Compassion
Responding to human need with Christ-like love — moving beyond pity to tangible, life-changing action.
A faith-inspired initiative · Rwanda
Empowering Minds,
Shaping Futures.
“Nyigisha.” In Kinyarwanda, it means Educate me. One word from a nine-year-old boy in a Kayonza goat shed sparked a movement to restore hope through education.
- Founded
- 2024
- Based in
- Kayonza
- Focus
- Primary ed.
The reality, in numbers
Rwanda has made progress. But the gap is real.
Enrollment has surged since free primary education was introduced in 2003. Yet completion, retention, and the leap to secondary school remain out of reach for many.
- 0%
- Primary school enrollment in Rwanda
- 0%
- Secondary school enrollment
- 0%
- Adult literacy rate (15+)
- 0.0%
- Population in poverty
UNESCO, 2023
UNESCO, 2023
World Bank, 2022
NISR, 2022
14–16%
Primary school dropout
MINEDUC, 2022
18–22%
Lower secondary dropout
MINEDUC, 2022
16%
Living in extreme poverty
NISR, 2022
Our origin
The power of "Nyigisha"
In 2024, during a heavy rainstorm in Kayonza District, a chance encounter in a goat shed changed everything. A nine-year-old boy named Gerome Manirakiza, tending goats with his siblings instead of attending school, answered a simple question with a profound request: “Educate me.”
Today, Gerome and his brothers and sisters are enrolled in primary school and performing well academically — a visible testimony to what happens when compassion is matched with action.
“Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.”
What we stand on
Built on faith and hope
Five core convictions shape every decision we make — from which child we enroll to how we steward the gifts of those who walk with us.
Dignity
Affirming the God-given worth of every child. Poverty must never strip a child of their value or future.
Stewardship
Faithfully managing resources to maximize impact, ensuring every contribution directly reaches a child.
Walk with us
When a child asks for education,
they are asking for the chance God intended.
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