RVCP
Rwanda Village Communnity Promoters
Mission
RVCP aims to improve the living conditions of underprivileged people in village communities and build the capacity of involved youth.
Vision
We create a better living for underprivileged people by youth engagement in the community that we are a part of.
Values
Empowerment and leadership Commitment of community Innovative volunteerism
about the projects
Who we are
Rwanda Village Community Promoters (RVCP), formerly known as Rwanda Village Concept Project, is a non-profit, youth-led, non-governmental organisation run by students at the University of Rwanda (UR). RVCP was founded in 1998 and started field work in the Huye district of southern Province of Rwanda in 2000. Since then, RVCP has expanded its community outreach and activities to include Kigali, the eastern, and the northern Provinces of Rwanda.
our story
Following the 1994 genocide, in which more than 1,000,000 people were killed in three months, the spirit of villages, towns as well as the unified community spirit was destroyed. RVCP was initiated by students hoping to provide sustainable improvement in the health and living conditions for these underprivileged communities whose hope was almost completely gone. To date, we have have supported over 25 target groups in the Southern Provence of Rwanda.
OUR MISSION
Working with students and local volunteers is a key part of the foundation upon which RVCP was built as it strives to increase awareness and develop students’ problem solving skills, aptitude for fieldwork, and project planning abilities. Furthermore, RVCP fosters an atmosphere of cultural exchange and skill sharing by working alongside international volunteers.