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Grants

FUNDED PROJECTS

From the early year of 1988 and in particular since 2010, AIC Rwanda members volunteered and engaged with charitable works to help others in our community. Since 2017, a formalised system was introduced where members joined teams to manage due diligence of assessment, monitoring, and follow-up of viable sustainably economic project applications. The funded projects included a variety of structural, teaching, coaching, and resourcing solutions to small projects all around Rwanda. As shown in the table below, the following years of 2018 and 2019, continued well with the big AIC events generating much needed cash to maintain a high level of project funding.

Sadly, the COVID 19 pandemic took its toll in 2020, with lockdowns affecting the whole nation and diminishing any opportunity to raise funds through social activities. As a result, grants given were substantially smaller and predominantly allocated for emergency needs and survival though food funding. AIC resources quickly expired and new ways to generate funds were explored.

From this arose an idea for a ‘Taste of Kigali’ cookbook. This idea came into being by sheer hard work by a small group of volunteer members. They proceeded to engage former AIC Food Fair participants, restaurants and caterers, to agree to donate a recipe and allow it be photographed and published to create this book. This initiative took well over a year to compile and complete, and the book was published by a former AIC project recipient, Imagine We, to successfully bring it to market.

A print run of 500 books sold out during the months leading up to and during the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meetings held in Kigali, June 2022 (CHOGM). These funds enabled the granting of new project funding for 2022.

Since lockdowns and Covid however, the membership level of AIC Rwanda has massively reduced and for the foreseeable future, the club will regroup and focus on building a strong membership base from which to operate.

For this reason, at the end of 2022 the funding element of AIC Rwanda has been paused due to inactivity of fundraising events, and the 2019 Covid pandemic.

Projects Funded by Grants:

An overview of project names and their purpose to gain an insight into the valuable worthwhile work undertaken by volunteers from within AIC Rwanda, is provided below.

Briefly, since 2017, almost 120 small grants were given to local marginalized groups and co-operatives throughout Rwanda. A total of over 95,000,000K RWF (approx. 95K USD) was injected into the community through the Small Funds Committee during this 6 year timeframe.

We would like to thank all our sponsors, supporters, volunteers, members, community of Rwanda, and others who contributed to our causes in one way or another. Without you this would not have been possible!

Year	No. of Projects Funded	Amount Granted RWF	Comments
2017	20	16,500,000	Formal cataloguing of projects and funds
2018	19	17,400,000	Sustainability criteria applied
2019	40	41,300,000	Previous years big events success
2020	16	7,770,000	Diminished funding due to COVID 19 – funding mainly for survival foods
2021	10	3,700,000	Limited resources, no fundraising events held, book initiative evolved into a reality
2022	13	8,600,000	Success of ‘Taste of Kigali’ book raised new funds to grant

Following is a synopsised listing of organizations and assistance provided for, year by year:

2017

#	Organisation	Assistance Given / Provided:
1	Hope Nursery School Muzanze	Education Materials
2	Action for Women Bakery Project	Mixing Machine
3	Centre for Snshuti Zacu	Bedding Protectors for Handicapped kids
4	African Mission Alliance	Swings for kids
5	Burundi Refugees	Living Assistance: Food
6	Breast Cancer	Walk Promotion
7	INEZA Women Initiative (IWI)	Sewing machines
8	Strong Women	Art Installation and Culture
9	Youth with a Mission	Hagari Holiday Prorgam
10	Urukundo Foundation	Funding for a new classroom
11	VGPIEK	Cameras and Training
12	Hope Shines	School supplies and health insurance
13	Kalimba Foundation Culturel - KFC	School uniforms and food
14	Circus Camp; KVA	T- Shirts for circus participants
15	DU Hope	Sewing machines
16	Root Foundation	Excursion to the National Museum Kibuye
17	SEDI Roundation	Mushroom Farm
18	Initiative for Refugees with Disabilities (IRD)	Sewing Project - Refugees with Disabilities
19	Muslim Women	Kitchen utensils
20	Ubumwe	Sewing and knitting machines

2018

#	Organisation	Assistance Given / Provided:
1	Rebejo	Support for training
2	Kajina pottery co-op	Support for brick making
3	African Evangelistic Enterprises	Sports equipment
4	Jordan foundation	Providing specialized toys for blind kids
5	Orphans & Vulnerable Children in Rwanda	Elite student school fees
6	DuShaze	Raw materials (Beads), promo portfolio, bags
7	Centre Urugwiro	Wooden Panels to create items from
8	MindLeaps Rwanda	Sanitation kits for girls
9	Rwanda Taekwondo Dream Club	Practice equipment (target pads, full set gear)
10	Marjorie's fund	Vocational Training for Diabetic youth
11	ITARA complex ltd - Hatana Project	Sewing machines and related equipment
12	Baraka Recycling Company	Recyling household waste for fuel briquettes
13	Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI), Alumni Chapter of Rwanda	Printing cost of 'Oh Rwandan child' a Kinyarwandan book
14	Ingoma Nshya womens initiative	Training younger generation of drummers
15	Abanzu Mugayo	Pig breeding and raising livestock
16	Talking Through Arts	Purchase of raw materials for basket weaving
17	Love with Actions	Sewing machines for women with disabilities
18	Kwanda Art Foundation	Photography project with street children
19	Center Iramiro	Water tank for kids with HIV

2019

#	Organisation	Assistance Given / Provided:
1	Nige Nigire	After school activities support
2	Good News International	Trauma Workshop Jan 22/23
3	Chameleon Resources Ltd	School materials and teacher training
4	Hirwa Children Foundation	School building and materials and food
5	Harvest Mission	Minor girls mothers' support
6	Batwa Cyaruzinge	Water security lockup building
7	Paroisse Nkanka	Sports and dance equipment for youth
8	Transpoesis	Poetry project for refugees
9	Change life organization	Sewing Machines for Widows
10	PHARP	Sewing Machines and Training
11	Urukundo Foundation	Tables and Chairs
12	ASINTEDUC RWANDA	Clothes, shoes, holiday session
13	Amizero y’Ubuzima Organization	Sewing Machines, Training and accessories
14	Kigali women book club	Material, equipment and furniture
15	SEDI RWANDA	Sewing machines/ Training Room
16	HOPE Nursery Promoted School	Washrooms, Furniture, Water Supply
17	Burundian Refugees	EMERGENCY FUNDING
18	Bethesata Sisters	EMERGENCY FUNDING
19	GIKONKO Health Centre	Educational Boxes & Teacher Training
20	SEDI RWANDA & HM Community	Feeding and transportation
21	Paroisse NKANKA	Sports and Dance equipment
22	PHARP	2 Sewing Machines
23	Amizero y’Ubuzima Organization	Sewing Material and Trainer
24	Ashes to Worship Ministries	8 Sewing Machines
25	WCRF	Supporting Palliative Care and Education
26	Hope for Children Ministries	Sewing Machines and Materials
27	Love to Help Organization	Jewellery Material, Consultancy andMarketing
28	TEACH Rwanda	Play area items - sandbox, climbing rope
29	Centre URUGWIRO	Sewing and Carpentry Materials
30	Hagari Ywam	Holiday Feeding Program
31	Harvest Mission	Building of pig houses
32	Twiyubake Babumbyi	Repairing Kiln
33	ASINTEDUC Rwanda	Uniforms and School Supplies
34	GIKONKO Health Centre	EMERGENCY Food and Transport
35	Akagali Nursery School	Educational Boxes and Teacher Training
36	UMUBANO	Feeding, transportation
37	Icyerekezo Shining School	Educational Boxes and Teacher Training
38	Good hope nursery school	Educational Boxes and Teacher Training
39	RAE school	Educational Boxes and Teacher Training
40	Centre Handicapes Francois d’Asisi	Physiotherapy and Hygiene Materials

2020

#	Organisation	Assistance Given / Provided:
1	Kabeza Nursery School	Educational Boxes and Teacher Training
2	GS Shangi Nursery School	Educational Boxes and Teacher Training
3	Winners Mount Academy	Educational Boxes and Teacher Training
4	Sisters Bernadines	EMERGENCY FUNDING
5	Mount Kigali Youth Centre	Sewing Machines and Overlocking Machine
6	Maisons Caritas Paroisse STE Famille	EXCEPTIONAL FUNDING: COVID-19
7	SOLID AFRICA	EXCEPTIONAL FUNDING: COVID-19
8	HM Community	EXCEPTIONAL FUNDING: COVID-19
9	Love to Help	EXCEPTIONAL FUNDING: COVID-19
10	Love with Actions	EXCEPTIONAL FUNDING: COVID-19
11	Rwanda Taekwondo Dream Club	EXCEPTIONAL FUNDING: COVID-19
12	Ineza Kabaya	EXCEPTIONAL FUNDING: COVID-19
13	LEAP Rwanda	EXCEPTIONAL FUNDING: COVID-19
14	Rwanda Landslide Urgent Appeal - Coffee Farmers	EXCEPTIONAL FUNDING: COVID-19
15	Soeurs Bernadine	Hospital food relief
16	Hirwa Children Foundation	Exceptional relief for Xmas from Kuasa Collective

2021

#	Organisation	Assistance Given / Provided:
1	Gikonko Health Centre	Emergency Food Relief
2	Urugwiro Centre	Food Relief Project
3	NGO Umubano-Imporo	Emergency Food Relief
4	Pillar of Health	Assisting teen mothers affected by COVID
5	EP Mwito School	Playbased resources for teaching and learning
6	Twiga Dukina	Playbased resources for teaching and learning
7	Hope Nursery promoted School	Build a new kitchen and washing station
8	Gikonko Health Centre	Formula for at risk children with sina bifeda
9	Hirwa Children Foundation	Health Insurance for families
10	Umutozo	Ubuzima Healing Garden, drying racks for herbs

2022

#	Organisation	Assistance Given / Provided:
1	OVC Rwanda	Nursery School
2	Twiga Dukina	Sports Equipment for school
3	Samariya	5 Sewing Machines and accessories
4	Umutozo	Drying racks and grinding machine
5	Habihirwe	School building materials
6	Best Potters Rwanda	Teaching ceramic skills to HMC
7	NGO Umubano Impore	Food mix for mothers and babies
8	Hope Nursery School	More furniture for more kids attending school
9	Centre URUGWIRO	Food For disabled people
10	Love with Actions	Books and toys for disabled kids
11	ASINTEDUC	Hygiene products for kids
12	ECD Centres	Wooden toys
13	HDVC	School furniture and materials