Maranyundo Initiative

Educating and Empowering Girls

Our Story: Seeing the Potential of Every Rwandan Girl

Our Story: Seeing the Potential of Every Rwandan Girl

Our Mission

The Maranyundo Initiative is proud to support access to academic excellence for girls in Rwanda. We built the Maranyundo Girls School, one of Rwanda’s top schools for girls in grades 7-12, and provide financial support for

  • ongoing school operations including scholarships for economically vulnerable students that ensure at least 50% of MGS students receive full scholarship, competitive teacher salaries to attract and retain high quality teachers, and campus development and maintenance

  • educational programming to promote academic excellence and ensure MGS continues to be a leading school, including ongoing faculty professional development, STEM resources and programming, college and career programs, and technology and materials

  • the extension of similar support and programming to other students, educators and schools in Rwanda beyond the MGS on a selected basis for broader impact

What We Do

Grants to the Maranyundo Girls School go toward student scholarships and investments in the learning environment including infrastructure (dorms, faculty housing, classrooms, labs), equipment and materials (library materials, lab materials, computers and smartphones), teacher salaries and professional development (national curriculum training, distance learning training), and college counseling and support (college counselor support and mentorship, standardized testing)

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Offer Scholarships

Offer scholarships to vulnerable families .

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Train Teachers

Promote and enable professional development for teachers and administrators.

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College and Career Counseling

Assist students during the college application process and mentor students on various career options to pursue after high school.

 
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Build Infrastructure

Grant funds for major projects such as the high school expansion and STEM Center as well as more routine school maintenance and improvements.

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Curriculum and Resources

Provide expertise in growing and changing curriculum as well as much needed supplies like library books.

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Our School

We partner with the Maranyundo Girls School offering educational excellence to girls in Rwanda.

Our Impact

“If you educate a girl, you educate the nation.”

- African Proverb

 
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Over 600 graduated

Maranyundo Girls finish “with distinction” on national exams and many finish at the top of their class in O level exams year after year. More than 600 girls have graduated since Maranyundo Girls School opened its doors in 2008.

 
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Award Winning

Students from Maranyundo Girls Schools have won many awards and accolades including:

  • East African Student Essay Writing Competitions

  • 1st Place in National Science Competition

  • Local Poetry Contests

  • Placements as Yale Young African Scholars

  • District Basketball Championship


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