Communities of Hope

Impact

Here is what the work produced. Each number is exactly as Communities of Hope published it, with the year attached, so you can judge it honestly.

The 2021 programme year

  • Kwizera AcademyTop performing school in Bubanza province six years running.
  • One Cup a Day55,000 children fed every morning across 22 communities. 10,260,000 hot meals of fortified porridge served.
  • Nutrition outcomeChildren on the feeding programme for 120 days double their weight, according to the reporting nutritionist.
  • Laura Shook Health Centre96 babies delivered. Zero infant and maternal mortality. Not one mother or child lost in childbirth at the clinic.
  • Patients seen12,997. Most commonly malaria, parasites, Covid-19, ringworm, and injuries from accidents.
  • Kwizera Trade School900 graduates over six years of operation, 100 of them in 2021. Together they have created 28 new businesses.
  • Kazoza Finance2,878 loans issued, ranging from $300 to $25,000, averaging $5,500.
  • Kazoza Bank membership46,598 members with active accounts.
  • Reach90,000 families partnered with across all enterprises.
Children holding cups at a Communities of Hope feeding point A full classroom at Kwizera Academy

The communities behind these numbers

The most active Communities of Hope communities are Matara, Muyange in Bubanza, Buterere at the city dump, Kayanza, Muyinga and Kabezi.

Since then

The figures above close in 2021. The most recent published update we have is February 2026, covering the Kibira work.

  • February 202640,000 tree seedlings distributed to over 3,000 households in landslide-affected areas.
  • February 2026Potato harvests with communities living around the Kibira Forest, including indigenous groups.
  • February 2026Alignment meetings with eco-guards on priority actions to protect the park.
  • February 2026Planning to bring more visitors to the Mwokora Cultural Center.

What is missing here. We would rather show you a current year than a good one. Communities of Hope has not yet published a full set of figures after 2021. If you are considering a significant gift, write to us and ask for the latest reporting directly.

Jean Bosco and Esperine

Before Communities of Hope, Jean Bosco and Esperine lived on another man's land in Matara as abagererwa. They farmed it and were paid in food. No money, and no way to get ahead.

One day the owner told Jean Bosco he was planning to sell the land. The family was frightened and had no idea what they would do.

Not long after, Jean Bosco connected with Communities of Hope. With that support, he and Esperine decided to start a business on new land of their own, which would give the family a secure future. For years they received agricultural and business training, alongside other support, as they built a home, got their children into school, and helped create a thriving community.

Today they have reached sustainable prosperity. A home with dignity, and crops that succeed.

You can start with the price of a coffee a week.

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