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 2,100+ 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 2,100+ 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.
The Improving IMANI Beekeeping Cooperative’s Bee Product Value Addition project seeks to enhance honey production, processing, and income generation for the cooperative members in Kageyo Cell,...
The Karama Beauty Salon project aims to establish a unisex salon to provide essential grooming services and create economic opportunities for residents of the Karama IDP Model Village. Led by the...
The Fresh Milk Business project aims to establish a milk distribution enterprise in the Karama IDP model village addressing the community's demand for fresh milk and providing employment...
The project will provide sewing and knitting machines to 46 young women and girls who were trained in sewing and knitting through a phase 1 grant from World Connect in 2022. These women will graduate...
Kinigi Sewing Project Phase 2- Equipping tailoring training graduates with tools to start earning income
Following a successful phase one of the project which trained 29 local women in Gacinyiro village, Kinigi sector, this project is the second phase of Tuzamurane sewing group, that is designed to...
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.