African Road builds long term relationships with local Changemakers, for the life, health and growth of communities in East Africa.
You are invited to join the growing story of community-led transformation.
HIGHLIGHTS OF IMPACT
Regional
VICOBA Plus small business and mindset shift process • Training hubs for financial stability and community resource mobilization across the region
🇷🇼RWANDA
Land for survivors of genocide to build community • Women-run business initiatives empowered with VICOBA Plus • Early childhood education • Soccer field for conflict resolution training and girls empowerment • Solar powered clean water well
🇧🇮BURUNDI
ID kits for 8,900 people • Access to health care • Nutrition & farming training • Primary and secondary education for 400 students • Secure and stable housing • Leadership training for indigenous leaders and capacity building
🇹🇿TANZANIA
Healing home for survivors of gender-based violence • Education and vocational training opportunities for young women to thrive • Multiple small businesses and community savings to empower women to dream together through VICOBA Plus, bringing financial stability
‘Coffee with the Changemakers,’ a Holiday Zoom Event Recording
For more stories of impact and friendship you won’t want to miss the hope-filled recording from Saturday, December 12th.
Hope and Joy are alive and are evident now more than ever. Be encouraged by the stories of resilience and friendship that have surfaced through the challenges of 2020. Changemakers from Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania and Uganda brought their 2020 stories to life in an incredible, fun and inspiring African Road Zoom event: Coffee with the Changemakers.
Catch it here now! You’ll be glad you did.
The Impact
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Batwa indigenous children were equipped to attend school in an historic step forward for their people
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Community leaders came together to share successes, challenges & stories of hope.
600
Batwa indigenous people now have two sturdy multi-purpose community rooms to share.
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Young survivors of modern slavery were empowered with a stable & safe place to live for the future.
75,000
Pounds of crops were grown & harvested by one of the most food-insecure people groups in the world.
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Brand new bakery opened serving hundreds of community members.
CONSOLER WILBERT
Consoler is a lifeline for the vulnerable. Driven by her own story as a survivor, she is an adoptive mother and fights for long-term change for girl survivors of modern slavery, child marriage, and gender-based violence. We’re partnering with Consoler to create initiatives to sustain her work for years to come.
DAVID CLEMY
David is transforming communities with his Village Community Banking. Not just business training, VICOBA Plus (Village Community Banks) encourages dreaming big and starting with what you have. This training is empowering entire communities to be self-sustaining.
EVARISTE NDIKUMANA
Evariste is an extraordinary advocate for the indigenous people of East Africa. We partner with Evariste to bring ID Kits for citizenship rights for the Batwa tribe of Burundi.