Rungano Ndota started by focusing on empowering youth through the cooperative businesses. Cooperatives are popular in Rwanda and we knew youth could combine to make them succeed. However, the youth surprised us! With their “spotting eyes” they quickly decided to use the knowledge of savings and business to start their own businesses.
Many of our youth started saving groups on their own. Using savings, they initiated small businesses so they now have “growing accounts” and can move to expand their businesses in the future.
The small businesses that our youth are doing will help make them responsible leaders at Rungano-Ndota and for the whole community at large.