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Thursday, February 27, 2025

Breaking Barriers and building futures through Gihombo Technical School

In the quiet community of Gihombo, stood a technical school grappling with challenges. Gihombo Technical Secondary School (TSS) once struggled to equip its students for a brighter future. Without basic tools for practical learning, students faced a difficult battle, their dreams seemingly out of reach.

Students at Gihombo Technical School

Breaking Barriers and building futures through Gihombo Technical School

In the quiet community of Gihombo, stood a technical school grappling with challenges. Gihombo Technical Secondary School (TSS) once struggled to equip its...

33-year-old Anna

How Anna’s dreams were turned into a reality through the CORE project

Anna, a mother of two in bustling Rusizi, felt lost amid the town's hustle. Fresh out of high school, she faced an uncertain future with no job or clear...

Emmanuel carrying tomatoes harvested from his firm.

The Son of World Vision: Cultivating Dreams and Tree Tomatoes

Emmanuel's journey from subsistence farming to sustainable success is a testament to the power of knowledge and perseverance. Once struggling with eroding...

Nicole smiles for a photo

When all Hope was lost, World Vision Shone a Light in Nicole’s Darkest Hour

Nicole's journey is one of resilience and transformation. Orphaned by the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi, she was left to care for her five younger...

Jean Marie Vianney and his family

Celebrating Families helps couple shepherd their children with gentleness

This story covers themes connected to the Celebrating Families research findings by Fuller Theological Seminary, which are highlighted in the LCC marketing...

Sarah feeding the cow she bought

Sarah's transformation from Despair to Hope

At just 23 years old, Sarah has already faced more hardship than many experience in a lifetime. Living in Nyabiheke, a refugee camp, she shares a small...

Yvonne is an 18-year-old girl who lives in Huye District. She is the first born in a family of four girls.

Defying all odds to create a ‘Better Future’

Yvonne is an 18-year-old girl who lives in Huye District. She is the first born in a family of four girls. While that is a blessing, her father did not...

Denise’s bright vision not deterred by visual impairment

Denise is a 16-year-old bright and bubbly girl who lives in the Eastern part of Rwanda. Her dream is to become famous, an inspiration, and support for the...

Tuyisenge making clothes

Tuyisenge’s journey of overcoming limitations and embracing empowerment

Tuyisenge married with a 3-year-old daughter. At one time felt like dying was a better option. He got a sponsor for his primary education and another one...

Narada, 5 and her grandmother

ENOUGH of Malnutrition: Narada’s journey from despair to survival

Narada, 5 years is a children from Matyazo village. She fell sick and dragonized malnutrition, went through rehabilitation and later got well. She lives...

Ange feeding her livestock that she acquired through PAC Project.

Rising Above Adversity: Ange’s Journey to Empowerment and Success

Ange, 32 years is a host community member of Nyabiheke Refugee Camp in Gatsibo District, faced financial struggles and limited resources as a single mother...

A photo of World Vision USA President, WV East Africa Regional Leader, WV Rwanda, Rwanda Government officials and partners celebrating reaching 1 million people with access to clean water in Rwanda.

Ripples of Hope: One Million Lives Transformed by Clean Water

In March of 2018, the then World Vision USA President, Richard Stearns met with government officials in Rwanda, and committed on behalf of World Vision, to...

From A Dropout to Trailblazer: Janet's Extraordinary Transformation

This is the story of Janet who benefited from the Youth Empowerment project in Rulindo district in Rwanda. Janet is a mother of one and the eldest in her...

Alice in her poultry firm

Will I see the Sun again? The story of 36-year-old Alice: A Congolese Refugee

Impact story on the Poverty Alleviation Coalition project whose goal is to alleviate poverty of 500,000 refugee and host community households in 35...

Parents and children gathered during a community engagement session

Enhancing children’s literacy through Community participation

World Vision International, Rwanda in partnership with other consortium members including; Imbuto Foundation, Humanity, and Inclusion, and the Government...

Easily Accessible Water points protecting children from drowning

World Vision constructed water points in Gishyita sector which reduced the time the community and children spent fetching water. This has also improved the...

The milk at the collection center being sieved the milk from suppliers.

World Vision support helps MCC improve quality in milk production and livelihoods of members

Through World Vision's Resilience and Livelihoods technical programme, KOZAMGI milk Cooperative was trained and equipped with knowledge and skills about...

Joseph taking care of his pig

Joseph, a ray of hope in his community

Joseph who was in Ubudehe wealth ranking category 1 after meeting with World Vision and got trained in Empowered World View. He changed his mindset and...

Abaticumugambi cooperative preparing their produce for sale

Enhancing Market systems to improve Farmers' Livelihoods

By: Charity Beza Uwase - Communications Officer It is a Wednesday afternoon at Abaticumugambi Cooperative premises in the Maraba sector, every member of...

Olive holding her bible

The Journey of Spiritual Growth

By: Maria Kaitesi - Communications & Public Engagement Manager As a 14-year-old, Olive is in her first year of high school. She is the first-born of six...

Children following a lesson using Ipads provided by ProFuturo project

Technology gives education a facelift

By Charity Beza Uwase, World Vision Rwanda Communications Officer When you walk into a primary five class at Group Scholaire, St Bruno, it's amazing to see...

Children who have dropped out of school meeting World Vision staff and partners.

Brighter futures for vulnerable children through Citizen Voice and Action

CVA is a local-level advocacy and social accountability approach that facilitates dialogue between communities and government to improve services (like...

Accesses to clean water saving lives at Rutare Health Centre

Access to clean water saving lives at Rutare Health Centre

Rutare Health Centre currently serves an average of more than 4,800 patients from different parts of the district. Word Vision has done a commendable job...

Chantal getting vegetables from her kitchen garden

'Empowered Worldview' helps Chantal emerge from homelessness to heroine

After being abandoned by her husband for not being able to bear him a son, Chantal was left heartbroken with four children to raise on her own, and became...