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WORLD CHANGERS INTERNATIONAL INC

Hope for Children

aka River's Promise   |   Frederick, CO   |  www.riverspromise.org

Mission

We seek to give hope to orphans & vulnerable children in Rwanda by assuring they are able to attend school and have basic life-amenities such as food, bedding, etc through our dba RIVER'S PROMISE.

Ruling year info

2000

Principal Officer

Jimmy Lakey

Main address

PO Box 185

Frederick, CO 80530 USA

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EIN

84-1492877

NTEE code info

Youth Development Programs (O50)

Civil Rights, Social Action, and Advocacy N.E.C. (R99)

Civil Rights, Advocacy for Specific Groups (R20)

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Communication

Programs and results

What we aim to solve

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

River's Promise seeks to give access to education to orphans & vulnerable children in Rwanda through our child sponsorship program and the construction of our own Legacy Christian Academy school campus.

Our programs

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?

Legacy Christian Academy - Rwanda

Legacy Christian Academy is a K-12 school built by River's Promise in one of the poorest regions of Rwanda. The goal is to provide top-notch, Christian based education to children who would otherwise have no access to attend school and achieve an education. As of 2022, 100% of the children attending River's Promise Legacy Academy are sponsored to attend by River's Promise and our donors.

Population(s) Served

Through our Child Sponsorship program we provide orphans & vulnerable children who are engulfed in extreme poverty with access to education by providing school fees, scholastic materials, health insurance, and basic life amenities.

Population(s) Served

Where we work

Goals & Strategy

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Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.

Charting impact

Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.

With the construction and build-out of River's Promise Legacy Christian Academy we will be able to provide quality education for almost 1200 orphans and vulnerable children in Rwanda who otherwise would not have access to education.

We send children to variety of school via our child sponsorship program and will be able to bring many of those children into our own Legacy Christian Academy school once construction is completed.

We have a solid team of Rwandan national working with us as well as great cooperation with local & national Rwandan government officials. Coupled with our committed USA donor base we are marching quickly towards our goals.

Our child sponsorship program began in 2010 and the dream of Legacy Christian Academy began in 2017. We built our 1st Kindergarten classroom in 2019 and are now in Phase 1 construction of our K-6 campus as of September 2022.

How we listen

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.

done We shared information about our current feedback practices.

  • Who are the people you serve with your mission?

    Our USA based donors and our constituents we serve in Rwanda.

  • How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?

    To identify and remedy poor client service experiences, To identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences, To make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations, To inform the development of new programs/projects, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve, To understand people's needs and how we can help them achieve their goals

  • Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?

    We collect feedback from the people we serve at least annually, We take steps to get feedback from marginalized or under-represented people, We aim to collect feedback from as many people we serve as possible, We take steps to ensure people feel comfortable being honest with us, We look for patterns in feedback based on demographics (e.g., race, age, gender, etc.), We look for patterns in feedback based on people’s interactions with us (e.g., site, frequency of service, etc.), We engage the people who provide feedback in looking for ways we can improve in response, We act on the feedback we receive, We tell the people who gave us feedback how we acted on their feedback, We ask the people who gave us feedback how well they think we responded

  • What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?

    We don't have any major challenges to collecting feedback

Financials

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Operations

The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.

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WORLD CHANGERS INTERNATIONAL INC

Board of directors
as of 12/20/2022
SOURCE: Self-reported by organization
Board chair

Mr. Jimmy Lakey

Jimmy Lakey

Ronald Renjilian

Richard Browning

Board leadership practices

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  • Board orientation and education
    Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes
  • CEO oversight
    Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Yes
  • Ethics and transparency
    Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Not applicable
  • Board composition
    Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes
  • Board performance
    Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Yes

Organizational demographics

SOURCE: Self-reported; last updated 12/20/2022
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Leadership

The organization's leader identifies as:

Gender identity
Male
Sexual orientation
Heterosexual or straight

Race & ethnicity

No data

Gender identity

No data

 

No data

Sexual orientation

No data

Disability

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Equity strategies

Last updated: 12/20/2022

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Data
  • We disaggregate data to adjust programming goals to keep pace with changing needs of the communities we support.
  • We employ non-traditional ways of gathering feedback on programs and trainings, which may include interviews, roundtables, and external reviews with/by community stakeholders.
  • We have long-term strategic plans and measurable goals for creating a culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.
Policies and processes
  • We have community representation at the board level, either on the board itself or through a community advisory board.
  • We engage everyone, from the board to staff levels of the organization, in race equity work and ensure that individuals understand their roles in creating culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.