{{The US Ambassador of the United States of America to Rwanda Donald W. Koran, signed Special Self Help Fund grant agreements with the representatives of eight Rwandan associations and cooperatives, which give $50,000 for small business projects during the next year.}}
The signing ceremony took place at the U.S. Embassy’s American Corner at Rwanda Library Services.
Ranging from juice manufacturing to fabric printing to animal husbandry, this year’s projects represent broad sector, age, geographic, and gender diversity.
All of the projects demonstrate a strong element of initiative and vision. They address acute health, educational, and socio-economic needs for their beneficiaries and the communities where they live.
The Special Self Help Fund is one of the most flexible government aid mechanisms in the developing world and is also an extremely efficient humanitarian program.
In Rwanda, it is not uncommon for a single Special Self Help project to directly improve the living conditions of well over 100 people and indirectly benefit entire communities.
By empowering Rwandans to come together, to create sustainable cooperatives, and to run their own businesses, the Special Self Help program successfully addresses widespread development challenges while catalysing opportunities at a grassroots level.
The Ambassador’s Special Self Help Fund is active in 46 sub-Saharan African nations including Rwanda.
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