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Female Empowerment in Rwanda
Last March, Spark's Ben Thomas sat down with Spark community members to hear how they felt their communities had changed since the beginning of their partnership.
Visiting the African Philanthropy Forum
Spark's Rwanda Country Director, Gilbert Nsabimana, travelled to Kigali with other Spark colleagues to attend the African Philanthropy Forum - sharing experiences with other international NGOs and learning how to leverage effective strategic partnerships to magnify our social impact.
Gakenke District Partnership Launch
We are so excited to finally announce that after much planning and hard work, our partnership with Gakenke district has officially launched!
Partnering with LODA in Rwanda
In February, we signed an MOU with LODA (Local Administrative Entities Development Agency) in Rwanda.
Publications
Research and reports highlighting our work and impact.
Lessons from designing and testing two variations of a “lean” facilitation approach for community driven development programs
Community-driven development programs combine village grants with facilitation, but there is little evidence on how much facilitation is actually needed. To help answer this question, Spark launched an RCT comparing its standard model to a lean facilitation approach, informed by a pilot that identified the minimum support needed while keeping communities in the lead.