2023 Annual Report
African Road believes that supporting Indigenous leadership and community-led development are the best ways to ensure lasting change. When Doriné was a baby, the people in her village were living in extreme poverty. Through African Road’s partnership with the ASSEJEBA...
Cherishing the Impact of ID Kits
In August of 2023, 1,440 Batwa indigenous people from 18 villages received legal identity, access to essential social services, and basic rights for the first time through ID Kits. Eight months later, the ongoing impact of those ID Kits are still being felt and cherished. In March 2024, Changemaker Evariste Ndikumana and the ASSEJEBA team met with recipients of those ID Kits from August 2023, and listened as they shared on how their lives have changed.
A Rwandan Experience
African Road friend and supporter Kerry Rae Connolly joined in for the first working trip to East Africa of 2024. This special trip included a meaningful field dedication ceremony for the Togetherness soccer pitch. Kerry Rae met Changemakers and their communities, and...
Expanding Horizons – August Learning Trip Insights
Upon returning from East Africa in September, Learning Trip participants reflected on all they experienced and learned during their travels with African Road – sharing stories and insights with their friends, family, and local communities. It's clear that time spent...
Love is Our Language – at New Hope for Girls
In 2017, Meazy Silva participated in a special African Road Learning Trip hosted for young women. This experience with African Road made an impression on Meazy who subsequently chose to pursue university studies in international development. The African Road team...
Tugende! (”Lets Go Together!” In Kinyarwanda)
After 17 days of travel, Learning Trip participants returned home from their impactful trip to East Africa. The team learned from Changemakers in Rwanda and Burundi, and their communities. For new staff member Valerie Plummer, this was her orientation trip as she...
A Warm Welcome at New Hope for Girls
Madison Zurcher, Grants Manager and Impact Curator at African Road, joined the February working trip to East Africa. Here, she shares her experience at New Hope for Girls in Tanzania. ______________________________________________ ‘Karibu’ ‘Karibu’ ‘Karibu’ (you are...
Highlights from a Special Working Trip
African Road Board member, Julie Solomon, joined a small travel team for the most recent African Road working trip. Connecting with Changemakers and seeing the tangible progress and pride of partner communities in person, Julie shares some of the moments that were...
Secure Housing Amplifies Community Progress in Burundi
There is much celebration and joy happening in Burundi, as remarkable progress with the construction of brick houses is being made in the indigenous Batwa village of Gahombo. Most families in the indigenous villages of Gahombo, Ndava, and Mwendo, live in makeshift...
Transformation is Evident: Board Chair Reflections from East Africa
African Road Board Chair, Jenny Warner, recently joined Executive Director Kelly Bean for a special African Road trip to East Africa. Here, she reflects on her travels and the evident transformation that has taken place in East Africa since her last visit. ...