Childcare
and development
With our Childcare and Development program, we offer a brighter future to children in Rwanda
In Rwanda, the drop-out rate at primary education level has been rising for the past five years. In 2019/20 the overall drop-out rate was 9.5%, up from 7.8% in 2018/19. In secondary school, the drop-out rate has been increasing from 4.4% in 2016/17 to 10.4% in 2019/20.1
We make school fees sponsorship available so that children from disadvantaged families can escape the vicious cycle.
A whole year of education for a child in primary school often costs only around 100€ and in secondary school around 250€ per year. Without the basic knowledge taught in primary education, children have no chance of facing a different future than their parents. This means only being able to live from subsistence agriculture and having no option for a better life.
The rate of child stunting at national level reduced from from 38% in 2015 to 33% in 2020.2 However, government targets to reach 19% in 2024 remain a challenge.
By training and facilitating caregivers of “Early Childhood development centers” (ECD) we help malnourished and stunted children to develop.
Over 80% of a child’s brain is formed in the first 1000 days. Parents are often forced to work, leaving babies with their siblings or so-called ECD-Centers. These are often overcrowded, and lacking toys, nutrition, equipment, and trained personnel. We fight these challenges, by providing ECD-Centers with the necessary equipment and offering trainings for the caretakers.
