Tuesday, February 10, 2026

Innovation: How World Vision Rwanda transformed fleet management

Delivering humanitarian and development programs across Rwanda requires more than strategy and partnerships. It requires movement, often across long distances, challenging terrain, and dispersed communities. For World Vision Rwanda, vehicles are essential operational assets that enable staff to deliver programs across dispersed and often hard-to-reach communities.

Dorcas with her daughter

Rebuilding her life after giving birth at 13 years

Lost in thought, Dorcas is seated on a bench at the health center waiting for the Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (ASRH) service provider. She...

Immaculee at her working station

From fainting due to hunger, to owning a food business

Immaculee separated from her husband over 20 years ago. Raising 10 children all by herself, with no house to live in, no work and no garden to grow crops...

Francine happily poses for a photo with her husband Jackson

From one meal a day to being a home owner

In 2018, World Vision trained a group of people on the Empowered Worldview model –a training in which Francine and her husband participated. This model...

Beata busy working in the Pineapple plantation

Cooperatives paving the way for community transformation

Before the formation of their Village Savings and Lending Association (VSLA), it was a struggle for farmers like Beata to be able to save or even acquire...

Supporting children and their families fleeing possible second volcanic eruption in Goma, DRC

As the residents of Goma brace for a possible second volcanic eruption, children and their families are forced to find shelter elsewhere. World Vision...

Girls chatting while in their safe space at the menstrual hygiene room

Girls no longer miss school during their menstrual periods

Nadine 18, is a senior five student at Groupe Scholaire Banda, and also the head prefect of the school. She manages the menstrual hygiene room at the...

Some of World Vision staff who got vaccinated

World Vision staff receive COVID-19 vaccine among front-liners serving the community

As of today, over 140 World Vision staff in Rwanda have received the COVID-19 vaccine, as part of the Government’s efforts to give priority to the country...

Countering generational illiteracy so that children can thrive

In Rwanda, generational illiteracy is robbing children of their futures. Here’s a story of two mothers—Pertonile and Cecile. Pertonile is literate and...

Patrice and his family

Freed from alcoholism, Patrice celebrates his family

Patrice, a father of seven, started with one glass of beer and ended up being addicted to alcohol. Bars became his second home. Alcohol destroyed his...

Victoire with her harvest of beans

Victoriously taking up the mantle - Victoire’s story

Victoire and her seven children were not having it all rosy; life was tough for them. Her husband was imprisoned for over 12 years, and she single-handedly...

Simpuga and his fresh half cakes

Empowered to Thrive

A few years ago, Jean de Dieu joined World Vision’s Empowered World View training, where he gained knowledge and insights that helped him realise his...

Elizabeth and her son walking back home from fetching water

Clean water contributing to household empowerment

Before the availability of water in her community, Elizabeth's children used to walk a distance of two kilometres to fetch water. Lack of water also led to...

Photo summary: Josephine is pictures with her son, practicing proper and washing skill using flowing water and soap. This was taught to them through the WASH behavioral change messaging through different channels, including radio and training workshops.

Reclaiming Time with Access to Clean Water

“I’m overjoyed at the fact that we [now] have access to clean drinking water close to our home,” says Josephine, a wife and a mother to eight lovely...

Equipping Rural Youth With Knowledge & Skills to Seize Employment Opportunities

In developing countries, like Rwanda, children from the poorest households are four times as likely to drop out of school than those from more financially...

Bernadette with her saving savings group members

Lifting Communities Out of Poverty, One Loan at a Time

Bernadette Uwitonze is a single mother of two boys, Gentil, 7, and Chance, 14. They reside with her parents in Rutsiro district in the western region of...

WASH water supply system launch

Working Together Towards Universal Access to Clean Water and Proper Sanitation in Rural Rwanda

In many developing countries, including Rwanda, about 80% of illnesses are the result of poor water and sanitation conditions. Infants and young children...

Brighter Future

Building a Brighter Future 25 Years On

Building Brighter Futures 25 Years On As we celebrate our 25th anniversary working in Rwanda, we also celebrate the partnerships and collaborations along...

Unlocking literacy to create promising futures for children

‘Unlock Literacy’ is an innovative, evidence-based approach that aims to improve teaching methods for classroom reading and to engage students, families...

39,000 more children learn to read, and other achievements from 2018 in our Annual Report

Sean Kerrigan (National Director-World Vision Rwanda) | Dear friend, It is my great pleasure to share World Vision Rwanda’s 2018 annual report...

Dignity and comfort for children with disabilities in school

It is 10 o’clock in the morning; time for break at Mujebeshi Primary school located in Rutsiro District, western Rwanda. Hundreds of children in khaki...

Success in first phase of ‘Creating Off-farm Rwandan Enterprises’ project for women and youth leads to project extension by a further three years

Sweden’s development aid to Rwanda goes through various channels. Support for major reform programmes are complemented by direct cooperation with for...

19 years of World Vision's impact in Nyamagabe, Rwanda

World Vision's Nyamagabe and Mudasomwa Area Programmes in Rwanda began in 1999 as the organisation transitioned from carrying out relief-oriented...

World Vision celebrates reaching over 27,000 families in Nyamagabe

World Vision Rwanda's Nyamagabe and Mudasomwa Area Programmes began in 1999 as the organization transitioned from carrying out relief-oriented humanitarian...

World Vision Rwanda and Ministry of Gender & Family Promotion launch ‘It Takes Every Rwandan’ campaign

On 19 July 2018, World Vision Rwanda, jointly with the Ministry of Gender and Family Promotion (MIGEPROF) and the National Commission of Children (NCC)...