INITIATIVES
Basic School Supplies
Lack of basic school supplies and textbooks is one of the major causes of absenteeism and dropouts. We assist students in most need. Current and future opportunities for support include provision of:
School supplies
Textbooks
IT equipment
Audio-visual equipment
Over 93% of targeted students are in primary school
Access to Quality Education
We leverage our partnership to improve the quality of education and explore opportunities for professional development. Our current and future priorities include:
English language support
Teacher coaching and exchange program
Innovative/creative educational support
Education facility and systems improvement
Student and teacher performance improvement
Future Projects
As our pilot projects grow to capacity, we are ready to expand. Some of our next projects include:
Community center for craft making enterprises
Expanded Soap Factory
Job Skills Training Camps
Information Technology Training Hub
Teacher Training Modules
Health Innovation Hackathons
Social Entrepreneurship
Poverty remains a major cause of poor school performance and dropouts. The World Bank reported that 63% of Rwandans live below the international poverty line ($1.25 a day). Social entrepreneurship is at the heart of our theory of change. Current and future priorities include:
Innovation and social entrepreneurship lab.
Health and Community Wellbeing
Frequent infections worsen poverty and limit academic performance. We integrate basic health sciences into education. We also prepare the youth to address major public health challenges. Current and future priorities include:
Prevention of neglected tropical diseases (i.e. intestinal worms)
Menstrual health
First aid and emergency preparedness
Water and sanitation
Malaria and Nutrition
We have launched a transformative water filtration project that is bringing hope, health, and renewed possibility to schools and communities surrounding Volcanoes National Park in Musanze District, Rwanda.