Community Raise Echoes

When children are nourished, they are better prepared to learn, participate, and grow. For children ages 3–5 at ECD Amizero Kiziba, access to education is about more than having a classroom. It is also about creating an environment where young children feel encouraged, motivated, and ready to learn. Through its nutrition support program, Community Raise Echoes (CRE) has been supporting young learners with weekly porridge—helping address a basic need while strengthening their experience at...

Helping young people understand themselves, strengthen their mindset, and take greater ownership of their future. Community Raise Echoes (CRE) has successfully completed a mentorship program supporting 60 young people from College Amahoro de Kiziba in Kiziba Refugee Camp, Rwanda. Over the course of the program, students had the opportunity to learn, reflect, ask questions, share experiences, and engage directly with mentors around practical topics designed to support their personal and...

A simple bowl of porridge. A powerful investment in a child’s well-being, learning, and future. In Kiziba Refugee Camp in Rwanda, 845 young children are receiving weekly porridge support through Community Raise Echoes (CRE) as part of our commitment to strengthening early childhood development, education and supporting families in the community. The program, launched at ECD Amizero Kiziba, was created in response to a basic but important need identified within the school community: ensuring...