Rwandan School Village Project

Rwandan School Village Project 101 Willowpark Crescent Mastrick Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire AB16 6X United Kingdom 0141 424 1794 http://rsvpcharity.org.uk/

Mission

The Rwandan School Village Project (RSVP) is dedicated to enabling Rwandan children to change their lives through education. Our ethos is education Today for Zero Aid Tomorrow. We work in Bugarama Village in Southern Rwanda to enable children to achieve educational excellence against national statistics that show only; 1 in 3 children complete primary education; 1 in 14 children attend secondary school; 3% of the population make it to university.

Programs

RSVP is young charity. We are currently formulating plans for local business initiatives so that parents of the children enrolled in our projects can start small-medium income generating activities. Then the local community will be in a better position to start funding or part funding the projects themselves. Our future objectives are to build a modern school building to replace the current Mihabura school and to extend the Mihabura School project to the other four local schools.

Personnel Overview

Simon Mbarushima - RSVP UK Project Co-ordinator
Simon set up the charity in 2007. From Rwanda, his life was changed when a Swiss missionary sponsored his education. This has inspired Simon to do the same for the next generation. Simon in currently studying medicine in Aberdeen, Scotland.

Fulgence Kaneza - Rwandan Project Co-ordinator
Fulgence is the Commercial Director of CIMERWA Ltd, perhaps the second largest factory in Rwanda, which makes cement. He oversees the Rwandan team, is the main point of contact in Rwanda and consults with UK team on all matters of charity policy so that workable solutions can be reached.

Drew Tulloch - Treasurer
Drew Tulloch is an elder and organist at High Church Hilton where he met Simon Mbarushimana and first learned about Simon’s vision for Rwanda. He recently retired as Head of Music at St Margaret’s School for Girls in Aberdeen and now has more time for tutoring, accompanying and for jobs like being treasurer of RSVP!

Personnel Statistics

Simon Mbarushimana,
Project Co-ordinator
Founded in 2007
Employees: 0
Volunteers: 10

Financial Statistics

Budget (2009): £ 9,672
Budget (2008): £ 6,108
Maximum Budget: £ 9,672
Overhead: 3 %
Other funding sources: Donors and fundraising events.
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