Name

Empower Rwanda

Legal name

Empower Rwanda

Website

https://empowerrwanda.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Nonprofit Social Services — Women's and Girls' Empowerment

NAICS

Human Rights Organizations (813311), Educational Support Services (611710), Child and Youth Services (62411), Professional and Management Development Training (61143)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Gender Equality & Women’s Empowerment (BPAGABAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Domestic Violence & Abuse Support Services (BPAGAEAD), Education Access & Quality (International Development) (BPAGABAE), NGO/Nonprofit Education Programs & Service Delivery (EDADALAC), Education, Skills & Workforce Development Aid Programs (BPADABAE)

Keywords

• Vocational skills training
• Gender-based violence support
• Sexual reproductive health
• Teen mothers empowerment
• Women economic empowerment

Headquarters

HQ city

Kigali

HQ country

Rwanda

HQ region

Africa

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain, Infrastructure

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Empower Rwanda is a women-led non-governmental organization that delivers free social programs to teenage mothers, gender-based violence survivors, and vulnerable women in Rwanda's Eastern Province. Its core offerings include vocational skills training (tailoring, soap making, bakery), psycho-social counseling, GBV response and legal aid referrals, sexual and reproductive health education, return-to-school support, and economic empowerment through savings groups and collateral-free loan linkages. Programs are organized across five pillars — Gender-Based Violence, Sexual & Reproductive Health & Rights, Research & Advocacy, Socio-Economic Empowerment, and Education — and are delivered directly by field staff and trained facilitators in Rwamagana, Gatsibo, and Nyagatare districts.

Product overview

Empower Rwanda is a women-led NGO founded in 2019, not a technology company. Its offering is a portfolio of social programs organized around five core pillars: Gender-Based Violence support, Sexual & Reproductive Health & Rights, Research & Advocacy, Socio-Economic Empowerment, and Education. The Socio-Economic Empowerment and Education programs are the operational core, delivering TVET vocational skills training (tailoring, soap making, bakery), business mentorship, and return-to-school pathways for teen mothers across Rwamagana, Gatsibo, and Nyagatare districts. Program-specific initiatives include the Mastercard Foundation-funded Dignified Work for Teen Mothers TVET Skills Development Program (an 18-month phased course), the FICCARS clean cooking financial inclusion program, the Her Voice Her Right research and advocacy project, peer advocacy groups under the 'Ijambo Rye, Uburenganzira Bwe' initiative, and the YEEFA youth agricultural empowerment consortium. The organization also coordinates child immunisation, nutrition, and savings group support for beneficiaries and their children.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Gender-Based Violence Program Provides counseling, legal assistance, advocacy for access to justice, survivor support groups, and smartphones for communication and safety to women and teen mothers who are victims of gender-based violence in Rwanda's Eastern Province.
• Sexual & Reproductive Health & Rights Program Delivers education and services related to sexual and reproductive health for teen mothers and vulnerable women, including access to contraception, prenatal care, and psycho-social support.
• Research & Advocacy Program Conducts research on teenage pregnancy and gender-based violence in Rwanda and advocates for policy changes and improved support systems for affected women and girls, including baseline surveys in Nyagatare and Gatsibo districts.
• Socio-Economic Empowerment Program Provides vocational skills training in trades such as tailoring, soap making, and bakery, along with business mentorship, start-up capital, savings group formation, and financial inclusion support to help teen mothers achieve economic independence.
• Education Program Supports teen mothers in returning to formal education or TVET vocational training, covering school fees, materials, and childcare, while also providing early childhood development support for their children including nursery-to-primary education and health insurance.
• Teen Mothers TVET Skills Development Program (Dignified Work for Teen Mothers Project) An 18-month intensive vocational training program funded by the Mastercard Foundation that equips teen mothers with market-relevant skills in tailoring, soap making, and bakery, combined with psycho-social support and six months of post-training business mentorship, aligned with Rwanda TVET Board guidelines.
• Financial Inclusion for Clean Cooking in Rwanda and Sierra Leone (FICCARS) Programme A Jersey Overseas Aid-funded initiative implemented in collaboration with Mercy Corps-Energy 4 Impact that advances women's economic empowerment through access to clean cooking solutions and collateral-free loans for eco-friendly cookstove businesses in informal urban settlements.
• Her Voice Her Right Project A Kvinna Till Kvinna-supported research and advocacy project that establishes baselines on teenage pregnancies in Nyagatare and Gatsibo districts and addresses causes and effects of teenage pregnancies through local leader, parent, and teacher engagement.
• Ijambo Rye, Uburenganzira Bwe (Her Voice, Her Right) Peer Advocacy Groups Grassroots peer advocacy groups for teen mothers in Nyagatare and Rwimiyaga sectors that provide a platform for girls to speak out about their rights, share experiences, and support one another in addressing gender-based violence and accessing legal assistance.
• YEEFA Youth Empowerment Initiative (Agriculture and Livestock Project) A consortium-led agricultural and livestock initiative for youth (particularly young mothers) in Nyagatare district, funded by Mastercard Foundation through AGRA, providing training in farming and poultry management with linkage to financial institutions; targets 30,000 youth at district level and 300,000 at provincial level with 70% female participation.

Quantifiable outcome

• 16 of 100 graduates secured employment immediately after program completion
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• MTN RwandacoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 13 August 2021Partnership through MTN's We Care Initiative provided 10 million rwfs worth of support including sewing machines, livestock, and sanitary items to 110+ vulnerable teen mothers in Rwamagana and Gatsibo districts. MTN Rwanda Head of CSR Alain Numa participated in handover ceremonies.
• Amizero TVET SchoolcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerImplementation partner for Dignified Work for Teen Mothers Project, providing technical and vocational education and training (TVET) aligned with Rwanda TVET Board guidelines.
• Mercy Corps - Energy 4 ImpactcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on FICCARS (Financial Inclusion for Clean Cooking in Rwanda and Sierra Leone) programme funded by Jersey Overseas Aid. Annual learning event held in May 2024 to assess progress. Partners include Ministry of Environment, Ministry of Infrastructure, Energy Development Corporation Limited, and Development Bank of Rwanda.
• Rwanda Bridges to JusticeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership agreement signed in 2020 for legal assistance to child abuse and GBV victims and advocacy for girls and women's rights.
• Gasore Serge FoundationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner engaged in family transformation and early childhood development programs.
• Sunlight Initiative RwandaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDedicated to supporting teen mothers with disabilities and nutrition programs.
• Girl Effect RwandaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLaunched 'Akurane Itoto' campaign for immunization and nutrition awareness for children of teen mothers. Si Nyampinga program collaborated with Empower Rwanda beneficiaries in Rwamagana and Gatsibo districts.
• YEEFA Consortium (Akazi Kanoze Access, RYAF, YEAN, ADC, ABUSOL, Empower Rwanda)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerConsortium funded by Mastercard Foundation through AGRA, implementing agriculture and livestock project for youth in Nyagatare district. Will support 30,000 youth at district level, 300,000 at provincial level, with 70% being female youth.
• Energy 4 ImpactcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in clean cooking initiative providing collateral-free loans to women entrepreneurs. Over 2,000 women trained so far, with 800 receiving loans for eco-friendly cookstove businesses in Rwamagana and Gasabo districts.
• Symphony BandminorGTM or Marketing PartnerMusical group collaborating on awareness campaigns against teenage pregnancies, performing at events in Nyagatare District.
• Rwanda Investigation Bureau (RIB)minorOthersLocal RIB representatives participate in awareness campaigns, sharing experiences on handling teenage pregnancy cases and GBV in Nyagatare District.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Mercy Corps: Global humanitarian organization running the FICCARS clean cooking/financial inclusion programme alongside Empower Rwanda. Larger established player with comparable economic empowerment programming in Rwanda.
• Kvinna Till Kvinna: Swedish foundation supporting women-led organizations in conflict-affected countries; identified as Empower Rwanda's main funder. Larger established women's rights player with overlapping mission but operates as donor/partner rather than implementer.

Others

• Urwego Opportunity Bank: Rwandan microfinance institution partnering with Empower Rwanda to deliver collateral-free loans to women entrepreneurs. Financial ecosystem partner rather than direct programmatic peer.

Direct peers

• Girl Effect Rwanda: Rwanda-based organization building girls' agency through media, mobile platforms, and partnerships; already partnered with Empower Rwanda on the Akurane Itoto campaign. Comparable target population and adolescent girls empowerment focus.
• Women for Women International: Global NGO operating a women's economic empowerment and social empowerment program in Rwanda, working with women survivors of conflict and gender-based violence. Directly comparable model combining vocational skills, psycho-social support, and savings groups for marginalized women.
• CARE International Rwanda: Major INGO operating women's economic empowerment, GBV response, and adolescent SRHR programs across Rwanda. Comparable integrated model combining livelihoods training with gender rights advocacy and community mobilization.
• Solace Ministries Rwanda: Rwandan organization providing psycho-social support, shelter, and economic reintegration for GBV survivors. Directly comparable GBV survivor support and economic recovery model.
• FAWE Rwanda: Forum for African Women Educationalists' Rwanda chapter focused on girls' education access, retention, and TVET pathways. Strong overlap with Empower Rwanda's education pillar and return-to-school advocacy outcomes.
• Rwanda Women's Network: Rwandan women's rights organization working on GBV prevention, women's economic empowerment, and advocacy at national level. A domestic peer with similar women-led grassroots delivery model.
• Plan International Rwanda: INGO active in Rwanda focused on girls' rights, child protection, education access, and adolescent sexual reproductive health. Overlaps directly with Empower Rwanda's core teen mothers, education, and GBV program pillars.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

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