Bridge2Rwanda seeks to connect with organizations and individuals who share our passion for the New Rwanda. We have been blessed to form mutually beneficial alliances with other global organizations at work in the country we’ve come to love. These alliances are creating synergies that will hasten our ability to help Rwandans transform their beloved nation.
- Leadership Network/Halftime Group – Founded by Bob Buford 25 years ago to identify, connect and multiply high-capacity Kingdom leaders, Leadership Network has played an influential role in the rise of megachurches. In his 1994 book, Bob defined “Halftime” as a pause in mid-life that offers the opportunity to discover your Divine calling and to redirect your time and talent for an even more purposeful second half. Halftime Group helps mobilize “borrowed talent” and B2R outsources its accounting and administrative functions to Leadership Network.
- Stone Ward – A marketing firm with offices in Chicago and Little Rock, whose philosophy of Building Good coupled with its owners’ passion for the New Rwanda, has become the communications agency partner to B2R.
- Opportunity International – An industry pioneer and the largest micro-finance organization in the world motivated by the call of Jesus to serve the poor. Opportunity is the major shareholder of Urwego Opportunity Bank of Rwanda or "UOB".
- Hendrix College – Partnered with B2R to establish the Rwanda Presidential Scholars program to offer U.S. scholarships to top-ranked Rwandan students majoring in the areas of math and science. Hendrix has created a consortium of U.S. colleges and universities to participate and provides administrative support to the program.
- Friends of Rwanda – A group of individuals loosely connected by a common belief in the leadership of Rwanda. Joe Ritchie, the group’s founder, serves as CEO of the Rwanda Development Board.
- Engineering Ministries International – A firm that mobilizes volunteer architects, engineers and other professionals to donate their time and talent to design construction projects for Christian nonprofit organizations in developing countries. EMI has designed Muhabura University.
- Mustard Seed Project – Provides individual financial sponsorships for orphaned students at Sonrise School and supports the ministries of Bishop John and Harriet Ruchyahana.
- World Help – Provides sponsorships and support for the orphaned students at Sonrise School.
- Rwanda Leadership Foundation – Founded by Gaylord Layton of Denver, CO to create and support the Computer Training Center at Sonrise School.
- P.E.A.C.E. Plan – A lay movement organized by Rick Warren and Saddleback Church to mobilize average church members to change the world by promoting reconciliation, equipping leaders, assisting the poor, caring for the sick and educating the next generation. President Kagame has declared that Rwanda is the first purpose-driven nation and the country has become the site of the initial PEACE Plan pilot projects.
- Fellowship Bible Church – Little Rock – Partnered with B2R to organize a city-wide campaign to send three containers of supplies to Sonrise School. Actively mobilizes “borrowed talent” to love and serve Rwanda.
- Living Water International – Christian organization that drills water wells, trains nationals and develops integrated sustainable water systems in developing countries, including Rwanda.
- World Relief – Christian relief and development organization headquartered in Baltimore, MD that is a shareholder of Urwego Opportunity Bank of Rwanda.
- World Relief Canada – Canadian-based Christian relief and development organization that is a shareholder of Urwego Opportunity Bank of Rwanda.
- Hope International – Christian micro-finance organization that is a shareholder of Urwego Opportunity Bank of Rwanda.
