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Empowering Vulnerable Youth

The Center for Champions

Target $100,000

What is the Center for Champions?

The Center for Champions is a technical and vocational education and training (TVET) school founded by AEE Rwanda in 2008 to rehabilitate delinquent street children and orphans.

Since then the school has grown dramatically. Now with the Government of Rwanda training curriculum and taking general admissions students, the Center for Champions still focuses strongly on youth from disadvantaged and vulnerable backgrounds. In 2024, of the 832 students at the Center for Champions, 321 were sponsored for the course and boarding fees.

The Center for Champions currently offers both three-year diploma courses and one-year short courses in: Welding and metal Fabrication, Masonry and Construction, Plumbing, Electrical, Tailoring and Fashion Design, and Hair Dressing and Beauty Therapy. The three-year courses provide a thorough grounding in the theory and practice of the trade and for students with the ability, offer a path to university. The one-year courses are more directly targeted at teaching an in demand skill and job placement, with students spending eight months in classes and workshops, then four months placed into an internship.

What your support will do

We need to open up more places for students from families that cannot afford the course fees. These are young men and women whose potential will otherwise never be realised.

Acquiring a quality education with a practical trade skill is life-changing.

An unskilled labourer in Rwanda earns on average $26/month – that is less than a dollar a day
A skilled trades-person will earning an average of $86/month - the better educated the more they will earn.

Sponsorships give a place at the Center for Champions to young women and men from poor and disadvantaged backgrounds.

A recurring donation of $60/month will sponsor

One 3-year diploma student, or
Two 1-year short course students

Donate now

Tax Deductible Donations - USA, Australia, New Zealand, UK, Netherlands, and EU.

AEE Rwanda is a partner for Project J1205N with Global Development Group (GDG; ABN 57 102 400 993). GDG is a charitable Non Government Organisation [NGO] carrying out humanitarian projects with approved partners and providing aid to relieve poverty.

Gifts over $2 are tax deductible in the USA, Australia, and over $5 in New Zealand. In the UK, eligible donors can claim Gift Aid. GDG is registered as an ANBI organisation in the Netherlands, EU donors may be able to claim a deduction in their country, donors to confirm with their local tax authority if they are eligible.

All donations are received subject to GDG's donation and privacy policy (www.gdg.org.au/policy). If excess funds are received they may be applied to other approved project activities.

Questions

Who is AEE?

AEE Rwanda is an indigenous development organisation that has operated in Rwanda since 1996. We have an outstanding reputation for “making a difference” allowing us to partner with many of the largest aid agencies and international NGOs: European Union'/s EU Aid, USAID, World Vision, Save the Children, and Kindernothilfe. See our annual reports for more about AEE Rwanda
How do I know that my donation is safe?

AEE Rwanda collects funds through the Global Development Group (GDG). GDG is registered with international government agencies to collect tax-deductible donations in Australia, the United States, the United Kingdom, New Zealand, and the Netherlands. GDG is subject to strict compliance controls in each of these countries to ensure that donations are used for their stated purpose in a responsible and accountable manner
Are my payment details protected?

AEE Rwanda does not collect or retain any payment details. The donation gateway is operated by Global Development Group (GDG). GDG and its partner groups operate under strict privacy policy guidelines in the retention and use of donor data.
How is my personal information protected?

AEE Rwanda collects names and email addressed of donors, where provided. We will use these, with permission, to update donors on project progress and inform of new projects. We will never sell or pass on your personal information to another organisation.
How will I know how my money has been spent?

GDG provides project governance, including the narrative and financial reporting of project activities every six months. In addition, GDG sends auditing teams to the field to monitor activities, meet with beneficiaries and review the implementation of policies and processes. AEE Rwanda provides an annual report plus regular story updates on its website and social media platforms. Visit our website and social media channels to see what we're doing.