Good Start: Busy Launch with HPA
Health Poverty Action, working in partnership with Future First Global, has successfully launched alumni activities at 14 schools across Rwanda. The project has established committees made up of former students in order to tackle absenteeism, lateness, financial disadvantage and other factors holding back students educational progress. Within weeks of the project launch there have already been over 20 village meetings, as well as various mentoring talks, house visits and clubs established. Impressively, financial commitments have already been made to the benefit of over 80 pupils and nearly 20 young people have been encouraged to return to school. In the coming …
Time To Scale Up: Success in Rwanda
Following the hugely successful pilot in Rwanda last year, Akazi Kanoze Access is looking to scale up its network-building efforts in the country. The project, delivered in partnership with Future First Global, raised awareness among teachers of the importance of this factor in young people’s development. Both organisations believe that strengthening young people’s networks can help improve their life chances. Akazi Kanoze utilised their existing links in Rwanda, built through their programmes on employability and entrepreneurial skills programmes, to provide access to as many as 46 schools. While Future First Global provided expertise, emphasising the importance of relatability in their …
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