We build a meaningful life for and with the displaced. Not simply basic needs, but a life filled with joy, dignity, connection, and purpose.
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Meet Jehovanis, a coding student in Kiziba Refugee Camp who says learning HTML and CSS “felt like magic” at first.
100 Alight Coding School graduates and counting! Future Ground, our tech hub, will help even more young people build a brighter future.
#FutureGround
Informed choices today, brighter futures tomorrow. The @AlightRwanda - Kiziba team and partners raised awareness on preventing teenage pregnancies at College Amahoro Kiziba.
Informed youth make choices that keep them in school and moving toward their goals.
#Alight #Rwanda
Meet Hussein, 19, a coding school student at Mahama Refugee Camp, dreaming of becoming a full-stack developer and building his own tech projects. We’re building 𝗙𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 to spark joy, innovation, and discovery. Want to help bring it to life? Let’s connect!
𝐁𝐞𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐚𝐠𝐞: In Nakivale Settlement, a 13-year-old girl in Primary 6 sits with a mathematics book at the Nakivale Community Library Network, learning and building her future. Your support turns a book into a future engineer, scientist, or teacher.
𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐌𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐃𝐚𝐲! At @AlightRwanda, our 𝐖𝐞𝐥𝐥@𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤 hour reminds us to pause and care for ourselves. Now, with our partner 𝐁𝐚𝐡𝐨 𝐒𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐭𝐞, our team has support for stress, burnout, and more. #MentalHealthMatters
Meet Sophie, a 21-year-old refugee in Mahama Camp, learning to code and aspiring to become a software developer.
Through @AlightRwanda 𝐂𝐨𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 and #FutureGround, she’s building skills to create meaningful digital solutions and inspire more women in tech.
𝐖𝐞𝐥𝐥@𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲!
Every Friday, @AlightRwanda staff take one hour to pause, laugh, and recharge. We also run primary health care, including 𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 services, in the refugee camps we serve. 👇
#WellAtWork #AlightRwanda #MentalHealthMatters
𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗟𝗮𝗸𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗴𝗴𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗛𝗮𝗿𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝘀. 30 farmers in Nakivale - Isanja D are turning resilience into results. @AlightRwanda-Uganda supported them with irrigation, inputs, and training through ABI Development Ltd.
#Alight #Uganda
Meet Serge, 35, learning to code in Kiziba Refugee Camp and building a website with hopes of launching a refugee led organization. His story is shaping @AlightRwanda’s co-creation approach and inspiring Future Ground—a hub for tech, innovation & opportunity.
Meet Joyeuse, 20, a refugee in Nyabiheke refugee camp turning coding skills into a path toward her dream of becoming a software developer. 𝗙𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 helps young people build new futures beyond displacement.
As AI grows, the future belongs to skills robots can’t replicate empathy, communication, understanding &deep contextual knowledge.𝗙𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 in Mahama is building these human skills alongside tech and job training helping young people use AI in the right direction.
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From Mahama Refugee Camp to the global digital labour market💻
After learning coding, Christophe now works remotely from the camp for companies in the US, Rwanda & beyond.
For refugees like him, digital skills are opening pathways to work, income & other new possibilities.
Building a better future for displaced youth starts with one question: " 𝑾𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒘𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒂 𝒕𝒆𝒆𝒏𝒂𝒈𝒆𝒓, 𝒘𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒔𝒌𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒔 𝒐𝒓 𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒄𝒆𝒔 𝒅𝒊𝒅 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒘𝒊𝒔𝒉 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒉𝒂𝒅?" Help us shape 𝗙𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 in Mahama Refugee Camp
@AlightRwanda, with support from @OurFuturePrize, handed over Starlink kits and devices to @RwandaICT, advancing digital inclusion.
Together with our partners, we’re helping young people connect, learn, build digital skills, and unlock new opportunities.
𝗙𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱: a space for youth, by youth — designed through real conversations with young people in refugee camps and host communities. Groundbreaking is coming to Mahama Refugee Camp!
Co-creating a better future together. Stay tuned, @AlightRwanda community!
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A laptop💻
A few lines of code
A new skill taking shape
In Mahama, refugees & their Rwandan neighbours are learning to code – gaining skills that will open pathways to work, income & self-reliance.
With @AlightRwanda, helping turn digital skills into livelihood opportunities.
Partnership in Action. Honored to host Her Excellency @AmbEinatWeiss, Ambassador of @IsraelinRwanda , at our Kigali office — grateful for the @IsraelinRwanda’s support of our nutrition and tech programs.
Together, we grow stronger partnerships and reach communities more effecti.
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Hello @AlightRwanda
🚨 Alight Rwanda | Is hiring
1️⃣ Graphic Designer / Digital Content Creation Instructor
2️⃣ Digital Instructor
3️⃣ Career Orientation Officer
4️⃣ Refugees Lead Organization (RLO) Partnership & Training Officer
Apply by: jobinrwanda.com/employer/ali…
⏰ 28-Aug-2026
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Are you a Graphic Designer & Digital Content Creation Instructor? Join @AlightRwanda team and inspire the next generation of creative professionals.
Apply today👇 #rwox #hiring #jobs #jobseekers #apply #findjobs #kazispace #AlightRwanda #alight
kazispace.com/en/jobs/graphi…
🌟 𝗪𝗲'𝗿𝗲 𝗛𝗶𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴! @AlightRwanda is growing our team — Career Orientation Officer, Graphic Designer, RLO Partnership & Training Officer, and Digital Instructor roles open now.
📍 Kigali | ⏰ Apply by 28th August 2026👇 jobinrwanda.com/employer/ali…
