, on a volunteer mission in Kigali, Rwanda.
  • She is partnering with Inmuwe Trust and Giants of Africa to mentor young basketball players during Rwanda’s national day of service.
  • The trip doubles as a celebration of Roberts and Laign’s 20-year relationship, which began with a blind date in 2005 and culminated in their September 2023 marriage.
  • Rebecca Jarvis has filled in for Roberts on Good Morning America alongside Michael Strahan and George Stephanopoulos during her absence.
  • Roberts is slated to return to the anchor desk in the first week of August, with August 4 cited as her likely comeback date.