New project · Masaka, Rwanda
Mama Rwanda Vocational Training Center
A practical campus designed around mothers and children. The center will combine market-linked vocational training with childcare, so single mothers can learn skills and build an income while their children are cared for nearby.
Funding goal $338,500
- 5
- training programs for income and work
- 100
- learner places
- 20
- childcare places beside the courtyard
- 1
- safe gathering place for Irembo children and families
Why this center matters
Mama Rwanda already trains single mothers in sewing, weaving and tailoring, in a small workshop. A permanent center lets many more women learn skills that local markets need — and because childcare is built in, mothers can attend every class. The design principle is simple: skills + childcare + dignity + enterprise.
What the center will include
Tailoring and textiles
A flexible workshop for sewing, pattern work and building a textile business.
Digital skills and entrepreneurship
A connected lab for computer skills, money management and starting a business.
Food processing and catering
A clean, well-ventilated kitchen for food preparation, processing, packaging and catering.
Childcare and courtyard
Childcare and a protected courtyard help mothers attend every class, knowing their children are safe.
Also planned: hair and beauty training, crafts and enterprise studio, reception, counseling and administration — all on one accessible, single-storey campus around a protected courtyard.
Where the money goes
Total goal: $338,500, including the land.
- Land purchase and legal checks$60,000
- Design and permits$20,500
- Site preparation$28,000
- Building construction$126,000
- Electricity, water, solar and safety systems$47,000
- Accessibility, furniture and equipment$43,000
- Opening and contingency$14,000
The road to opening
About 12 to 15 months from securing the land.
- 1
Secure the land
Months 0–2
- 2
Design and permits
Months 2–5
- 3
Choose a builder
Months 5–6
- 4
Construction
Months 6–14
- 5
Open and welcome the first classes
Months 14–15
Help build the center
Every gift brings the first classes closer. Businesses, foundations and churches can also fund a room, a program or the land.
The images on this page are architectural concept visualizations of the proposed center, not photographs of a completed building. Design and budget are at concept stage for donor planning; final drawings, permits and costs will be prepared and certified by licensed Rwandan professionals after land checks and surveys.