What Progetto Rwanda Onlus does

Progetto Rwanda Onlus is an Italian non-profit organization (ETS — Ente del Terzo Settore) founded in 1998 and headquartered in Rome, operating a portfolio of charitable programs in Rwanda focused on education, women's empowerment, poverty alleviation, and healthcare. Its program suite includes the Amahoro Nursery School, Kibaya School and Canteen, Kibaya School Farm, a Poste de Santé (health post), the Women's Entrepreneurship Project, the House of Peace and Reconciliation, Rwanda Girls on Bike, a Football Field at Nyanza, distance-sponsorship / individual child support, and Project ASTER (university scholarships and mentoring for Rwandan students at Italian universities). Reported impact metrics include approximately 1,000 children supported, 600,000 school meals per year, 1,750 women trained, and 175 small businesses started.

The organization was formally recognized as an ONGI (International Non-Governmental Organization) by the Rwandan Government in 2014. Its funding model rests on a mix of individual distance sponsorships (priced at approximately €360 per year), foundation grants (notably the Nando and Elsa Peretti Foundation), institutional support via the Tavola Valdese / Otto per Mille channel, and corporate partnerships. Partnerships with entities such as Bridge2Rwanda support student placement and education pathways, while the Women's Entrepreneurship Project represents an economic-development vertical alongside the core education and nutrition programs.

The organization employs 1–10 staff (per available scale signal) and operates without disclosed audited financials. Its go-to-market is donor-relations-driven rather than commercial: the customer equivalent is the donor base, and the "products" are program outcomes (school places, meals, training cohorts, scholarships) delivered to Rwandan beneficiaries. Strategic direction since 2020 has emphasized diversification of program verticals — into sports, agriculture, microenterprise, and tertiary education — while maintaining the anchor school and nutrition operations.

Name

Progetto Rwanda Onlus

Legal name

Progetto Rwanda ETS

Website

https://progettorwanda.it

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Progetto Rwanda Onlus is an Italian non-profit (founded 1998, Rome) operating education, women's empowerment, health, and poverty-alleviation programs in Rwanda, funded via individual sponsorships, foundation grants, and institutional supporters, and serving approximately 1,000 children.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

International Humanitarian Aid and Development

NAICS

Educational Support Services (611710), Community Food Services (624210), Child and Youth Services (62411), Social Advocacy Organizations (8133)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

International Development & Donor-Funded Education Programs (EDADALAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Education Access & Quality (International Development) (BPAGABAE), NGO/Nonprofit Education Programs & Service Delivery (EDADALAC), Nutrition & Food Security (Global Health) NGOs (HLAJAKAH), Maternal, Newborn, Child & Adolescent Health (MNCAH) Partnerships (HLAJAOAG)

Keywords

• Nonprofit humanitarian aid
• Child education programs
• Women's empowerment services
• Distance sponsorship programs
• Community development Rwanda

Headquarters

HQ city

Roma

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Contributions: Progetto Rwanda Onlus operates as a nonprofit organization that raises funds through donations, fundraising events, and bequests to support education, women's empowerment, and poverty alleviation projects in Rwanda. Revenue is generated entirely through voluntary contributions from individuals, foundations, and corporate partners.

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Progetto Rwanda Onlus is an Italian non-profit association that funds and directly operates a portfolio of social development programs in Rwanda for vulnerable children and women. Its core offerings include early childhood education (Amahoro Nursery School), school feeding (Kibaya canteen), distance sponsorship for school-age children, women's professional training and small-business entrepreneurship (House of Peace and Reconciliation), a community health center, agricultural training, and a university scholarship pipeline (Project ASTER).

Product overview

Progetto Rwanda Onlus is a non-profit humanitarian organization founded in 1998 that operates social development programs in Rwanda focused on children and women. The organization offers a portfolio of interconnected programs including: Amahoro Nursery School providing early childhood education with meals; Women's Entrepreneurship Project and House of Peace and Reconciliation offering professional training and support; Sponsorship (Distance Support) enabling children's education; Kibaya School and Canteen addressing school dropout and malnutrition; healthcare through Poste de Santé; agricultural training via the School Farm; Rwanda Girls on Bike for women's empowerment through sports; Project ASTER for university scholarships; and infrastructure projects including school renovations and construction. All programs are implemented in partnership with local authorities and community organizations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Amahoro Nursery School Nursery school in Kicukiro district (Kigali, Rwanda) providing pre-school education to children aged 3-5, including breakfast, lunch, playroom activities, after-school support, and health monitoring. Currently enrolls 90 children across 6 classes.
• Women's Entrepreneurship Project Professional training and support program for women in vulnerable socio-economic conditions, providing courses in entrepreneurship, counseling, peace education, and family planning, plus funding to start income-generating businesses. To date has supported 175 small businesses since 2018 and trained 1,750 women for labor market inclusion in 7 years.
• House of Peace and Reconciliation Professional training center in Kicukiro district (Kigali) offering courses in cooking, sewing, English, and business to women in socio-economic difficulties. The center organized professional courses training around 250 women per year between 2006 and 2013.
• Sponsorship Project (Distance Support) School sponsorship program supporting children and youth in vulnerable conditions to attend school through completion of their education. Fees are 360 EUR per year, payable as a single installment or two installments of 180 EUR. Currently supports 150+ children and adolescents annually, with 1,000 children supported at a distance over the 12 years of schooling.
• Kibaya School and Canteen School facility with canteen serving approximately 1,400 children in Kibaya (eastern Rwanda), providing meals to combat school dropout, child labor, and malnutrition. A meal for each child costs 3.50 euros per month. The program distributes 600,000 school meals each year.
• Poste de Santé di Kibaya Community health center serving the Kibaya community with over 5,000 people, providing basic medical assistance in a rural area of eastern Rwanda.
• Kibaya School Farm Agricultural training project in Kibaya promoting good farming practices, food security, and environmental sustainability for local farmers and students, in partnership with INATEK University.
• Rwanda Girls on Bike Women's cycling program supporting young Rwandan women aged 16-22 through competitive sports to develop self-confidence, economic independence, and personal growth.
• Project ASTER Scholarship program partnering with Isomo Academy/Bridge2Rwanda to support high-achieving Rwandan students in securing higher education at Italian universities including Tor Vergata, La Sapienza, LUISS, and Università di Camerino. Selects 5 students annually.
• Football Field at Nyanza Football field project in Nyanza district promoting tolerance, unity, and reconciliation among youth through sport, involving approximately 200 young people in training and tournaments. Built in collaboration with Missioni Onlus and Future for Hope, Peace and Unity.
• Training Courses for Women (Busanza and Gatenga) Extension of the House of Peace program offering women's empowerment workshops, female entrepreneurship courses, and cooperative management seminars to 240 women in Busanza and Gatenga districts.
• Kibungo School Renovation School renovation project that completely restructured and secured 10 classrooms at Kibungo Primary School in southeastern Rwanda.
• Kibaya Nursery School Construction Construction project to build 3 classrooms for a nursery school in Kibaya, providing early childhood education for children aged 3-5.

Quantifiable outcome

• 600,000 school meals distributed each year
• +4 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Isomo Academy / Bridge2RwandacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for Project ASTER, a transformative initiative to identify and support Rwanda's brightest high school students. Isomo Academy conducts the Isomo Bootcamp and helps select candidates for the program leading to Italian university admission.
• Fondazione E4ImpactcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTraining partner for women's small business development project, handling the entrepreneurial training component with focus on interactions with local business systems and investors, combining skill improvement and business acceleration with individual mentoring.
• Lucky Red (Andrea Occhipinti)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerFilm production company that organized a preview screening of 'Masquerade' as a fundraising event for the Amahoro Nursery School project, demonstrating corporate social responsibility engagement.
• INATEK University (Institute of Agriculture, Technology and Education of Kibungo)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partner for the Kibaya School Farm project, providing technical expertise in agriculture and environmental sustainability for the training of local farmers.
• Missioni OnlusminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerItalian association active in international cooperation that collaborated on the Nyanza football field project, with group members traveling to Rwanda to construct the facility.
• Future for Hope, Peace and Unity (Eric Eugene Murangwa)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal Rwandan association founded by genocide survivor and footballer Eric Eugene Murangwa, collaborating on the Nyanza football field project to promote youth empowerment through sport.
• AVEGA (Association des Veuves du Génocide Après 1994)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational Rwandan association founded in 1995 supporting genocide widows through legal assistance, socio-economic support, and psychological and health services. Active partner in providing comprehensive support to vulnerable women.
• SEVOTA (Solidarité pour l'Épanouissement des Veuves et des Orphelins)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRwandan association founded in 1994 focused on peace culture promotion, reconciliation, poverty alleviation, and children's rights. Operates nationwide with psychosocial activities and economic reintegration support for discriminated women.
• UMUSEKEminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal Rwandan NGO founded in 2000, six years after the genocide, dedicated to peace education for Rwandans, especially youth. Reaches approximately 4,000 people aged 10-20 annually and trains teachers. Present also in Congo and Burundi.
• Distretto di Kicukiro - Provincia di KigalicoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal government partner for projects in the Kicukiro district where Amahoro Nursery School and House of Peace and Reconciliation are located, providing institutional collaboration and support.
• Distretto di Ngoma - Provincia OrientalecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal government partner for Kibaya area projects in the Eastern Province, collaborating on school, canteen, and agricultural development initiatives.
• LuConlusminorGTM or Marketing PartnerItalian association of NGOs providing network support and visibility for the organization.
• La Gabbianella Onlus (National Distance Sponsorship Coordination)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational coordination body for distance sponsorship organizations in Italy, to which Progetto Rwanda adheres, providing network and best practice sharing.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Direct peers

• UMUSEKE: Rwandan NGO founded in 2000 dedicated to peace education for youth, reaching ~4,000 people aged 10-20 annually; directly comparable as a Rwandan partner operating in peace/reconciliation and youth education adjacent to Progetto Rwanda's programs.
• SEVOTA (Solidarité pour l'Épanouissement des Veuves et des Orphelins): Rwandan association focused on peace culture, reconciliation, poverty alleviation, and children's rights; directly comparable to Progetto Rwanda's House of Peace and Reconciliation and women's empowerment work with overlapping beneficiary groups.
• La Gabbianella Onlus: Italian NGO coordinating national distance-sponsorship (SaD) programs; directly comparable as the umbrella coordination body Progetto Rwanda adheres to, sharing the same 360 EUR/yr distance-sponsorship model and Italian donor base.
• Missioni Onlus: Italian association for international cooperation collaborating on the Nyanza football field project in Rwanda; comparable as a small Italian NGO executing infrastructure projects in the same Rwandan geography and donor ecosystem.
• Bridge2Rwanda / Isomo Academy: Rwanda-focused education NGO running the Isomo Bootcamp that selects candidates for Project ASTER; directly comparable as an education-pipeline operator working with Rwanda's top students toward international university placements.
• AVEGA (Association des Veuves du Génocide Après 1994): National Rwandan association supporting genocide widows through legal, socio-economic, and psychological services; directly comparable as an on-the-ground implementation partner of Progetto Rwanda serving the same vulnerable-women beneficiary cohort.
• Fondazione E4Impact: Italy-based foundation delivering entrepreneurial training and business acceleration in Africa; directly comparable as the training partner on Progetto Rwanda's Women's Entrepreneurship Project with overlapping curriculum and target beneficiaries.

Broad incumbents

• Fondazione AVSI: Large Italian non-profit foundation implementing education, health, and social-development projects across Africa; comparable as a broad-incumbent Italian NGO with similar distance-sponsorship, education, and women's-empowerment programs in multiple African countries.
• AIFO (Associazione Italiana Amici di Raoul Follereau): Established Italian NGO with health, social-inclusion, and rehabilitation programs in developing countries including Rwanda; comparable as a larger Italian NGO incumbent operating overlapping community-development programs with institutional donor access.
• AMADE Mondiale (Association Mondiale des Amis de l'Enfance): Larger international NGO under Monegasque patronage focused on children's rights and education globally; comparable as a broader-incumbent donor/operator in the same child-welfare and education space with overlapping Italian/European donor networks.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles26 records

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