What we do
Streets Ahead Rwanda supports marginalised and vulnerable youth in Rwanda. Our focus is particularly on children who are or have been on the street. We want to see them helped back into society again, and given hope and opportunity for the future, through provision of individual support through a child centred approach.
Working in partnership
Streets Ahead Rwanda works in partnership with a community based Rwandan NGO, the Streets Ahead Children’s Centre Association (SACCA), to address the problems of street children. Our partnership involves a close working relationship with SACCA’s management. Our contribution is sourcing funding for the work and building our partner’s capacity to deliver it.
We work to develop the capacity of our local partner both from the UK and through field visits, in key areas such as infrastructure development, financial management and reporting, programme design and development and monitoring and evaluation. We also run a successful volunteer scheme, which enhances SACCA’s programme in the field through skills sharing and activities for the children.
We look to ensure that in supporting and working with children the following principles are maintained: a child-centred approach, respect for children's rights and proper standards of child protection.
A child-centred approach helps children to establish how they want to change their lives for a meaningful future. Through a holistic approach our partner supports children by providing professional social care, education and a safe nurturing environment.
Streets Ahead Rwanda ensures we are open with our donors and partners in everything we do.
Our core aims are to have children at the centre of our decisions and to be community led in all we do.
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With your help we can continue to provide essential support for children in Rwanda.