World Connect Rwanda
Supporting locally-led development in Rwanda by investing in the solutions of Rwandan communities to address their most pressing challenges.
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Rwanda
Since 2012, World Connect Rwanda has invested $870,450 in 187 community-led projects toward which communities have co-invested $325,748 and raised an additional $243,663 from other funders.
Our investments have improved education, health, economic opportunity, environmental protection, water, hygiene and sanitation, and agriculture while empowering women and youth to lead these local development initiatives.
Through a network of local development champions, World Connect Rwanda has supported locally-led development projects across all the four provinces of Rwanda and the City of Kigali. These projects are designed and implemented by local community members who ensure that the initiatives solve their most pressing issues and continue to sustain benefits for their communities beyond the seed investment from World Connect Rwanda.
Our co-investment partnership model leads to skill growth, expanded trust and unity, and readied communities with localized development leadership.
By The Numbers
We work with our community partners to track 400+ indicators across our 2,200+ investments using a custom built database.
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By The Numbers
WWe work with our community partners to track 400+ indicators across our 2,200+ investments using a custom built database.
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Project Co-Investments
World Connect Rwanda reaches the most remote communities, improving livelihoods for vulnerable communities while building trust for local development champions. 48% of our project leaders are first time grantees.
With this World Connect grant, the Abatiganda (courageous people) community organization plan to rehabilitate a 3km water pipeline in Kariha village that was damaged in 2016. Without the...
In Mburumazi, Rwanda, the Twihangirumurimo community organization will conduct a business and financial literacy training for 46 businesswomen of Mburamazi Market. The 12-week training will include...
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The Kabaya Community Organization plans to start a piggery project in their community. Given the extreme poverty in this agricultural community, they expect the pigs to generate fertilizer,...
A community organization called Abishyizehamwe, which means “The united”, is proposing a goat farming project in Nyabimuri village, Kayonza District, Rwanda. The community came...
The Tuzamurane women's group runs a bakery and recently opened a canteen. However, due to their lack of required equipment they are not able to obtain a license to operate legally. The group has some...