Together Women Rise is a powerful community of women and allies dedicated to global gender equality. It has hundreds of local chapters across the U.S. where members come together to learn about and advocate for gender equality issues, give grants to organizations that empower women and girls in low-income communities in the Global South, and build community to forge meaningful connections with each other and with women around the world.
WMI has been providing grants to fund our Girl’s Empowerment Program, since 2016. Their support has allowed us to empower and educate over 1,500 girls. WMI provides micro-loans to impoverished women who have no access to banking services.
The Project Solution has contributed with a $3,727 grant to the “Kabale Sanitation Project,” allowing us to construct the toilet for our school and community center.
Bottle has partnered with Andrea since before Rukundo even began! We are honored and humbled that we were able to travel to Kabale, Uganda, and meet the amazing people there. We believe very much in the work and will continue to partner with Rukundo in whatever way possible, including pro bono video and promotional work.
Journey’s Crossing Church has been a long-time supported of Rukundo and has generously provided an annual grant to fund our Amaani G’abato Program!
DH Technologies provided funding for two classrooms at our Nursery School building, allowing us to expand educational services to an additional 60 students, as well as solar power for our kitchen.
Macy’s awarded us a $5,000 grant to launch the “Macy’s Vocational Training Center” at our school in Kabale, Uganda. The center was launched in December 2019 to train students in Information Technology, and arts & crafts. The program also encourages communication between students in both the U.S. and Uganda, helping to foster global awareness and opportunities for them to learn about new cultures and develop meaningful relationships.
Sean Lynch is one of Rukundo International’s long-time supporters. A percentage of the net profits of his book “Little Robin” is donated to our organization.
