Grateful Beyond Words — Look What You Made Possible

We are thrilled to share that this year’s Giving Tuesday campaign was an incredible success — and it’s all because of YOU.

Together, you raised $18,118, and with the matching funds, that total doubled to $36,236.

While we came just shy of our $20,000 goal, the impact you created is extraordinary. Because of your generosity, life-changing projects will now begin in Rugarika — projects that bring safety, stability, education, and hope to children and families who need it most.

Here’s what your support is making possible:

Safe Housing for Eric & Jacques
$19,500 funded
You are helping build a duplex home for Eric and Jacques, two teenage students facing unimaginable hardship and unsafe living conditions.

• Jacques' father took his mother’s life — he is now serving a life sentence. Jacques was separated from his siblings and currently walks hours each day to get to school.
• Eric recently lost his mother to cancer and now lives with his siblings and grandparents in extremely difficult conditions.

This new home will give them safety, stability, and the support they need to continue in school. And once they’re able to secure their own housing as adults, this home will continue serving other vulnerable children and mothers for years to come.
Your gift creates generational impact.

Food Support & Farming Empowerment
$3,300 funded
You made it possible to provide food to families in urgent need — including Eric’s siblings, Jean, Rachel, and baby Peace.
You also funded land cultivation for five families, giving them the ability to grow their own food and build long-term security.

Scholarships for 154 Students
$30,000 funded (matched!)
Your support ensures we can make the next two tuition payments — in January and April — so that:

• 44 primary students
• 101 secondary students
• 9 university students

can stay in school.
Many of these students have no family support at all. You became their support system yesterday.

Tailoring Training for 25 Young Women
$2,300 needed to complete funding — and you covered it
Because of you, 25 young women will finish their tailoring program, receive certificates, and receive their own sewing machines — launching careers that will support their families and uplift their community.

From the bottom of our hearts: thank you.
You showed up with love, compassion, and belief in what’s possible. Even without hitting the exact goal, you gave us everything we need to begin the work that truly matters.

Lives in Rugarika will change because of you.
And we cannot wait to share every milestone along the way.