NYO, Rwanda

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

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...

Aug 20, 2026 · Facebook NYO hat gepostet:

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...

Jul 7, 2026 · Facebook NYO hat gepostet:

We are proudly celebrate the graduation of our incredible children a milestone made possible through the kindness and generosity of our donors, partners,...

Jul 7, 2026 · Facebook NYO hat gepostet:

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...

Mar 9, 2026 · Facebook NYO hat gepostet:

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.

Budget: 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.

Budget: 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.

Budget: 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.

Budget: 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.

Budget: 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.

Budget: 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.

Budget: 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.

Budget: 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.

Budget: 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

Budget: 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.

Budget: 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.

Budget: 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, ...

Budget: 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

Budget: 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.

Budget: 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.

Budget: 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.

Budget: 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.

Budget: 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.

Budget: 495,223,072 RWF · documented spend: 8,548 CHF

Beneficiaries: 200 reached · 200 planned