Rachel’s brother set up the Nyantende Foundation and she also supports this charity.
Nyantende Foundation is a registered Non-Profit Organization with the Province of Ontario, Canada, an associate member of Canadian Centre for World Mission (CCWM), and a registered organization at Queen’s University and Ottawa University . As an associate member of CCWM, Nyantende Foundation can issue tax receipts on donations of $100 or more.
The Foundation supplements the cost of enrollment for 236 boys and girls at 24 academic institutions in Bukavu and the Greater Nyantende Area. To ensure accountability, The Foundation set up an administrative bureau in Nyantende where 3 local Congolese act as our liaisons ensuring each youth is accounted for on a monthly basis, as well as providing updates for us to plan future initiatives.
In the fall of 2013, the three Co-Founders travelled to Nyantende for the first time as a group since the Foundation was formed. With closer ties to our students and the people of Nyantende, and with improved insight on academic conditions, we are more prepared than ever to increase enrollment and restore the health of their learning environments.
