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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Manihira Sector in Rutsiro district, western Rwanda is home to 19,386 people. There is no vocational training center in the entire sector. Youth who need to learn skills must travel about 3 hours to t...
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In 2022, WC provided the first grant to Abesamihigo group of Ruganda village to construct and ECD center for their children. Unfortunately, the funds could only construct one classroom, a kitchen and ...
Supporting Fashion Design graduates of Root Foundation trainings to start a business
Root Foundation, a local NGO in Batsinda, a remote, low-income community on the outskirts of Kigali, has been training mothers of street children enrolled into their programs in order to tackle to cha...
Water for All: Empowering Bugarama Village through Sustainable Access to Clean Water
Bugarama village is one of the communities that has limited access to water due to being geographically located at a highly elevated hill on the outskirts of Kigali city and the national water supply ...
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The project aims to address the critical issue of water scarcity in Kivomo Village, located in Nyamagabe District, Rwanda.This rural community of approximately 1,400 residents faces severe water scarc...
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.