AHAZAZA INDEPENDENT SCHOOL, RWANDA

Location

Ahazaza Independent School is located in Muhanga district in Rwanda, near to Gitamara.

Facts and Figures• Gitarama, with 74,000 inhabitants, is the third largest town

in Rwanda; it is 48 kilometres from the capital, Kigali.• Young people in their 20s exceed half of the population in

the district at 51.1%.• The illiteracy rate in the district is 36.1%.• Ahazaza Independent School was founded in the area in

2006 by Mrs. Raina Luff.• The local residents named the school AHAZAZA, meaning

"the future". The number of children per class is limited to 25, compared with between 45 and 60 in other public schools. 

• There are currently 21 members of staff and 250 students.

Sources: http://www.afid.org.uk/partners/ahazaza-independent-schoolTAMTF Ahaza Independent School Business Plan, 2011http://www.ahazaza.org/en/our-school

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Self-Sufficiency

• The aim of TAMTF is to provide a ‘roadmap’ for Ahazaza school so as to enable it to become financially self-sufficient .

“Alongside traditional academic subjects, the school teaches business and practical skills through running its own profit-making businesses. These school enterprises earn the school money, which covers most of the facilities and teaching costs. More importantly these businesses act as a platform for students to develop entrepreneurial and practical skills, transforming these young people into confident individuals who are able to support themselves and their families.”

Source: TAMTF Ahaza Independent School Business Plan, 2011

Entrepreneurial Opportunities

The school is using the following resources in order to enable it to become financially sustainable:

- Multipurpose Hall- Internet Café/Training Centre- School Shop

In what ways might they be making money out of these facilities?

SWOT ANALYSISStrengths Weaknesses

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Multi Purpose Hall

Principally conceived for the children’s use, the hall also provides a centre for the people of Muhanga (films and theatrical performances, weddings and other social events).

School Shop“Great steps have also been taken forward in handling the management of the school shop over completely to Agnes, the kindergarten teacher currently running the business. Through the creation of a new budget we have been able to transfer the skills necessary for Agnes to maintain the budget by inputting termly sales figures and keeping track of profits made by the school shop. This signals a fantastic step forward for our work here at Ahazaza, taking us one move closer to achieving our goal of a completely sustainable school.”Source: TAMTF Rwanda blog

Internet Cafe

The internet café will provide the following services and sell soft drinks and beer to customers:

• Internet: cable connection through 20 PC and 4 Macintosh desktops and wireless connection available for customers bringing their own laptops;

• Photocopying: black & white and colour;• Printing: black & white, colour and photographs;• Typing;• Faxing;• Scanning;• IT courses: MS Office and Internet (email, Facebook and

browsing)

Source: TAMTF Ahazaza Independent School Business Plan, 2011

Taking It Further

• Connect with Ahazaza school- Email contact- Letters- Postcards- Donate books- Fundraise- Organise visitsContact: info@teachamantofish.org.ukVisit: www.teachamantofish.org.uk

Useful Links

TAMTF home: http://www.teachamantofish.org.uk/AHAZAZA home: http://www.ahazaza.org/enAFID home: http://www.afid.org.uk/School Enterprise Challenge:

http://www.schoolenterprisechallenge.org/