Providing Education to 450 Children in Ruhagarika

                         THE SCHOOL YEAR 2024-2025 WAS A GREAT SUCCESS

                             FOR IWACU KAZOZA SCHOOL AND THE STUDENTS

Iwacu Kazoza School in Cibitoke Province, Burundi, achieved a 100% pass rate on the national exams for the 2025 edition, despite facing funding challenges. This accomplishment secured the school's #1 ranking in the entire Cibitoke Province.

Iwacu Kazoza School was established in 2012, currently the school is providing education to over 500 students. The 100% pass rate, along with the school's ranking as #1 in the province, demonstrates the positive impact of the school despite these challenges. 

Because of your continuing donations and your personal commitments, we have reached our goals. This not only means so much to me, but it especially means so much to the underprivileged children schooling at Iwacu Kazoza School, their parents and their teachers.  Every donation helps ensure that we can continue helping underprivileged children to have access to education and continue to make a difference in their daily lives.

Let us then together continue to be a new hope for the underprivileged, orphaned children and community. Together with our donors and friends, and friends of friends, YES WE CAN.

The school year 2025-2026 will start from  September 8, 2025 and  the following is our school’s  and JRMD NEEDS’s :

1. Funds needed to finish the drilled well to provide water to the School and Orphanage: $37,590
2. Funds needed to enable us to continue to provide education to the underprivileged and orphaned children for the school year 2025-2026 : $79,780
3. To purchase student’s and teacher’s books: $5,850
4. Funds to purchase student’s desks: $2,755.
5. Funds needed for health care to help those who are unable to pay for their medical treatment: $7,485.
6. To raise funds to build 10 houses for 10 widows and needy families: $14,859 and $6,000 of the  $14,859  needed has been donated.

7. Our school is in great need of 35 laptops. In order to provide an adequate education, those laptops are very needed for Iwacu Kazoza School as we have IT Management Section. The cost for 35 laptops would be $14,565. This makes the total of $156,884.

To donate, please click on the following link: https://www.globalgiving.org/projects/providing-education-to-450-youths-in-ruhagarika/ GlobalGiving is a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organization, making your donation fully tax-deductible.

Our today’s BIG Dream and Project is to build “ Iwacu Ruhagarika Hill University. To make this to happen, we need to raise $795,500:  https://www.globalgiving.org/projects/iwacu-ruhagarika-hill-university/

Attached are  the pictures of the students of Iwacu Kazoza School  who performed well and achieved a 100% pass rate on the national exams for the 2025 edition. Those students will graduate on November 11, 2025.

Thank you so much for teaming with us in this project of providing education to the underprivileged children.

Prosper Ndabishuriye
General Coordinator and Founder

                                REHABILITATIO N  OF  TOILTS  OUR SCHOOL

                                        AND BUILD 8 ADDITIONAL LATRINES

Maintaining clean toilets in schools is crucial for student health, well-being, and academic success. Proper sanitation prevents infectious diseases, encourages regular use, and creates a safe, pleasant environment for students.

A clean and safe bathroom will help prevent the spread of diseases and promotes healthy hygiene practices among students the students of Iwacu Kazoza School. A well-maintained bathroom contributes to boosting students' self-esteem and confidence, creating an environment where they feel valued and respected.

At Iwacu Kazoza School one toilet is being shared by more than 50 students and this is not fair. At least one toilet should be shared by 25 students.
It is a requirement and threat received from the provincial hygiene services that all schools should have sufficient toilets and hand washing facilities to meet learner's needs.  The toilets and washbasins must be in working order.

To Rehabilitate the 10 toilets that we have and build 8 additional toilets we need $6,769.  Currently we have already raised $2,000 and still need $4,769  to rehabilitate the 10 toilets that we have and build 8 additional toilets.

To help please make your donation to the following link: https://www.globalgiving.org/projects/providing-education-to-450-youths-in-ruhagarika/ GlobalGiving is a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organization, making your donation fully tax-deductible
Please, accept our thanks and appreciation for investing your hard-earned money on the cause of our community in Burundi, Africa.

Partners and friends of JRMD, please help us  meet this urgent and crucial needs to help create an environment where our students feel valued and respected.

Thank you so much for your financial support.

Prosper Ndabishuriye
General Coordinator and Founder