Our Work
Fundraising, Tech Assist, Networking and Advocacy, and Delegation/Leadership Exchange
The Impact of Giving
Your dollars go a long way in Rwanda.
Gifts go completely to the program, since all labor in the USA is donated.
The list below gives a sense of how your dollars translate to the Rwandan economy:
$35 A day of mentoring home visits by a member of the Leadership Team
$50 A fresh round of notebooks and pens for 100 youth at a Rungano Day
$75 Van rental for transportation to a service project in the community
$175 Admission to one of Rwanda’s national museums for 100 youth and the Leadership Team
$235 Breakfast for 100 youth at a Rungano Day
$250 One youth sponsored to participate in a full year of 16 Rungano Days
$500 Transportation for 100 youth to attend a Rungano Day
$850 All the food (breakfast, lunch, tea and water) for 100 youth at a Rungano Day
$1,500 A Leadership Team retreat weekend for strategic planning and capacity building
If you would like to support a specific activity, consider underwriting one of these programs:
$1,000 | A scholarship – tuition, room, and board – for a youth to attend a residential trade school for a one-year course. Studying with a team of Rungano-Ndota classmates, they will also build their business plan for after graduation!
$2,500 | A Rungano Day for 150 youth, after 50 more youth join in 2019!
$5,000 | Start-up expenses for a new youth cooperative business, building on their own savings!
We can also discuss options for focusing your giving in areas such as:
v Community service projects
v Business plan bootcamps
v Coaching and technical assistance from Rwanda Youth Partnership members visiting Rwanda
v Building Leadership Team capacity as they prepare to expand the program across the country
If you have ideas for how you would like to support Rungano-Ndota, then let’s talk!
Logistics of Making Your Gift
As of November 2018, contributions to Rungano-Ndota are given to the Rwanda Youth Partnership (RYP) and flow to Rwanda through our fiscal agent, Lawrence CommunityWorks (LCW). LCW is a registered 501c3 nonprofit organization in Lawrence, MA, so your gift is completely tax deductible!
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Your gift will go completely to the purpose you intend! The RYP operates as volunteers, with no salary costs. LCW administers funds for Rungano-Ndota and does not take any administrative fee. Our only administrative overhead cost is a bank fee for wiring funds over to Rwanda. All funds go to the programs and the youth!
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Make your check payable to “Rwanda Youth Partnership” and mail it to:
Vladimir Saldana, Treasurer
Rwanda Youth Partnership
c/o Lawrence CommunityWorks
168 Newbury Street
Lawrence, MA 01841
Contacts
- The Leadership Team of young adults from the community in Ruhango District, founded the Initiative in 2016 and operates it as a combination of staff and volunteers.
Camarade Dusabimana, Project Manager of Rungano-Ndota: dusarade@gmail.com
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- Benimpuhwe (“Compassion”) Organization, a Rwandan NGO empowering women and youth for more than three decades, has become the Initiative’s home and provides administration, grantwriting, advocacy, and guidance.
Verdiane Nyiramana, Executive Secretary of Benimpuhwe Organization: verddy2001@yahoo.fr
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- Rwanda Youth Partnership – a support network based in Boston, works with Rungano-Ndota to provide coaching and technical assistance, engage donor support, and bring delegates for the annual Leadership Exchange program in Rwanda.
Todd Fry, Executive Director of Rwanda Youth Partnership: toddsfry@gmail.com