Impact & Stories - Horizons for all

247+

Children reached through Itetero Daycare since 2022

90%

of mothers report increased business revenue after enrolment

85%

of mothers report they can work more hours

75%

of families report improved hygiene practices

70%

of mothers report increased customers

25%

of mothers report hiring additional staff

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Parallel development pathways

Flagship Impact

Itetero Daycare: Breaking the Cycle

When a mother can leave her child in a safe, nurturing environment, she can work. When she can work, she earns. When she earns, she can pay school fees, buy food and invest in her business. The child grows up with early learning, nutrition and protection. The cycle of poverty is interrupted, not by charity, but by infrastructure.

Itetero Daycare has been that infrastructure for more than 247 children and their families since 2022. The pilot phase is complete. Our current priority is expansion into host communities where no equivalent childcare exists, and sustainability through scholarships for the most vulnerable households.

"Before Itetero, I could not leave my child. Now I run my business every day. My income has doubled. My child is learning, eating well, and happy."
Mother, Itetero Daycare participant, Kirehe District

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90%

Increased business revenue

85%

More working hours

70%

More customers

75%

Better hygiene practices

25%

Hired additional staff

247+

Children in safe care

Claudine N.

Midfielder Mahama FC Girls' Team Age 17

Claudine grew up in Mahama refugee camp, the eldest of five children. She played football in the camp's open ground from the age of nine, barefoot, with a ball made from plastic bags. When Horizons for all launched the Mahama, The House of Talents sport programme, she was among the first cohort selected through community-based trials.

Within her first season she was named team captain. Her coaches describe her reading of the game as exceptional, with the kind of spatial awareness that cannot be taught. She now trains four days a week on a proper pitch, with qualified coaching, nutrition guidance and access to inter-district competition for the first time.

"I always knew I could play. What I didn't have was a place to be seen. Now I have both."

Claudine N., Mahama, Kirehe District

FootballYouth LeadershipKirehe District

Janvier M.

Middle-Distance Runner S4 Student Age 16

Janvier was identified during a community athletics session in Kirehe District in early 2024. His 800m time, run in worn-out shoes on a dirt track, placed him among the fastest youth athletes in the Eastern Province for his age group. He had never competed formally. He had never owned a pair of running shoes.

Through Horizons for all' combined education and sport scholarship, Janvier is now enrolled in secondary school and training with a structured athletics programme. His school fees, training kit and competition registration are covered. His teachers report that his discipline on the track carries directly into his academic work.

"Running was the one thing that was mine. The scholarship made it possible to keep both - school and the track."

Janvier M., Kirehe District

AthleticsEducation ScholarshipEastern Province

Esprance U.

Visual Artist & Textile Designer Age 22

Esprance has been making things since she was a child, first from scraps of fabric, then from whatever materials she could find in the camp. By the time she was nineteen, she was producing hand-dyed textiles that women in the community were buying for ceremonies. She had a product. She had no business.

Horizons for all' livelihoods programme connected her with business development training, a small seed grant and a network of buyers in Kirehe District and beyond. She now runs a small textile enterprise, employs two other young women from the camp, and is developing a line of products for the Rwandan market. Her work was exhibited at a district-level craft fair for the first time in 2024.

"I didn't need someone to give me a skill. I needed someone to take what I already had seriously."

Esprance U., Kirehe District

Visual ArtsTextile EnterpriseLivelihoods

Thogne K.

Basketball Player & Peer Mentor Age 19

Thogne has been playing basketball since he was thirteen, on a concrete half-court in Mahama camp with a bent hoop and no net. He is fast, he is coachable, and he has the kind of presence on a court that makes other players better. He had never been coached by anyone with formal training before joining the programme.

Through Mahama, The House of Talents, Theogene now trains under a qualified coach and has competed in inter-district youth tournaments. Alongside his sport development, he completed Horizons for all' youth leadership curriculum and now serves as a peer mentor for younger boys in the programme, the first in his cohort to take on that role.

"The younger ones look at me now. That means I have to be someone worth looking at."

Thogne K., Mahama, Kirehe District

BasketballPeer MentorshipYouth Leadership

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Aline

Market trader, Kirehe District

Before Itetero, Aline brought her daughter to the market every day. She could not focus on customers, could not manage stock, could not grow. After enrolment, she expanded her stall, hired a part-time assistant and doubled her monthly income within eight months.

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Marie-Claire

Seamstress & small business owner

Marie-Claire had the skill to run a tailoring business but could not take on orders she couldn't complete with a toddler beside her. Itetero gave her the hours. She now takes custom orders, has a regular client base in the host community, and is saving toward a sewing machine of her own.

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Franoise

Vegetable farmer & cooperative member

Franoise joined a women's farming cooperative after her son started at Itetero. She now works a shared plot, contributes to collective sales and has access to group savings she could not have joined while managing childcare alone. Her son is thriving - eating well, learning, and protected.

Child Protection & ECD

200+ children enrolled in quality early childhood care annually by Year 3; 100% of enrolled children receiving nutrition support.

Education & Scholarships

150+ scholarship co-financing packages awarded; 80% of supported students completing their academic year.

Sport & Talent

300+ youth participating in structured sport and talent programmes; at least 20 athletes identified for advanced development pathways.

Entrepreneurship & Livelihoods

100+ entrepreneurs trained; 60+ businesses supported with seed capital; 70% reporting increased income after 12 months.

Youth Leadership

200+ youth completing leadership and life-skills training; 10+ youth-led community initiatives launched by Year 5.

Overall Goal

500+ children, youth and families moved from protection and vulnerability to measurable self-reliance by 2031.

Real impact. Real families. Kirehe District.

What We've Achieved So Far