HOPE HAVEN CHARITABLE TRUST

Hope Haven Rwanda's goal is to transform Rwandan families through a holistic approach to education and discipleship, actively demonstrating the love, hope, and truth of Jesus Christ. We believe that our investment in each individual child and family flows into the neighborhood and eventually transforms the nation.

Hope Haven Rwanda uses a combination of East African and McGraw Hill curriculum to teach children how to think and discover, rather than rote memorization. Local teachers who have been trained by qualified volunteers from the USA teach Hope Haven classes.
An incredible team of technology philanthropists and volunteers have come together to integrate technology with the curriculum. Projectors have been added to classrooms and document readers are in regular use. All levels of our school have access to our Technology Program. The students utilize Dell laptops and each has their own computer to learn on while in class.
All Hope Haven students are served a morning meal of nutritious porridge. All who stay for afternoon classes are also fed a healthy lunch of rice, beans, and vegetables. Hope Haven's rigorous health and hygiene training has dramatically improved the issues of chiggers and poor personal hygiene in the entire community. Families now understand the importance of cleaning themselves properly to avoid infections and parasites, and to protect their health.

Hope Haven has a qualified volunteer force who works with the teachers on how to better educate the students and their families. We also have volunteer medical teams that visit the campus to treat and teach the families. Through generous donations, we have a Technology Program that all students have access to. We believe that the family is an essential component for each student's motivation, vision, education, emotions, and nutrition. Each family must pay a small amount to have their child attend school at Hope Haven. To help make this possible, we provide jobs on campus. Parents are also offered training in the form of Savings Groups and Men of Hope Discipleship. We have also dedicated several acres of our campus to agriculture. Local workers earn an income while also learning modern, marketable farming skills.

When Hope Haven Rwanda began nine years ago under an acacia tree, the dream to build a primary school in the community was just coming true. Since 2012, we have successfully added one grade level each year and are now providing academic instruction to students through Senior 2 (8th grade). Hope Haven is now positioned to expand their programs and to provide education for all students through high school graduation.

In January 2021 ground was broken on the newly acquired 9 acres of land adjacent to the current campus to build a secondary school with boarding facilities and athletic fields. When the secondary school is complete, the two schools will have a total of 94,500 square feet of classrooms, kitchens, libraries, science labs and guest housing. Additionally, there will be 45,000 square feet for student dormitory space.

This remarkable school is creating a social and educational context, where impoverished Rwandan children can grow into Christian world leaders and job creators.