Bridge2Rwanda

As we close the chapter on 2024, we want to say murakoze cyane — THANK YOU — from all of us at Bridge2Rwanda. Your generosity has made it possible to accomplish more than we ever imagined this year. May God bless you richly for the many blessings you’ve brought to Rwanda and Africa. As we look ahead to 2025, we invite you to continue walking alongside us on this journey.

Because of you, Rwanda’s ambitious dreams are becoming a reality. This #GivingTuesday, will you consider a gift to further our progress in education, university access, and food security? You can make a difference at: https://lnkd.in/dWNsxkAj

Hooray! 46 new Bridge2Rwanda Farms Fellows trained this week on the SolarSPELL Conservation Agriculture library, to aid their efforts in training rural Rwandan smallholder farmers in sustainable agriculture practices.

But many are #UniversityReady! Refugee Student Enrollment Landscape. What are we doing to spread the word, create pathways and lobby as universities? Thank you #CISForum Basel, Switzerland, 2024 Council of International Schools for providing a platform for us to come together to share Insights on the 'Enrollment of Refugees in Higher Education Institutions' and Organizations based in Czech Republic, Kenya, Rwanda and USA. Current Refugee Student Enrollment Landscape: 117+ Million forcibly displaced people in the world 63+ Million of these are internally displaced people (IDPs) 47 Million are children 75% come from just five countries Afghanistan, Syria, Venezuela, Ukraine, South Sudan “Emerging” countries: Palestine and Sudan But many are university READY! Of the 35+ million refugees worldwide, roughly 7% of refugees have access to higher education, compared to around 40% of the global population. 7% up from 3-4% just a few years ago thanks to UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency 15x30 Campaign Insights from: Laura Kaub- Director Duolingo English Test + UNHCR University Access Program, USA and Worldwide Oluwafemi Ogundele- ?Assoc. Vice Chancellor of Enrollment & Dean of Undergrad Admission of University of California, Berkeley, USA Elyan Paz- Assistant Vice President and Dean of Admissions of Macalester College, USA Ezechias Nshimiyimana- Senior College Counselor for African Partnerships and Global Outreach, Bridge2Rwanda, Rwanda Preeti Rajendran- International Relations and Communications of Charles University with a case example Faculty of Social Sciences, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic #Innustame 'We Encourage' more universities to come together worldwide.

Congratulations to our Scholar, Chriss Tuyishime, for earning the prestigious Rhodes Scholarship. The award is one of the oldest and most prestigious academic honors, and provides full funding for graduate study at the University of Oxford. https://lnkd.in/eZEHT-6K cc Yale University

Join us with our friends at Bridge2Rwanda, founded by Halftimer Dale Dawson, for a discussion on a tested, low-cost and most importantly, scalable solution that has the power to eliminate food insecurity in Africa and empower millions of small-holder farmers to?prosper using the resource they already have. Together we will explore:? - How?Foundations for Farming's conservation?agriculture is dramatically increasing yields. - The results Rwanda has achieved by rolling out?conservation agriculture on a national scale. - How this cost-efficient, scalable model is being?replicated by other African countries. We hope to see you on October 16, 2024 @ 10:00am CDT (GMT-5). Don't miss this opportunity to learn and engage! Save your seat: https://lnkd.in/gzvc2bYA

Don't miss Bridge2Rwanda's upcoming?webinars! Register today using the links below:? OCTOBER 16:?How Foundations for Farming is Transforming the Lives?of African Farmers Register here:?https://bit.ly/4el1VsJ NOVEMBER 12:?How Isomo is Transforming Education and Building Leaders on the World's Fastest-Growing Continent Register here:?https://bit.ly/4cYF1X0