Educators for Needy Children

Educators for Needy Children – ENC, is a Rwandan NGO run by young Rwandan teachers. They have a powerful model for helping children who face significant challenges and Equip is delighted to be working in partnership with them, providing financial support and co-managing some projects. Their mission is to “strive to fight health, moral and socio-economic conditions that impede the learning and development of underprivileged children” so they share our ambition to ‘equip’ children to go to school!

Based in Musanze, in the north of Rwanda, they provide basic school equipment and uniforms in some of the poorest communities so that children can access education. Their work in schools is some of most encouraging and transformational we have seen in Rwanda. Based on our vision to enable Rwandans to create their own destinies, it is a joy to support this group of talented professionals.

School Equipment

Children are carefully selected to ensure the resources go to the neediest. They are presented with gifts of schoolbooks and pens which will enable them to access learning more easily and which will help their families spend the funds they have on food and rent.

School Uniform

There is nothing quite as lovely as putting on clean, new clothes and the gifts of brand-new school uniforms enable these children to feel loved and valued. Children are also provided with soap and other hygiene items.

Motivational Assemblies

A key feature of the work of Educators for Needy Children is assembling the children within each school to encourage them to attend and work hard. As ENC are mostly teachers they have an excellent rapport with their audiences and deliver important messages to keep the children safe and motivated.

Working Together

Equip is helping to support ENC financially and has accompanied them on visits to schools, also working to plan projects and initiatives with them. They are playing a key role in the ‘Equip Teaching Awards’ initiative.

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Registered Charity No: 1134890