Rwanda

Your sponsored student directly benefits from your sponsorship. However, we do not directly distribute money to students or their families because there is no guarantee that the money would be spent on the students' education. Instead, your sponsorship donations are placed into a community pool. School fees are paid directly to the school for all sponsored students in our program. From this pool, your sponsored student also receives a school uniform, school supplies, medical assistance, and attends special programs. Sponsored students know their sponsors by name and annually write at least one letter to them.

AHEC staff in Rwanda and in the United States have a close working relationship. We communicate regularly and staff from each country visit the other annually. The U.S. staff exists to raise funds and generate engagement and enthusiasm by supporting donors and sponsors well, in order to fund and promote the ministries of the staff in Rwanda.

Yes! Depending on availability, you can join a team trip to Rwanda. Trips cost approximately $1,750 plus airfare per person for an 8 day, 8 night stay in Kigali. Email info@appleofhiseyecharity.org to express your interest in visiting Rwanda.

We desire for every student in our program to complete secondary school regardless of their age. Students finish the program upon successful completion of Senior 6, or the vocational equivalent, and our Dream Leadership Academy.

Your sponsorship is changing the life of a student in Rwanda. Because of your support, the student you sponsor will receive an education, school uniform and materials, and medical assistance. In addition, students in our program attend monthly Center Days where they enjoy a meal, play games, hear the Gospel, and write letters to their sponsors. Sponsored students also attend a Christian camp in their region each year.

Students are not allowed to communicate with their sponsors outside of letter writing through AHEC. Social media, phone, and email communication are strictly prohibited to protect both students and sponsors. Do not connect with your sponsored student or their relatives through phone, email, or social media platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, etc. This helps us protect both sponsors and students from inappropriate or confusing situations.

Students sign a communication agreement upon registration and can be removed from our program for violating this policy