Rwanda Rising!

Most of our beneficiaries live below the poverty line of $2CAD daily.   Our investments build platforms from which a family rises out of poverty.  Contribute to the general fund and/or identify a beneficiary.

Needs of Rwanda Rising 2023-24:

3-year Secondary Boarding School for 40+ kids – $300/yr

Excellent educational standards and character development. A foundational formation in multi-ethnic harmony and the best leverage to lift a whole family up from poverty.  Students send letters to sponsors.

2 nursery schools for 80+ kids – $300 support one for a quarter.

Five hours daily of learning and social skills. A mug of nutritious porridge is for many the only meal until afternoon when mothers return from the fields. Effective preparation for succeeding next year in primary.

Six-month Vocational Training with internship – $150

Training in tailoring, carpentry, masonry or electrical, skills that can be applied locally. Graduates receive sewing machine or tools of their trade.

Living stipend for university student – $100/mon

Our secondary graduates who score high on the National Exam earn tuition-free university education, a dream come true but beyond their means to support. Among our Uni graduates: 1 Environmental Scientist, 2 Nurses 2 Accountants, 1 Physician, 1 Physician’s Assistant, 3 Teachers, 3 in business.  Ask me for bios.

New roof or doors and windows – $200

Every year we rehabilitate 20+ houses of subsistence families, some with only rice sacks for doors and windows.

Lunch, uniform, school supplies for 25+ kids – $100

Primary students who come to school without breakfast drop heads on desks by 10am and learning is over for the day.  Those are usually the kids without uniforms and notebooks.  Teachers inform us and we provide for those kids so they can stay alert throughout the 8-hour school day.

Contacts:
John Jordan, Founder
Julie Roberts, Project Field Manager