Equipping Restoring And Multiplying Inc

TO HELP THE POOR AND VULNERABLE PEOPLE IN RWANDA AND TO GIVE THEM ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH VOCATIONAL EDUCATION.

VOCATIONAL SCHOOLS: RWANDA RISE HAS VOCATIONAL TRAINING PROGRAMS IN 2 LOCATIONS IN RWANDA. HOPE VOCATIONAL TRAINING CENTER (HVTC) WAS ESTABLISHED IN 2008 IN THE COMMUNITY OF KABUGA, A TOWN ON THE EDGE OF THE KIGALI METRO AREA, THE CAPITAL CITY OF RWANDA, AND LATER IN THE VILLAGE OF RUGENDABARI. HVTC CONTINUES TO INCREASE IN PROGRAMS AND STUDENT POPULATION SINCE ITS BEGINNING.WITH THE WORLD-WIDE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, ALL SCHOOLS IN RWANDA HAD INTERMITTENT CLOSURES DURING THE 2020-2021 SCHOOL YEAR. HOWEVER, WE WERE ONE OF THE FIRST SCHOOLS TO QUALIFY WITH THE NEW PANDEMIC PROTOCOLS AND BEGAN THE 2020-21 SCHOOL YEAR ON TIME IN OCTOBER. THE 2020-21 GRADUATION CLASS FOR ALL VOCATIONAL TRAINING PROGRAMS WILL GRADUATE A TOTAL OF 438 STUDENTS. HVTC OFFERS 2 GOVERNMENT CERTIFIED AND ACCREDITED TRAINING LEVELS: LEVEL 3 YEAR-LONG TRAINING PROGRAMS ARE FOR THOSE HAVING COMPLETED PUBLIC EDUCATION AND LEVEL 1 TRAINING PROGRAMS ARE FOR THOSE STUDENTS LIVING IN EXTREME POVERTY AND NOT ABLE TO AFFORD TO FINISH PUBLIC EDUCATION. LEVEL 3 WILL GRADUATE 73 STUDENTS AND LEVEL 1 WILL GRADUATE 365 STUDENTS. THE BREAKDOWN OF THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS IN EACH SCHOOL IS AS FOLLOWS: 56 STUDENTS IN CULINARY ARTS, 179 STUDENTS IN HAIRDRESSING, 18 STUDENTS IN MASONRY, 150 STUDENTS IN SEWING, AND 35 STUDENTS IN WELDING. THE APPROXIMATE PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS IN ALL PROGRAMS BREAK DOWN TO THE FOLLOWING: 16.5% IN CULINARY ARTS, 32.6% IN HAIRDRESSING, 7.2% IN MASONRY 36.4% IN SEWING, 7.2% IN WELDING. THE GENDER BREAKDOWN OF OUR STUDENT BODY IS 73% WOMEN AND 27% MEN. 103 OF OUR STUDENTS WERE LIVING IN ON-CAMPUS BOARDING. THE TOTAL NUMBER TO GRADUATE IN THE CLASS OF 2020-21 IS 438 STUDENTS.

CAMPUS AND PROGRAM EXPANSION: IN 2019, WE SENT A TEAM TO RWANDA THAT INCLUDED A SEATTLE ARCHITECT AND A GENERAL CONTRACTOR FOR THE PURPOSE OF MASTER PLANNING OUR CAMPUS FOR NEW FACILITIES. IN 2020 WE BUILT THE FIRST FACILITY IN THIS MASTER PLAN, AN 80-GIRL DORMITORY AND NEW STUDENT KITCHEN. THE BUILDING EXPANSION CONTINUED IN 2021. THIS MASTER PLANNING INITIATIVE HELPS US TO REACH OUR GOAL OF ADDITIONAL FACILITIES AND PROGRAMS, AND GRADUATING 500 STUDENTS PER YEAR. OUR PROGRAM GOALS INCLUDE EXPANDING OUR ACCREDITED PROGRAMS TO 6 WITH THE ADDITION OF AN AUTO MECHANINCS PROGRAM STARTING IN THE FALL OF 2022.DURING THE 2020-2021 SCHOOL YEAR, WE ADDED A NEW DIESEL GENERATOR TO PROVIDE RELIABLE ELECTRICITY TO OUR CAMPUS. THIS WAS MADE POSSIBLE BY A GRANT FROM THE MAPLE VALLEY WASHINGTON ROTARY CLUB. IN OUR AREA OF RWANDA, ELECTRICAL POWER GOES OUT FREQUENTLY. THIS GENERATOR SOLVES A HUGE PROBLEM FOR THE SCHOOL WITH CLASSES, EQUIPMENT, AND OUR 25-STATION COMPUTER LAB, NOW ABLE TO CONTINUE UN-INTERRUPTED.IN COMBINATION WITH OUR EXTENSIVE RAIN-WATER RUNOFF STORAGE SYSTEM, WE INSTALLED A FILTRATION SYSTEM WHICH GIVES OUR CAMPUS CLEAN DRINKING WATER. THIS DIRECTLY BENEFITS OUR CULINARY ARTS PROGRAM, OUR DAILY STUDENTS AND STAFF, AND OUR FULL-TIME BOARDING STUDENTS.WE HAVE BEGUN THE RENOVATION OF ONE OF OUR OLDER BUILDINGS TO PROVIDE A 600-SEAT AUDITORIUM FOR OUR DAILY STUDENT AND STAFF GATHERING. THIS NEW GATHERING SPACE WILL BE ADEQUATE FOR OUR GROWING STUDENT BODY AND PROVIDE AN EXCELLENT VENUE FOR LOCAL COMMUNITY MEETINGS. THE NEW AUDITORIUM IS ANTICIPATED TO BE IN TIME FOR THE FALL BEGINNING OF THE 2022-2023 SCHOOL YEAR.

ORPHAN SPONSORSHIP PROGRAM: RWANDA RISE BEGAN IN RWANDA AFTER THE 1994 GENOCIDE TO HELP THE DISPROPORTIONATE NUMBER OF WIDOWS AND ORPHANS WHO WERE LEFT DISPLACED AND IN POVERTY. THE SPONSORSHIP PROGRAM WAS DESIGNED TO GIVE MONTHLY SUPPORT FOR FOOD AND SUPPLIES FOR WIDOWS AND SCHOOL FEES FOR ORPHANS. WHILE THE ORGANIZATION HAS EXPANDED GREATLY INTO VOCATIONAL TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR YOUNG ADULTS, RWANDA RISE CONTINUES TO PROVIDE DIRECT FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO YOUNGER ORPHANS FOR THEIR PUBLIC SCHOOLING FEES. IN ADDITION, WE PARTNER WITH OTHER NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION TO PROVIDE WEEKEND PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN IN THE COMMUNITY ON THE CAMPUS OF HOPE VOCATIONAL TRAINING CENTER.