Ready for Reading students have a

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90% PASSING RATE

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for the national secondary school exams. 

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2019 US Library of Congress 

Literacy:  Best Practice Honoree

TODAY

NO STUDENT PASSED

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the National Secondary School Entrance Exam.

Educational opportunity was closed off to most Rwinkwavu children.

left behind

moving up

     2009   >

RfR LIBRARY/LEARNING CENTER

• 8,000 sf library/learning center

• 10,000 books

• 50 e-readers

• 25 computers

• 600+ computer skills graduates

• 1,000+ adult literacy graduates

TODAY

• No library

• No community center

• No internet facilities

• No skills training

• Widespread adult illiteracy

isolated

connected

     2009   >

TODAY

GIRLS and WOMEN in rural Rwanda had little GENDER EQUITY. 

They received less formal education than boys and their skills and abilities often went unrecognized.

held back

empowered

     2009   >

Regional Representative 2020

United Nations Commission

on the Status of Women

• RfR Girls LitClubs

• Peer Mentoring programs

• IT classes for women

• Mom’s Clubs

• Women's Music Club

• Girls Basketball League