A year ago June I visited a few schools in Rwanda that we help support. The need is great in Rwanda, particularly for small kids. A good start in school has a huge influence on their entire life, and far too many kids don’t get this. CARE introduced us to their early childhood development centers, which are low-cost and very effective at getting kids off to a good start. The need is much greater than we can address, but we liked the project, because we hope it will serve as a model for the Rwandan government, convincing them that such schools are worth creating across the country.

Here is a recent update from CARE on how the project is going.

August 2010 Rwanda Early Childhood Development Report

There was work on the physical infrastructure. Also much community involvement in the planning process to get local support for the centers.