World Connect Rwanda
Supporting locally-led development in Rwanda by co-investing in the ideas and priorities of Rwandan communities.
World Connect
Rwanda
World Connect Rwanda is a non-profit organization that activates the power inside Rwandan communities by co-investing in their development priorities to solve their most pressing challenges.
Since 2012, World Connect Rwanda has invested $650,000 in 157 community-initiated and led projects, toward which communities have contributed $504,000 and raised an additional $243,000 from other investors.
Through its varied 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 advances development by distributing project grants and supporting sustainable capacity development through community management of projects. World Connect’s methodology leads to skill growth, expanded trust and unity, and readied communities with localized development leadership.
Our primary areas of co-investment are in education, health, economic opportunity and income generation, environmental protection, water, hygiene and sanitation, and agriculture, while empowering women and youth to lead these local development initiatives.
By The Numbers
We work with our community partners to track 400+ indicators across our 1,800+ investments using a custom built database.
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By The Numbers
We work with our community partners to track 400+ indicators across our 1,800+ 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. 55% of our project leaders are first time grantees.
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The rural village of Nyakarambi lacks a nursery, primary school, health center, and electricity. Nyakarambi's Woman Is Able, a community-based organization established in 2016, seeks to combat the com...
In 2016 in cooperation with a Peace Corps Volunteer, Bumba Women's Bakery received a $5000 grant from World Connect. With this grant, after 6 months, the women bakers had raised their daily earnings t...
A community organization called Abatiganda, meaning Courageous Team, was founded in 2018 to initiate and design a piggery farming project. At the start of the project, 100 members of Abatiganda will b...
The Tworore Neza Cooperative in Bitabaro village was started in October 2018 to fight poverty and involve youth in community development. Through this World Connect grant, they will create a learning ...
Cooperative Dufatanye Gitarama, founded in 2015, plans to engage in small poultry farming. The cooperative plans to sell eggs and chickens as an income generating activity. The chicken manure will be ...
World Connect
Rwanda Board
World Connect Rwanda is currently recruiting an Advisory Board which will support its vision and future growth plans. If you would like to be part of this locally-led development journey, please feel free to contact us.