World Connect Rwanda
Supporting locally-led development in Rwanda by investing in the solutions of Rwandan communities to address their most pressing challenges.
World Connect
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.
Simbi Village, Rwanda is home to G.S. Simbi School which has 1,415 students and 22 classrooms. However, there is no space for students to sit and read and many of the available books are...
Public schools in Rwanda have recently implemented a school lunch program. This program has enabled students to eat lunch at the school and avoid going home during the school day. However, lunch...
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Menstruation and reproductive health are topics that are not taught in local Rwandan schools, leading to misconceptions about menstruation as well as menstrual mismanagement. Girls in Busoro often...
In rural areas of Rwanda, community health workers are often the first individuals villagers encounter in the medical system. Relying on these often volunteer health workers, villagers receive...
HIV/AIDS remains a persistent threat throughout much of Eastern, Central, and Southern Africa. Circumcision has been shown to reduce heterosexually acquired HIV infection by 60%. This project will...