Abasangiye Cooperative

Indego Africa, Foundation Rwanda, and SURF Survivor’s Fund have joined forces in a ground-breaking collaboration for the benefit of 25 remarkable women in Rwanda. These women, starting from the most difficult of circumstances, have organized themselves into their own for-profit business, the Abasangiye Cooperative ("Abasangiye"). In July 2010 Abasangiye commenced an intense series of training programs with Indego Africa (funded by Foundation Rwanda and SURF) in financial management, literacy, and sewing.

With a surge in confidence and skills, Abasangiye is now poised to deliver a wide variety of textile products to the international export market!

Slideshow: Abasangiye in Action