SAVE THE CHILDREN IN RWANDA
Save the Children has been working in Rwanda since 1994 in partnership with the Government of Rwanda and local stakeholders to promote a bright future for children, with experience working in all 30 districts of the country.
The main areas of focus are education, child protection, child rights governance and health and nutrition in humanitarian and development contexts. Our intention is to work to the highest standard for the children that we serve – a mission which we take seriously. We are a learning organisation that is extremely committed to constantly adapting and improving the way in which we work, with children’s and community’s voices at the heart of this.
Our impact for children in 2025
485,329
children reached through health and nutrition programmes
336,767
children reached through education programmes
47,821
children reached through child protection programmes
27,772
children reached through Child Rights and Governance (CRG) programmes
Dr Yassin has worked for Save the Children since 2022. He is the medical doctor in charge of the c-sections and acting head of the unit. He describes the Save the Children facility as having very high standards. He’s an incredibly positive person with a broad smile and bottomless energy, which is lucky because he’s in high demand. He treats women and children with complications, carries out the c-sections on-site, and has his managerial role as acting head. Dr Yassin talks about the huge difference it has made to be able to provide C sections on site at the newly improved medical facility. He is inspired every day by the difference he knows he is making: "Our joy is that when you save a life, you feel joy inside you. You feel that ‘I am doing something that is helping people’." SEE 'ADDITIONAL INFO' SECTION BELOW FOR TRANSCRIPT OF INTERVIEW Yagazie Emezi / Save the Children
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COUNTRY OFFICE ADDRESS
Save the Children International, Rwanda & Burundi Programme
KG9 AV, #23, Nyarutarama-Remera-Gasabo,
P.O Box: 2953, Kigali, Rwanda
EMAIL
Rwanda.info@savethechildren.org
PHONE
+250 788 381 526
News & Stories
1 May 2026
Giving Rwanda’s Youngest Learners a Better Start through Innovative Financing
Kumwe Hub made its first catalytic investments in Early Child Development (ECD) centres in 2023 to improve operational and management capacity of the centres for better outcomes. Owners who grasped the opportunity saw their initiatives growing in different dimensions to parents and children expectations.
1 May 2026
Protection of at-risk children remains one of the pressing needs in Busuma Refugee Camp
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1 May 2026
Access to scholastic materials, a response to one of the major learning barriers for children from low-income cluster families
Access to scholastic materials for children from low-income category, including those out-of-school who have returned to back confirms increase of prospects for stable and steady learning for all children.