BRIDGE2RWANDA INC

FOR OVER 14 YEARS, ISOMO, FORMERLY THE B2R SCHOLARS PROGRAM, HAS HELPED PREPARE THE MOST TALENTED HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS FROM RWANDA, BURUNDI, THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO, AND SOUTH SUDAN TO COMPETE AND WIN INTERNATIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS TO THE BEST UNIVERSITIES AROUND THE WORLD. SINCE 2011, B2R HAS HELPED OVER 500 STUDENTS EARN OVER $125 MILLION IN INTERNATIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS FROM OVER 100 WORLD CLASS UNIVERSITIES AROUND THE WORLD. TO CONTINUE OUR EXPANSION FROM HELPING 30-40 STUDENTS A YEAR PRIOR TO 2021 AND ADDING THE ISOMO ACADEMY FOR 80-100 STUDENTS A YEAR IN 2022, IN 2023 WE ADVANCED INTO AN ADDITIONAL PILOT PROGRAM WITH THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION TO WORK WITH 100 TEACHER TRAINING COLLEGE GRADUATES AND INCREASED OUR FOOTPRINT TO INCLUDE OVER 200 STUDENTS FROM 12 DIFFERENT SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN OUR ISOMO CIRCLES PROGRAM. IN 2024, WE ENTERED AN AGREEMENT WITH THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION TO IDENTIFY AND SUPPORT UP TO 50 CANDIDATES FOR APPLICATION AND FULL SCHOLARSHIPS TO INTERNATIONAL GRADUATE SCHOOLS. THESE ADDITIONS HAVE GROWN US TO HELP PREPARE STUDENTS AND FOR THOSE STUDENTS TO BECOME LIFETIME LEARNERS EQUIPPED WITH THE SKILLS TO SUCCEED WELL BEYOND SECONDARY SCHOOL AND INTO THEIR PROFESSIONAL LIVES.

B2R FARMS IS COMMITTED TO INTRODUCING THE CONSERVATION AGRICULTURE PRACTICES OF FOUNDATIONS FOR FARMING (FFF) IN RWANDA AND MOBILIZING A NEW GENERATION OF EDUCATED YOUNG PEOPLE TO BECOME AGRICULTURE ENTREPRENEURS AND FFF TRAINERS. B2R PROVIDES TRAINING AND CAREER OPPORTUNITIES FOR UNIVERSITY GRADUATES AND OTHER HIGH-CAPACITY YOUNG LEADERS TO CHAMPION FFF AND LAUNCH THEIR CAREERS IN AGRICULTURE. GROWING ON OUR PROGRESS IN 2023 OF EXPANDING OUR TRAINING AND ESTABLISHING A SUPPORT SYSTEM FOR TRAINED FARMERS, IN 2024 WE EXPANDED OUR FELLOWS YEAR-LONG TRAINING PROGRAM TO INCLUDE POSITIONING 4-6 FELLOWS TO RESIDE AND WORK IN ALMOST ALL OF THE 30 SECTORS, EXCLUDING THOSE IN THE CITY OF KIGALI, TO ENCOURAGE AND SUPPORT ADOPTION OF THE PRACTICES TRAINED ON A DAILY BASIS. ADDITIONALLY, WE LAUNCHED A WEEK-LONG TRAINING PROGRAM THAT IS OFFERED IN 6-10 TIMES PER YEAR TO BOTH LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL GROUPS TO PROMOTE THE SPREAD OF CONSERVATION AGRICULTURE TRAINING PRACTICES.