Education has long been recognized as a key component in the development of low-income nations. The Maranyundo Initiative is a collaborative effort between Rwandan and American educators, government leaders, philanthropists and visionaries working together to improve the quality of Education in Rwanda. For Rwanda, with few natural resources, the importance of education takes on even greater significance. Since the country’s devastating 1994 genocide, the new leadership has made investing in its 8 million people a central part of its strategy to build a knowledge based service economy.

The Maranyundo Initiative’s aim is to educate both the children and the teachers of Rwanda through building and operating The Maranyundo School in Nyamata Rwanda and a Teacher Enrichment program throughout Rwanda.