CECYDAR - Centre Cyprien & Daphrose Rugamba

What CECYDAR - Centre Cyprien & Daphrose Rugamba does

CECYDAR (Centre Cyprien & Daphrose Rugamba) is a Rwandan non-profit organization established in 1992 under Rwandan law by Cyprien and Daphrose Rugamba. It operates a single integrated program focused on the rehabilitation and reintegration of street children, primarily boys and girls aged 7 to 15. The service model is structured as a five-step pathway: a welcome session that secures the child's consent, a 3-to-6-month residential rehabilitation addressing physical, psychological, intellectual, social, and life-skill dimensions, family and school reintegration (including provision of clothing, shoes, and school materials), family strengthening to prevent return to the streets, and long-term individual and collective follow-up. Complementary service modules include a foster-family placement program, house construction for homeless families, and material/financial kits for families in need.

The organization is headquartered in Kigali and operates through a single center with 8 staff. It does not employ proprietary technology — its core capability is human-intensive social work, counseling, education support, and field-based follow-up. The digital footprint is modest: a multilingual website (English, French, Kinyarwanda) at cecdar.rw, a Twitter account (@cecydar1), and annual reports plus news updates published on the site.

CECYDAR's business model is donation-funded: services are provided free of charge to beneficiaries, and the organization relies on individual donations, partner support, and sponsorship appeals (e.g., sponsoring a family, funding a house). Banking is conducted through GT Bank Rwanda with FRW and Euro accounts. Cumulative reported impact since founding includes 5,501 children reintegrated into families and schools, 1,620 families strengthened through capacity-building programs, and 39 houses constructed for families.

Name

CECYDAR - Centre Cyprien & Daphrose Rugamba

Legal name

Centre Cyprien & Daphrose Rugamba (CECYDAR)

Website

https://cecydar.rw

Company type

Private

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

CECYDAR is a Rwandan non-profit founded in 1992 that runs a residential rehabilitation and family-reintegration program for street children aged 7–15, supported by donations and a small in-house team of 8 staff in Kigali.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Child Welfare & Rehabilitation Services

NAICS

Child and Youth Services (62411), Other Individual and Family Services (624190)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Youth Justice, At-Risk Youth & Violence Prevention Nonprofits (BPAGADAM)

akta.pro secondary industries

Residential Life Programming & Student Engagement Services (EDAEAFAC), Family/Caregiver Transition Training & Planning Support (EDAKANAL)

Keywords

• Street children rehabilitation
• Family reintegration services
• Child welfare programs
• Social services nonprofit
• Donor-supported charity

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

CECYDAR operates a 3 to 6-month residential rehabilitation program for street children aged 7 to 15 in Rwanda, addressing their physical, psychological, intellectual, social, and life-skill needs. The program follows a five-step approach: welcome sessions, rehabilitation, family and school reintegration, family strengthening support, and long-term follow-up. Additional services include foster family placement, house construction for homeless families, and material/financial support to prevent children from returning to street life.

Product overview

CECYDAR is a non-profit social services organization offering a single unified program focused on street children rehabilitation and family reintegration. The core offering is a structured 3 to 6-month rehabilitation program that includes welcome sessions, rehabilitation process, family and school reintegration, family strengthening, and long-term follow-up. Additional services include foster family placement, housing construction for families, and material/financial support programs. All services are designed to work together as an integrated support system from initial contact through long-term follow-up.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Street Children Rehabilitation Program

Quantifiable outcome

• 5501 children reintegrated into families and schools
• +2 more outcomes

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Various Partners (logos displayed)minorOthersMultiple partner logos are displayed on the CECYDAR website showing a network of supporters and collaborators, but specific partner names are not provided in the source material. Partners appear to include NGOs, government entities, and international development organizations supporting street children rehabilitation in Rwanda.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Compassion International Rwanda: International child-sponsorship organization operating in Rwanda through local church partners, providing education, healthcare, and family support to at-risk children. Comparable in serving the same vulnerable-child population with a family-community framework.
• World Vision Rwanda: International INGO running child sponsorship, family empowerment, and community development programs across Rwanda. Comparable in serving at-risk children and families through a long-term community-based approach.
• Plan International Rwanda: International child-rights organization running programs on child protection, education, and family livelihoods in Rwanda. Comparable as a child-welfare and family-support nonprofit with deep local operational presence.
• Save the Children Rwanda: Global child-rights NGO with active Rwanda programming on child protection, education, and family resilience. Comparable mission scope around vulnerable children and family strengthening.
• Caritas Rwanda: Largest Catholic social services network in Rwanda, providing community-based support, family assistance, and child welfare programs. Comparable as a broad social-services nonprofit working on family strengthening in the same geography.

Direct peers

• SOS Children's Villages: Global NGO operating family-strengthening programs and residential care villages for orphaned and abandoned children, with active presence in Rwanda. Closely comparable to CECYDAR's integrated residential + family reintegration model for vulnerable children.
• Hope for the Children: Nonprofit focused on street children and at-risk youth, operating residential and reintegration programs. Directly comparable mission to CECYDAR's street-children rehabilitation and family reintegration work.

Others

• UNICEF Rwanda: UN agency funding and supporting child welfare, education, and family programs in Rwanda. Comparable as a major child-protection ecosystem player and potential institutional partner/funding counterparty rather than a direct competitor.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/cecydar1
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cecydar-centre-cyprien-daphrose-rugamba

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Funding overview

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Investors

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Investments

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