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About Rwanda

Muraho! That is how you say “hello” in Kinyarwanda, the official language of Rwanda. Known as the “land of a thousand hills,” this East African country is full of natural beauty. Yet many communities still struggle with access to clean water, reliable food, and educational opportunities.

Country Stats

Churches using Compassion Causes

20

Children served

5115

Fun Fact

Rwanda is one of the most densely populated countries in Africa.

New Causes

Causes in Rwanda

This photo partners would sew
This shows one of the tailors wearing them for viewing
This is a photo of a seamstress in the process of sewing
This photo shows tailors folding clothes
This photo shows the tailors in action
This photo shows the weavers who were weaving
This photo shows the tailors whi ironing the clothes.
This photo shows the weavers who were weaving
Rwanda

Promotion of Sewing and Knitting IGA

$318 of $10,513 raised
The teacher is taking care of the child who has just woken up.
This teacher is making sure the kids are okay
The teacher is playing with the child
This teacher is putting the children to bed
The caregiver is trying to understand what the child wants
Rwanda

Early Childhood Development Center Items

$1,378 of $5,360 raised
The welding team was visited by different PFs in CI
The group owns the saloon at work
The soap making team was visited by the Manager in CI
The bag making team is at work
The soap manufacturing team has been awarded certificates
Shoemaking by machinery
The sewing team was visited by the PF coordinator
The sewing team does the assigned work
Rwanda

Constructing an Integrated Crafts Production Center

$30 of $9,955 raised
The photo shows Trainer of tailoring during theoretical party of learning.
The photo shows Trainer of tailoring during practical part of the tailoring training.
Caregiver pose with some of the products they have been able to produce such as Soap
Caregiver learning about the mixing of products for soap making
The photo shows Caregivers mobilization to learn and improve their living conditions.
Rwanda

Sewing and Soap Making IGA Promotion

$150 of $10,513 raised
Some caregivers are learning how to take measurements for a shirt.
Caregivers are learning how to make use of a measuring tape for tailoring.
Biga gupima umwenda
Tailoring Room outside
The caregivers are making use of the tailoring skills they have gained. These are 8 out 60 who applied to learn but we do not have the means to support them.
The trainees are being shown two parts of the measuring table as they learn out tailoring
The photo shows inside the current state of the tailoring room.
The photo shows one the trainers taking measurements before the beginning of tailoring.
Measurements process before tailoring.
Different kinds of measurements are taken.
Rwanda

Tailoring IGA Promotion

$100 of $7,547 raised
Carpenters at work in another carpentry workshop
Circular saw or Cutting timber Machinery needed
Jet wood or design machinery needed
Wood timber used for carpentry products.
Duteraninkunga group members saving
Wood Mortise Machinery needed .
Rwanda

Establishing of Carpentry Workshop

$6,305 of $10,337 raised

Check out this progress update from a church who completed their cause.

Progress on Community empowerment through the Tailoring Center

Progress on Community empowerment through the Tailoring Center

We are deeply grateful to our donors for their generous support of the sewing income-generating activity at our center. Thanks to your help, 28 caregivers—both men and women—are participating in the sewing training program, gaining valuable skills that foster confidence, dignity, and independence. To implement this initiative, we established a tailoring center, hired a skilled sewing teacher, and purchased all the necessary materials, including sewing machines, practice fabric, threads, needles, scissors, and irons. There have been no delays with this project; some tailors have already begun applying their skills by working near their homes. Initially, we planned to buy a generator for electric sewing machines, as our area lacked electricity. However, since the local government plans to provide electricity by the end of this year, we adjusted our priorities. After discussing with our partners, we redirected funds to purchase sewing machines and fabric for practice. The tailors include both church members and community members. They are mastering practical skills such as operating sewing machines, changing needles, cutting fabric, and sewing various shirt models. This initiative promises long-term benefits for individuals and community development. One inspiring story is that of Anitha, a mother and new tailor, who shared how learning to sew has transformed her life. With her new skills, she is sewing clothes for her neighbors and earning a small income that supports her family financially. Her experience illustrates how this initiative supports and empowers individuals within the community.

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