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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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254,
000+
Rwandans impacted by community-led projects that received catalytic funding from World Connect Rwanda

87%
success rate of World Connect Rwanda-funded projects

80%
projects over ten years old that continue to sustain benefits for the community

By The Numbers

WWe work with our community partners to track 400+ indicators across our 2,200+ investments using a custom built database.

co-invest with us

254,
000+
Rwandans impacted by community-led projects that received catalytic funding from World Connect Rwanda

87%
success rate of World Connect Rwanda-funded projects

80%
projects over ten years old that continue to sustain benefits for the community

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.

UBUGENI NYARWANDA (Rwandan Imigongo Art making in Kayonza)

Rwanda

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Economic Opportunity
2025

This project seeks to train women and youth from Kayonza district in making imigongo decorative art pieces so that they can preserve and pass-on this culture as well as give them economic skills that...

CONSTRUCTION OF HOUSEHOLD LATRINES FOR 50 VULNERABLE HOUSEHOLDS IN GATARAGA SECTOR

Rwanda

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Health
2025

The Gataraga Sector of Musanze District in the Northern province of Rwanda lies at the foothills of the volcanoes mountains. As a result, most of the soils in the sector are rocky-volcanic soils....

IMPROVING BEEKEEPING OPERATIONS FOR THE KINIHIRA BEE CONSERVATION ZONE

Rwanda

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Economic Opportunity
2025

Through this project, the beekeeping cooperative plans to improve their beekeeping operations by purchasing and installing modern beehives,  purchasing protective equipment, harvesting tools,...

Soap making to improve hygiene and increase incomes of Gatovu MV residents

Rwanda

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Health
2025

Gatovu Integrated Development Program (IDP) Model village, located in Gataraga Sector of Musanze District, Northern province of Rwanda is home to 312 people living in 64 households with semi-detached...

Distribution of Sheep to the Gatovu model village households

Rwanda

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Economic Opportunity
2025

Gatovu Integrated Development Program (IDP) Model village, located in Gataraga Sector of Musanze District, Northern province of Rwanda  is home to 312 people living in 64 households with...