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About the organisation

NUFASHWA YAFASHA ORGANIZATION (NYO) is a Kinyarwanda word and translates into ‘someone supported may still support others’.
NYO was founded in 2014 as a local grassroots organization aiming to improve living standards for underprivileged children and their families in Ngarama, Gatsibo district in Eastern Rwanda. In fact, children abandoned, poor, and hungry due to extreme poverty, natural disaster, or civil war are the most vulnerable citizens of the world.
For four years, the NUFASHWA YAFASHA ORGANIZATION has been working in NGARAMA VILLAGE/GATSIBO DISTRICT and its peripheries to give children from vulnerable backgrounds a safe place to develop their talents.

We will be thrilled to have your support. Through your donation, we will be able to accomplish our goals and continue working towards our purpose. You will truly make the difference for us, and we will be extremely grateful! Each month, your donation will go to a different high impact project selected. You will get regular updates on which projects you are supporting and the impact that your donation is having. We will use your donation responsibly and ensure the best use for the beneficiaries.
Follow up reports should always be shared with the SpendeDirekt on time to see whether donations are well utilized, make an impact and where need be scaled up to the benefit of a wider community.
We will digitize all evidence of our spending and make it available through the SpendeDirekt platform. This will allow you to control the impact of your donation trough reports periodically.

The people behind it

NYO
BUJYACYERA Jean Paul – also known as Gutermann (good man) –is now a well-educated journalist and popular Rwandan radio personality living in the capital city of Kigali and a master’s candidate in Development Studies from the Mount Kenya University/Rwanda. Motivated to give something back to his community and provide educational opportunities to the community of his native village Ngarama and across the country (Rwanda), he started a non-profit organization in 2014 with very small donations from friends and acquaintances. His efforts have been fruitful with the help of his mother, brother, sister, and friends, who still reside in the village of Ngarama and volunteer along with many other community members for Nufashwa Yafasha Organization.

Latest updates

Sep 7, 2026 · Facebook NYO hat gepostet:
Play is a child’s first classroom. Through play, children develop creativity, teamwork, problem-solving skills, confidence, and a love for learning. At...
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Today was a beautiful and memorable last day with our visitor, Martina, from Switzerland. We spent a special moment with a wonderful group of women from our...
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We are proudly celebrate the graduation of our incredible children a milestone made possible through the kindness and generosity of our donors, partners,...
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On 4th July 2026, we proudly celebrated the 5th Graduation Ceremony at Nufashwa Yafasha School. 37 bright kindergarten children have successfully completed...
Jun 12, 2026 · Facebook NYO hat gepostet:
Today, our little hands harvested big dreams from our school garden. What we gathered is more than vegetables, it is the fruit of learning, patience,...
May 28, 2026 · Facebook NYO hat gepostet:
The Power of Kindness: Nufashwa Yafasha Children Thank Their Donors. Smiles, Songs & Hope: Children Celebrate New School Supplies in Rwanda #nufashwayafasha...
May 24, 2026 · Facebook NYO hat gepostet:
Today during training, our girls’ football team proudly received sports equipment and team uniforms to support and promote youth football in Ngarama,...
Apr 20, 2026 · Facebook NYO hat gepostet:
Back to school, back to growth! 🌱📚✨ Our first day of the Third Trimester was full of joy, learning, and teamwork. The children were excited to return and...
Mar 10, 2026 · Facebook NYO hat gepostet:
Happiness is simple. Sometimes it’s just a safe place to learn, play, and dream. ✨ @nufashwayafasha @nufashwayafasha_school , every child deserves a reason...
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The rhythm of our culture, the voice of our heritage. 🇷🇼✨ During @nufashwayafasha ceremony, the beautiful performance of the traditional Rwandan song...

Projects

Running projects (3)
Running

The School operating project

The project aims to help the NYO community center in running its activities at monthly basis

Children are the key to the future success of Rwanda. According to UNICEF, it is important for children to develop and learn in a healthy and normal environment. The programs we offer through our Early Childhood Development centers and our other programs will help our children, their mothers, and the caregivers employed at our centers to meet these basic and developmental needs resulting in the opportunity for our children and their families to live self-reliant, sustainable and full lives.
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Target group
The project will benefit directly the students, teachers, caregivers, parents, and the whole community.
Why we do it
Today, The NYO School Center impacts directly more than 120 children and women and more than 80 indirectly through our education, health, Water Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH), and feeding programs. We serve more than 120 children in our existing Early Childhood Development Center in Ngarama. With the help of our donors, we are aiming that our Center will provide a safe, fun, and productive space to educate and serve more children in our community.
Project activities
1. Remuneration of our employees including teachers, management, caregivers, cleaners, security, cooks
2. Purchase the necessary equipment to provide education, fight malnutrition in children, promote sports and recreation, and other programs we have in our center.
3. Providing adequate and nutritious meals at NYO center
4. Buying office materials for better center running.

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Total budget (earlier figure): 28,300,000 RWF · documented spend: 77,073 CHF

Beneficiaries: 120 reached · 200 planned

Running

Football Project for the community

To promote children and youth participation in sport and physical activities by providing them with football dresses

1. To support young people in their social development. 2. To provide opportunities outside of formal education institutions where young people can come together. 3. To generate funds for young people to get off the street, onto a pitch, and into a center for English lessons after school. 4. To promote peace through football.
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Target group
Children (boys and girls) aged between 8 to 18-year-old, wanting to participate in football
Why we do it
Rwandan youth includes children who cannot exercise their right to play (access, acceptance); While farming is generally the principal economic activity of rural households in Rwanda, non-farm employment is limited in rural areas. Likewise, lack of diverse economic activity & opportunity limits the chance for skills & education, so rural children have no intention of pursuing studies that caused the highest primary school cycle dropout rate in Rwanda among African countries. It leads to more hopelessness among Rwandan youth and affects their self-development and social integration. Using football to engage children, we provide free-coaching to communities that benefit from recreational and competitive activity while instilling in them the values of sportsmanship.
Project activities
1. Designing a football jersey
2. Printing and distributing the jerseys

Total budget (earlier figure): 21,491,200 RWF · documented spend: 286 CHF

Beneficiaries: 100 reached · 100 planned

Running

Education support project

Provide kids with future opportunities

Our goal is offering school supplies (uniforms, notebooks, pens, shoes) and sanitary items (mattress, soaps, dresses) to project participants. It will boost The children will be happy to attend school, The children are supported for their good performance. The children will attend school regularly, the children's family members are satisfied with their children. Reduce dropout rates in local primary and secondary schools; To work alongside underprivileged people to build strong communities through education, creating economic opportunities and community development; Improve leisure facilities and activities in the community; To support students to access to education by providing them a scholarship and all school needs.
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Target group
Our project supports children from poor families to get education opportunities. Altogether, approximately 118 children will be supported by the project. This includes 60 nursery students (3 to 6 years old), 40 primary and school students (7 years to 12 years) high school Ordinary level 6, and 2 of Advanced level of high school
Why we do it
According to the United Nations, 42% of African school children will drop out before the end of primary education. Many schools lack the fundamental resources essential for quality education. Unfortunately, gaining a proper education is challenging for impoverished or underprivileged families in Africa. We believe that by providing those resources we can support the children and keep them in schools.
Project activities
The project will provide school material, school dresses and lunch for those students who cannot afford it. This project provides scholarships, teaching and school supplies, workshops and personal development resources.
These interventions address the failure points and weak areas that need boosting. Providing quality education to children reflects the fact that every child is entitled to fundamental human rights and is to be treated with dignity. Education is a sustainable means to alleviate poverty and bring lasting change.

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Total budget (earlier figure): 18,506,703 RWF · documented spend: 5,074 CHF

Beneficiaries: 120 planned

Planned projects (6)
Planned

NYO community shop

Generate income by NYO, by helping people get food and products at affordable prices within community.

1. To help the organization to generate income throuh set up community based shop 3. Make it easier for community members to access the local food market. 4. Bring goods closer to the people where they live and cheaper.
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Target group
1. Citizens from the Ngarama sector, Bugamba Cell will have access to goods, food and service from our shop. As the owner, the business plan will help us to earn more and our organization will benefit from the income of the project.

2. The students will find a place to buy food, school supplies, a favorite sweet for children and in addition to what they take for school (School feeding).
Why we do it
Usually NYO like other organization in south, We get financial capability to run our projects with the support from various donors. Including donor organizations from North (Western countries). This community shop project will help the organization earn income and find solutions by creating self revenue-generating activities that will be used for some projects.
Project activities
1. Selling food, beverages and school supplies.
2. Set up a restaurant

Total budget (earlier figure): 14,477,700 RWF

Beneficiaries: 5,000 planned

Planned

Vegetable garden and Agroshop for self-sustainability

Generate income by NYO, fighting malnutrition and promoting sustainable farming practices in needy community.

1. To augment the livelihood of rural communities in Rwanda by enhancing the resilience of agriculture through the development, promotion, and adoption of Sustainable Farming Practices. 3. Empowering of NYO school vegetable garden 4. Establishment of a farmer training center to provide training on aspects of sustainable farming to 1000 identified needy farmers. 5. We will sell Fertilizer at the price set by the ministry of agriculture. And the seeds at affordable prices based on current prices standards. Our business plan aims to improve agriculture production in our regions. We also aim to improve the quality of maize production, since we will deliver fertilizers. The majority of farmers do not use fertilizer because they cannot get it. We are aiming to provide fertilizers to our customers to meet their individual needs. This business plan will improve the economy of the country starting from the sector where we are located.
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Target group
1. Citizens from the Gatsibo district (Ngarama sector, Gatsibo Sector, Mimuri Sector, Nyagihanga Sector, and Katabagemu) Sector will have easy access to fertilizers, vegetables, and grain seeds.
As the owner, the business plan will help us to earn more and our organization will benefit from the income of the project. Additionally, it will facilitate Gatsibo District to reach their IMIHIGO (Goals) target of distributing fertilizer, Agri materials to the farmers and improving agriculture production.
Why we do it
Agriculture is the main economic activity for over 88% of the people of Rwanda. The agriculture sector contributes 47% of Rwanda’s Gross Domestic Product and over 80% of foreign earnings come through exports of Coffee, Tea, and other agro-based products. The most commonly cultivated crops include cassava, potatoes, sweet potatoes, maize, plantains, and beans. Rwanda has two distinctive seasons for crop cultivation, the first season is from September to January, and the second season is between February to June. Though agriculture production has improved in Rwanda over the last decade, it has yet not reached its true potential.

Fortune of Africa suggests the following challenges that the agriculture sector in Rwanda currently faces.
 Scarcity of land is an outcome of a high population.
 Deterioration of soil fertility and severe land erosion.
 Very low levels of inputs in the form of either organic manure or other fertilizers.
 Agriculture is based on rainfall as little irrigation goes on in Rwanda.
 The low purchasing power among the rural people.
 Lack of awareness about market dynamics by the farmers in the country.
 Limited market participation by the farmers
 Lack of access to financial services.
 Agricultural advisory services are not easily accessed by rural farmers.
This project is considered a trading business because we will be reselling the fertilizers. The project will be helpful to the people, especially farmers in the NGARAMA sector, Gatsibo District, and people around this region. Specifically, this project will help us to develop people’s well-being and family development in general. It will be an exemplary model for the youth, and we expect that it will improve self-driven development. It will help farmers to improve crop production and use developed agriculture systems to grow selected seeds.

We believe that this project will be productive and hope the AGRA CARE Center project will provide us with seeds for the NYO school garden. And We agree that we will use the funds according to the terms and conditions established.
Project activities
1. This project focus on selling materials used in agricultural products including fertilizers, seeds, and tools that will be detailed in the budget. Our aim is to improve the agriculture services in the Ngarama sector by making essential agricultural products easily accessible to the farmers of the region.
2. Establish a farmers' shop and common facility areas to provide agricultural inputs quality seeds, manure, and other equipment to the farmers and income generation to the NYO. Every month, we are able to earn a gross interest of 250,000 Frw.

Total budget (earlier figure): 25,081,480 RWF

Beneficiaries: 5,000 planned

Planned

NYO Talent show

This project aiming to promote and supporting young talents musician in Rwanda.

Music can benefit everyone mentally, emotionally, and physically. Music is the key to success and prosperity. The project will provide young musicians in Rwanda with the opportunity to help promote their music, otherwise, they will not be able to follow their musical dreams.
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Target group
Young talents musician
Why we do it
In Rwanda, talented young artists face the challenge of being able to promote their music, gain the ability to make music, and more.
Project activities
1. Helping young talent to record their music.
2. Helping them to get promotion of their music in partnership with Isango Star radio/TV
3. Getting coaching on a music career.

Total budget (earlier figure): 2,400,000 RWF · documented spend: 179 CHF

Beneficiaries: 5 reached · 5 planned

Planned

NYO operating Project

The project aims to help NYO to remunerate its employees, and to ensure that the NYO is running successful.

1. NYO will have sufficient capacity to remunerate employees on a regular basis. 2. It will help NYO to better the professionalism and improve the service.
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Target group
The target group of the project is NYO staff.
Why we do it
The long-term impact is that NYO will be able to perform normal activities, store documents, make reports, demonstrate the organizational structure, and expand NYO activities.

This will help us hire a professional team and help us find other partners so that we can develop partnerships with other organizations, in which case NYO will be empowered to provide better service to the beneficiaries.
Project activities
1. To help NYO to pay employees: Salaries for staff including taxes, social security, and administrative costs.
2. Help NYO to rent and to set a coordination office;

Total budget (earlier figure): 13,900,000 RWF · documented spend: 743 CHF

Beneficiaries: 7 planned

Planned

Construction of a health post in Ngarama

This project is being taken so that the needy people can get good health service from this health post with lower expenditure.

This project has some specific goals such as to improve the conditions and contexts of rural poor people, children and women’s health, and the benefits that will accumulate when men and women are able to participate in the working environment including support to achieve sustainable development between men and women. Moreover, the local public may stay healthy and happy for a long time. Moreover, to ensure our rural women's health safely. Because we know that every year thousands of mothers die simply because of negligence. So, protecting the health and life of my locality is another big goal of this project. We have some objectives for building up the second generation of the health post. • Increase the range of services wherever my local people fall in diseases they will get opportunities according to their need and demand. • Provide a safe and therapeutic environment for all patients, staff, and visitors • Increase overall satisfaction rates of patients, employees, and visiting medical officers • Achieve patients' satisfaction. • To decrease the number of patients. • Promoting highly advanced knowledge to surrounded community for health care skills. • Promoting medical cooperation between local and abroad health institutions.
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Target group
The target group of this project is rural people. Basically, this project is taken for the medical service of my locality. Especially those who are poor and cannot bear the expensive medical cost of a renowned hospital. And besides this all kinds of people regardless ethnicity, handicap, minority and others. Here all divisions of ages, occupations, gender will get the services. No discrimination would be placed here.
Why we do it
The majority of the rural people of Rwanda are poor and also depend on government health structures for remedies. The rural poor have been more marginalized than the urban poor in our country. They are deprived of all kinds of facilities. So health post in the local community is essential for rural people. Moreover, unhealthy people are usually poor because they cannot work to earn a living. They are usually malnourished and susceptible to diseases and therefore unable to work either in the fields in rural areas or work in factories in the cities, and are therefore unable to obtain food, shelter, and clothing. Thus, they become poor, and because they are poor and they cannot obtain adequate healthcare and become unhealthy and sick and eventually they become poorer. That is why such type of project has been taken. The NYO Center has helped many families access their children's education, malnutrition, and mental and physical development, but there is a need for affordable medical care. That’s why we thought of building a health post to make it easier to get health services.
Project activities
1. Construct a health post.
2. Purchase equipment for running the health post after completion.
3. Remuneration of nurses, and other health post staff.

Total budget (earlier figure): 938,903,940 RWF

Beneficiaries: 10,000 planned

Planned

Projekt centerinauguration

Completed projects (11)
Completed

School Expansion

This proposal aims to expand Nufashwa Yafasha Nursery School to include lower primary education (P1-P3).

This expansion will provide continued quality education to our students, enhance access to primary education in our community, and contribute to Rwanda’s national educational goals. • Provide seamless transition for our students from nursery to lower primary education. • Enhance learning opportunities for children in the surrounding community. • Support the national education policy of ensuring universal access to basic education. • Develop holistic education programs that cater to both academic and extracurricular growth.
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Target group
• Current Nursery Students: Children who are currently enrolled in Nufashwa Yafasha Nursery School and will transition to primary education. This ensures continuity in their learning environment.
• Children in the Community (Ages 6-9): Local children of primary school age (6-9 years old) who may not have easy access to nearby schools or who are seeking quality primary education in the area.
• Parents and Families in the Community: Parents who want to provide their children with quality, affordable, and consistent education from early childhood through the primary years, reducing the need for transfers to other schools.
• Vulnerable and Underserved Families: Families who may face socioeconomic barriers to accessing quality primary education elsewhere, ensuring that the school serves those most in need within the community.
• Government and Educational Authorities: As secondary stakeholders, this group includes local government bodies and education ministries interested in supporting local initiatives that align with national education goals for universal primary education.
Why we do it
1. Ensure Continuity in Education: Currently, students in the nursery program face a gap when transitioning to primary school, often having to leave for schools outside the community. Expanding to lower primary will provide a seamless educational experience, allowing students to continue learning in a familiar, supportive environment.

2. Address Growing Demand for Primary Education: The local community is growing, and there is increasing demand for accessible, quality primary education. Many families seek schools close to home that offer the same level of care and excellence they’ve experienced at the nursery level.

3. Reduce Barriers to Education for Vulnerable Families: Expanding the school will particularly benefit vulnerable children, including those from low-income families who may not have the means to send their children to private or distant schools. By providing affordable primary education locally, Nufashwa Yafasha helps reduce barriers to learning and promotes equal opportunities.

4. Support National Educational Goals: Rwanda has made universal primary education a priority, and this expansion aligns with the country’s efforts to increase access to education. The project will contribute to national literacy and enrollment goals while strengthening the educational infrastructure in rural or underserved areas.

5. Strengthen the School’s Impact and Community Presence: Nufashwa Yafasha has already established itself as a leader in early childhood education. By expanding to primary education, the school can deepen its impact on students' lives, fostering long-term academic success and personal growth. It also strengthens the organization's role as a key pillar in the community’s educational development.

6. Empower the Next Generation: Offering primary education will allow Nufashwa Yafasha to instill foundational skills and values that prepare children for future academic success and life. A strong early education is critical to shaping responsible, empowered, and well-rounded individuals who can contribute to the community and the country.
In summary, the motivation behind the project is to provide continued, high-quality education, meet community demand, and help shape a brighter future for the children and families that Nufashwa Yafasha serves.
Project activities
The Nufashwa Yafasha school expansion project will involve several key activities aimed at transitioning from a nursery to lower primary education. These activities include the construction of new classrooms and facilities designed to accommodate primary students, recruitment and training of qualified primary school teachers, and the development of a curriculum that adheres to Rwanda’s national educational standards while promoting holistic growth. Additionally, the project will include the procurement of learning materials such as textbooks, technology, and teaching aids, as well as community outreach to inform local families about enrollment opportunities. Regular monitoring and evaluation will be conducted to ensure the quality of education and smooth implementation of the expansion.

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Total budget (earlier figure): 59,112,531 RWF · documented spend: 5,852 CHF

Beneficiaries: 100 reached · 100 planned

Completed

NYO stationery supplies

Purchase equipment that helps with day-to-day work in the organization

1. We aim to be a professional organization. 2. Provide good records and reporting of our activities. 3. Keep up with the information technology in promoting NYO activities 4. Design NYO Website, maintenance, and updating
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Target group
NYO staff, teachers, NYO partners, caregivers and students
Why we do it
In the 21st century, information technology is being used to disseminate information faster and with better and more reliable storage. For the organization, the activities are widespread, necessary for the proper reporting, video documentaries, social media, newsletters, etc. NYO also needs office supplies to help us do our job well. Examples are cameras, computers, printers, the internet.
Project activities
1. Purchase office supplies. For example Camera, laptop, printer, internet installation, ...
2. training about using those new gadgets.
3. NYO Website design and maintenance

Total budget (earlier figure): 14,260,000 RWF · documented spend: 1,172 CHF

Beneficiaries: 80 reached · 80 planned

Completed

Construction of Clean water pipeline

Supporting rural community with Clean Drinking Water

To provide drinking water to 5 villages in Ngarama. There will be clean and safe water for the communities but at the same time give children the freedom to be children and attend school. In general water and sanitation will have improved in households and schools making it easier for children to focus on their education.
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Target group
The target group is students, families households, and Ngarama Community in Karambi Cell
Why we do it
Many parts of Rwanda suffer from the problem of clean and safe water. Even where wells exist, they don't have enough/clean and safe water for the communities. These communities could utilize the rainwater, but they can't afford to build water tanks. It is made worse with a lack of proper toilet facilities. Children spend most of their time fetching water for families. This project will be the answer for clean water from that water pipelines will be constructed.
Project activities
1. Purchase equipment for the construction of a water pipeline
2. Find and pay workers to build a water pipeline
3. Raise awareness about health care in general, how important clean water is, and to take good care of this infrastructure
The community is also required to participate in the construction work, as they are the ones who will benefit from it first.

Total budget (earlier figure): 3,000,000 RWF · documented spend: 224 CHF

Beneficiaries: 5,000 reached · 5,000 planned

Completed

Center start-up and inauguration

This project provided the capacity of center start-up and funding inauguration ceremony.

The project was aimed at procuring basic materials for the center's start-up which includes real school supplies, school uniforms for children, and children's preparation for the International Day of the African Child on June 16 each year, which coincided with the inauguration of the Children's Center NYO.
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Target group
The beneficiaries of this project are children, parents, caregivers, local authorities, NYO friends.
Why we do it
There was a need to buy equipment to start the center.
It was a great honor to celebrate that African Child Day and the inauguration of our community center built in partnership with their partners (SpendeDirekt, UMUBANO VZW, and Province of Western Flanders).
It was worthwhile to show the Ngarama community that the center has officially opened.
Project activities
-Remuneration of teachers, caregivers, cleaners,...
-Buying uniforms for kids
- Ceremony preparation

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Total budget (earlier figure): 47,960,000 RWF · documented spend: 3,244 CHF

Beneficiaries: 120 reached · 48 planned

Completed

Self-reliance project

The land acquisition project will be undertaken for various activities. Agriculture, animal husbandry and more. Giving the NYO school the ability to help itself

• Purchase a large field for economic school-based activities. for example Agriculture, animal husbandry, and more. • The school will be able to be self-sufficient in small projects • Empowering beneficiaries to address issues that concern them. For example The role of parents in manual labor at school and agriculture, animal husbandry, ...
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Target group
The project will benefit students, teachers, caregivers, and the community
Why we do it
The NYO School Center is a new project that is nearing completion and is a community centre aimed at improving the living conditions of the people of Ngarama Sector, Gatsibo District, Eastern Province.

NYO School is free and will continue to be so. So we thought about how after we get the school infrastructure we can continue to work and provide better education and services to children and disadvantaged families.

In fact, it is a centre that will still need ongoing activities such as the purchase of equipment, remuneration of workers, payment of water bills, electricity, a regular meal for the assisted and educated children of the centre.
Because it is difficult to find permanent donors that we have thought about, the project we are planning a Self-reliance project for economic school-based activities so that it can itself be involved in some activities without waiting for funding.
Project activities
• Purchase a large field for economic school-based activities. for example Agriculture projects, and more.
• Set up a school livestock farms ( rabbit, chicken, and pigs) and
Purchase cereals grinding machines; will help the community to grow cereals, get animal feed in the breeding project, and income for the NYO school.

Total budget (earlier figure): 182,870,000 RWF · documented spend: 1,951 CHF

Beneficiaries: 150 reached · 150 planned

Completed

Capacity building during lockdown

Capacity building of our school after closure during the lockdown. And to continue to monitor projects at that time.

To help a teacher who taught children to live in a life that had changed and to continue to leave NYO activities
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Target group
- NYO School teach and caregivers
- Organization itself
Why we do it
Due to the challenges posed by COVID19 where some organizations have faced obstacles and their projects have been halted, the project was intended to have a more solid line of NYO activity.
Project activities
Payment of house lent 10 months from (May to March 2020) where a group of women come weekly after lockdown
We continued to motivate the NYO school teacher to help her during the lockdown as a key figure in our school.
Payment of Construction permit fees and procedures

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Total budget (earlier figure): 1,300,000 RWF · documented spend: 582 CHF

Beneficiaries: 80 reached · 80 planned

Completed

COVID-19 RECOVERY PROJECT

This project will support hardest impacted beneficiaries to economic recovery from Covid by giving financial support.

NYO gives training to the parents on various topics, including sanitation and general health care prevention, food preparation, basic education, saving money, and creating new economic opportunities like starting a new business by selling crops on the market to purchase non-agricultural items from the money earned. The basic idea is to train parents so that the families are enabled to support themselves in the long term.
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Target group
Beneficiaries were selected in a participatory meeting of all beneficiaries themselves, whose members were drawn from a range of social most needy groups including widows, widowers, young girls affected with teenage pregnancy, the elders
Why we do it
By the time the project ends, the families will be able to fully provide needs for their children and sell surplus crops. They will be earning enough money to pay for their basic needs: education, better housing, and healthcare. They are no longer just surviving but thriving: saving money, investing in their farms, and developing small businesses that can sustain them for years to come.
Project activities
1. To train beneficiaries’ skills in doing small business.
2. Provide them with financial support in groups.
3. Establish a volunteer commission to monitor and evaluation the use of aid
4. Set up their common savings account for the beneficiaries of little monthly savings for their common interest.

Total budget (earlier figure): 9,264,000 RWF · documented spend: 718 CHF

Beneficiaries: 60 reached · 60 planned

Completed

Distribution of staple food to 40 families in Ngarama during Corona-Lockdown

Community support during lockdown

As the novel coronavirus pandemic shuts down businesses globally and forcing countries into lockdown, the disruptions have cut off supply chains and increased food insecurity. The World Food Program warned that the number of people facing acute food insecurity stands to rise to 256 million and the people likely to suffer most are in low and middle-income countries. It is there for vital to maintain food assistance programs. We would like to provide families with food that can't afford it now. Rwanda confirmed its first case of COVID-19 on March 13th. The Ministry of Health is asking all residents of Rwanda to continue observing all instructions from health authorities, particularly by washing hands regularly, maintaining physical distance from people (at least 1 meter), staying inside your home, and reporting any symptoms by calling the toll-free. Total cases 259, total deaths 0, and total recovery 124. Immediately March 21st Rwanda Govt. implemented social distancing through Lockdown countrywide which will be continued up to May-4. As a result workers, day labor & lower-income people are facing a crisis for buying food & essential. Your donation to this fund will support immediate and long-term relief and recovery in vulnerable communities during one of the most challenging times we have collectively faced.
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Target group
COVID-19 pandemic Govt. of Rwanda immediately implemented social distancing through Lockdown countrywide. As a result, a huge number of the worker, day labor & lower-income people are facing crisis for buying food in Rwanda. This crisis threatens everyone's way of life, but it is especially difficult for people who are already vulnerable, including those with pre-existing medical conditions, older adults, wage workers, and those with inflexible jobs.
Why we do it
Families will be able to get food relief and therefore not die of hunger and also their hope will be increased. Your donation to this fund will help stop the virus's spread and give communities on the front lines of the crisis the resources they need to act quickly and protect the most vulnerable.
Project activities
Donations are already helping to: Deliver essential items to struggling families and older individuals in quarantine, provide food to the poorest workers, day labor & lower-income people in Rwanda.
Lock down helps to prevent the community spread of COVID 19 disease, which directly reduces the mortality rate and thereby ensuring the health safety of the people living in this area
According to our plan if we implement the program we may include targeted poorest people in social safety network to overcome the emergency lock down period on Covod-19 in Rwanda. Nufashwa Yafasha Organization will send you regular updates about how your donation has been put to use.

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Total budget (earlier figure): 15,290,000 RWF · documented spend: 743 CHF

Beneficiaries: 40 reached · 40 planned

Completed

Football Play and Entertainment For Purpose

Building and supporting a football club to empower the youth in our community

We believe that engaging sports, specifically soccer, creates opportunity for youth to learn life skills and adopt a positive self-awareness and confidence to help them excel in the classroom, at home, and in the community. We give them the opportunity to play their favorite game "Football game". We encourage them to stay in school. They create and hold leadership roles by electing their peers to neighborhood youth councils and participating in capacity building workshops. Over the next few years, we aim to scale this model and bring it into other communities across the country and to have a strong football team in our country.
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Target group
Our target youth population, boys and girls age 14-16, live in communities that face obstacles that compromise their economic, health, and personal security.
Why we do it
In the developed world the value of sport and play as educational and developmental tools is universally recognized, and by most, they are considered fundamental human rights. But in Rwanda, especially rurally, the rights and voices of children are often ignored and extreme poverty forces them to take on adult responsibilities at an early age. Access to sport and sporting equipment is very limited and basic knowledge of health issues, gender equality and many other social issues are lacking.
Project activities
1. Provide coaches and room to play football
2. Providing the support sports materials jersey, balls
3. Connecting youth to other youth through football
4. Providing refreshment to our players (water, porridge, and snacks)

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Total budget (earlier figure): 7,100,000 RWF · documented spend: 953 CHF

Beneficiaries: 80 reached · 100 planned

Completed

Land purchase

We want to bought a half of ha of land to have space for our activities such as a school and a community center

Acquire the land to build a school to build the nursery school for poor children To provide free, value-based and holistic education in a stress-free environment to the underprivileged people in the community. Creating space for parents for training on a regular basis in order to support them in how they can support themselves their children in local communities.
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Target group
The target group of the project is the children from 3 years old to 16 years and group of their parents as well
Why we do it
We want to do this project because our students are from families of poor farmers, farmworkers, maid, and labourers and most of them are the first generation of their families to have an education and no recreation space in their community. Apart from education, we provide them a mid-day meal. Sports events and cultural programs, as well as educational opportunities to children and parents.
Project activities
1. Purchase the parcel of land a half of ha
2. Make the mutation of land to NYO properties

Total budget (earlier figure): 96,969,944 RWF · documented spend: 2,684 CHF

Beneficiaries: 200 reached · 200 planned

Completed

Building a school

Building a school for the children of Ngarama

We have established nursery schools in a rural village of Ngarama Sector/Gatsibo District/Eastern of Rwanda and we need help for the construction and running of the school; to pay for their running costs: teacher, snacks, healthcare, and hygiene. An open-ended program like ours prepares the child to utilize his/her intellectual and creative abilities in future learning tasks.
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Target group
The main target groups of the project will include children of the following categories:
i. Poor family’s children in rural areas
ii. Dropped out children from poor and disadvantaged families in rural areas
iii. Children with a disability who are excluded from mainstream education.
iv. A total of 200 children with more than 50% of girls are targeted to be served under the project.

The above children, while developed through an enabling environment, would be direct beneficiaries of their development, but as they constitute the family and the society as well, all members of the family and the society will also be benefited by their development. Thus the final beneficiary of the project would be:
i. Parents Groups
ii. Teachers Group
iii. Local and international volunteers
iv. Community as a whole.
Why we do it
Early education is essential for all children. The awakening of the children and the learning of social skills in a friendly environment will help the child all his life.
The community center is mainly used to give the people of Ngarama a place to spend their leisure time.
At the community center, NYO also provides pieces of training to children, youth and their families in various topics like health care, education, and entrepreneurship.
Most of the rural children are attending primary school directly from home. This is often a shock for them to get used to the class discipline when the only thing they know is the fields where the parents are working. In the rural areas, up to 40% of children are abandoning the school during the 6-year program of primary school. We are planning to support 200 children from nursery school.
Project activities
NYO plans its projects and implements some of its activities at a community center. At the moment, NYO rents a community center for 50.000 RWF monthly.
In the long term, NYO would like to construct its own building. By has children gone through nursery school, they will learn social skills which will help them to be at ease in primary school. They will also learn some basics which will help them to be ready. The nursery school is for children between 3 and 7 years old. There are a snack and cup of millet porridge in the morning, which helps the children to be better fed. We have opened the first rural nursery school 2 years ago.
Education is the base of all development. The project will work for child education among the poorest and disadvantaged communities. It will help to grow up the children as a good human being. This project will reduce the dropout rate from Primary education. It will develop and strengthen the capacity of community participation in education planning, monitoring, and supervision. The children will achieve some good qualities of human beings such as tolerance, cooperation, and respective ness, from their childhood. This project will contribute to fulfilling national educational planning and also the Sustainable Development Goal.

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Total budget (earlier figure): 495,223,072 RWF · documented spend: 8,548 CHF

Beneficiaries: 200 reached · 200 planned