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Help Wellspring trainers invest in the lives of the teachers educating thousands of Rwandan youth.

Wellspring is a Christian development organization seeking to bring transformation to Rwanda through quality Christian values based education. Their education is so transforming that the Rwandan government has asked them to provide an educational program, the Whole School Development Program, to 8 schools, 176 teachers, and over 10,000 children across their nation (more information).

This fundraising page is raising money to support 3 classrooms at Ruhanga Primary School helping 270 children.

Ruhanga is a poor rural school located in a pleasant setting on the crest of a hill in the Gasabo district of Rwanda. Most of the students come from farming families and walk up to 5 kilometers to school. Ruhanga has struggled for a long time and has a very poor pass rate on national exams. Absenteeism has been a major problem as students are often kept home to work on their family land. Parents have lacked involvement in the school. The school is drab and run down. Most of the glass for the windows is missing and the classrooms are dark and dirty. There is no running water provided to the compound. It has been difficult for Ruhanga’s teachers to integrate with the community.
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Through its participation in the Whole School Development Program, leaders, teachers, and children at Ruhanga says the following changes have occurred at their school during the past year. • Head Teacher has learned how to work together with her teachers • Pass rate on national exams has increased. • Absenteeism has gone from 45% done to 1%. • The Parent Teacher Association has been empowered and is training parents about the importance of their role in the life of the school. • Local leaders are getting more involved in the life of the school. • Children are learning what unity really looks like, beginning to steward the resources of the school more effectively, and understanding what it means to serve one another. With your help, over the next year, Wellspring will help Ruhanga make a successful transition to instruction in English (a recent government policy change), continue to develop a vision for how the school community can work together to improve its school environment, and substantially improve the quality of education in the classroom (Learn more about Ruhaga).

Updates and Donor Comments

  1. carolyn hutchisoncarolyn hutchison 03/24/2009 at 10:53 AM ET
    Having visited Rwanda three years ago I was so impressed with the people. Wellspring Academy is doing a wonderful work and the Rwandan teachers are fabulous. They share God's love and power in their teaching and in their daily lives.
  2. allan hedbergallan hedberg 03/07/2009 at 10:08 PM ET
    Three cheers for Richard......
  3. Sarah KaiserSarah Kaiser 03/06/2009 at 08:05 PM ET
    I support Wellspring because I trust the leadership of the organization and I the sustainable and community based model they have chosen to bring about change in Rwanda. I am amazed at the incredible impact they have already had and am confident that God will continue to enable and bless their work.
  4. Joel LentzJoel Lentz 03/05/2009 at 02:49 PM ET
    Wellspring is focused on rebuilding the country of Rwanda from the education system up. Instead of doing relief work that might have more short term effects, they are working with the government and education infrastructure to make the schooling system better than ever. This approach will help impact Rwanda and all of East Africa on a long term basis and is the best way to help their economy become self sufficient. I support The Wellspring Foundation because of this long term vision and because I know my money is being put to good use as I have been to the school site myself.

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