Rwanda | Table for Two USA

Nursery School: 6
Students: 621
Village(s): Mayange, Banda Village

Uganda

Schools: 21
Students: >11,000
Village(s): Ruhiira

South Africa

Schools: 3 (School garden program)
students: 2,600
Village(s): Orange Farm

Ethiopia

Schools: 22
Students: 14,477
Village(s): Koraro

Kigali
Capital
Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa
Ethnic Groups
Kinyarwanda, French, English, and Kiswahili
Languages
11,370,425 (2011)
Population
$593 ($1,100 PPP) (2010)
GDP per Capita
58.02 (2011)
Life Expectancy
26,338 km2
Area

(picture courtesy of Millennium Promise)

Rwanda is a densely populated country in Central Africa, bordering Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, and Uganda. Rwanda gained international attention in 1994, when ethnic tensions between the Hutu and Tutsi led to the killing of up to a million people, including approximately three-quarters of the Tutsi population.

(picture courtesy of Millennium Promise)

Banda Village, Rwanda

Banda Village is a small village located in southwest Rwanda, by the Nyungwe Forest National Park. The area is remote, and has suffered from extreme poverty, lack of access to clean drinking water, and HIV/AIDS, among other problems. TFT supports a school meals program for 300 students at a nursery school, serving Sosoma – a mix of vitamins, sorghum, soy, and corn.

For more information on Banda Village, click here.

Implementing Partner: Kageno

Mayange, Rwanda

Mayange is located in the Bugesera District, approximately 40 km south of the capital, Kigali. Due to poor rains and degrading soil, the region has been suffering from endemic poverty. In Mayange, TFT supports – in partnership with the community – the school meals programs for 321 students at 5 nursery schools. The students are provided with a porridge made from maize flour and sugar each day.

For more information on Mayange, click here.

Implementing Partner: Millennium Promise