EPR Partners

Public EPR reporting identifies A Cup for Humanity as a collaborating organization in a trauma-healing training for EPR presbytery moderators and vice moderators in November 2024.

Public EPR reporting identifies Bread for the World as the supporting organization for the ESMPA project on youth education in responsible sexuality and promotion of positive masculinity.

Public EPR reporting identifies First Presbyterian Church of Nashville, USA, as a partner engaged in development and mission collaboration, including a visit to Kanombe Parish and CPAJ in August 2025.

Public EPR reporting identifies ForAfrika as a partner, alongside EPR and Kamonyi District, in the development and handover of Early Childhood Development infrastructure in Karama Parish, Remera Presbytery, in August 2025.

Public EPR reporting identifies One Climate Rwanda and One Climate World Cooperative as partners in dialogue and collaboration on renewable energy, environmental protection and climate resilience.

Public EPR articles identify the United Evangelical Mission as a partner in church mission, leadership, theological reflection and international conferences, including the 2026 workshop on church growth in Africa and the 2023 International Association for Reconciliation Studies conference.

Public EPR reporting identifies World Servants as an international partner supporting the construction of three Early Childhood Development classrooms in Kabarondo Parish, Zinga Presbytery, in 2026.

AACC-CETA identifies itself as the All Africa Conference of Churches, a continental ecumenical fellowship of churches, national councils, theological and lay training institutions, and other Christian organizations. Its published mission includes strengthening common Christian witness, responding to challenges to human dignity, promoting healing, and supporting churches through capacity-building, resource mobilization, advocacy, peace, diakonia and development. The organization describes itself as a member-based network operating across African countries. This is an organization profile drawn from AACC-CETA’s own website. EPR’s public partner listing includes AACC-CETA, but the specific scope, dates and terms of any EPR collaboration are not stated in the material reviewed.

APRED identifies itself as the Association for the Social Reintegration of Desherited People, a non-profit, apolitical and secular non-governmental association founded in 2001. Its stated mission is to promote the human rights and social, economic and cultural well-being of vulnerable and discriminated groups and to combat social inequalities. Its published areas of work include education, rehabilitation, vocational training and apprenticeship, professional integration, income-generating activities, child protection, and emergency assistance. The organization lists its address in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. This is an organization profile drawn from APRED’s own website. EPR’s public partner listing includes APRED, but the specific scope, dates and terms of any EPR–APRED collaboration are not stated in the material reviewed.

Organization profile and EPR relationship evidence (reviewed 5 November 2026)

Better World International is a Korea-based non-governmental organization operating in Rwanda, with programmes in education and community development. Public reporting on its ten-year presence in Rwanda describes the handover of the Nkomangwa Early Childhood Development centre to Rwamagana District in August 2025. The report identifies the Presbyterian Church in Rwanda (EPR) as having contributed to capacity building for parents to sustain the centre’s activities. The available source supports this specific EPR involvement; it does not establish the full contractual, funding, or governance terms of the relationship.

Source: https://www.ktpress.rw/2025/08/better-world-rwanda-celebrates-10-years-of-community-and-fellowship/

Brot für die Welt (Bread for the World) describes itself as a development agency of the Protestant Churches in Germany and part of a global movement advocating for dignity, equal rights and fair distribution of resources. Its work with partner organizations in more than 80 countries includes food security, health, education, water, human rights, peace, democracy and responses to poverty and climate change. It emphasizes long-term cooperation with local, often church-related organizations. This profile is drawn from the organization’s own website. EPR’s public partner listing includes “Brot”; EPR articles also identify Bread for the World – Protestant Development Service as supporting the ESMPA project. The exact legal or organizational equivalence between the separate EPR listing “Brot” and the existing “Bread for the World – Protestant Development Service” record should be reviewed before any consolidation.

CEVAA is represented in the public source reviewed through its shared-action initiative, “Inhabit Creation Differently,” which brings member churches together around care for creation, ecological responsibility, prayer and practical action. CEVAA’s shared-action site lists the Presbyterian Church in Rwanda (EPRw) among participating churches in Central Africa. This provides direct public evidence of EPR’s participation in this CEVAA initiative. The available page does not establish the full history, funding arrangements or scope of the wider relationship.

Correctbook describes its mission as making writing accessible to everyone, including children in hard-to-reach areas and developing countries. Correctbook Africa B.V. was established in 2021 to expand access to reusable writing materials in African markets and to support distribution and local impact. The organization states that it works with NGOs, governments and universities and identifies Rwanda among the African countries where it operates. This profile is drawn from Correctbook’s own website. EPR’s public partner listing includes Correctbook, but the specific scope, dates and terms of any EPR collaboration are not stated in the material reviewed.

EPR relationship evidence reviewed 2026-11-05

The 2024 project list of Solidarité des œuvres d’entraide (SAM) identifies DM – dynamique dans l’échange in Lausanne as an evangelical partner in a collaboration programme with the Presbyterian Church in Rwanda (EPR). The programme aims to improve education quality, provide continuing teacher development and support children and young people facing difficulties in their educational and vocational pathways. The source states that SAM has supported the programme since 2014. This evidence concerns the named education collaboration and should not be generalized to all DM activities.

The United Protestant Church of Belgium (Église protestante unie de Belgique) is a united Protestant church with Reformed and other Protestant historical roots. The World Council of Churches profile describes its involvement in ecumenical networks, evangelization, social and religious life, refugee and migrant integration, development and economic justice. The same profile explicitly records a missionary relationship with the Presbyterian Church in Rwanda. This provides an independently published reference to a historical EPR relationship; the page does not specify current programme details or dates.

Organization profile and EPR relationship evidence (reviewed 5 November 2026)

Evangelische Mission Weltweit (EMW) is an association of Protestant churches, mission organizations and related bodies in Germany, working in mission and ecumenical engagement. Its areas of work include theological education, ecumenical mission theology, sustainability, interreligious dialogue, peace and justice. Public reporting on the October 2025 international conference on colonialism, mission and shared responsibility hosted by EPR identifies EMW among the organizations supporting the conference. This establishes a documented contribution to that event; it does not establish the full amount, duration or terms of support.

Sources: https://mission-weltweit.de/de/ueber-uns/ ; https://cbn.rw/article/298/rwanda-hosts-global-conference-on-colonialism-and-mission

Organization profile and EPR relationship evidence (reviewed 5 November 2026)

Help a Child is an international child-development organization with a Rwanda country office. Its published 2024 impact report identifies the Presbyterian Church in Rwanda (EPR) as one of Help a Child’s implementing partners in Rwanda. The report describes country programmes covering early childhood development, child protection, food security and livelihoods, youth and work, and community empowerment. Its 2024 Rwanda programme reached communities in Burera, Rwamagana, Bugesera and Rusizi. The EPR partner listing uses the abbreviated label “Help Child RW”; the organization identity is a strong match to Help a Child Rwanda, but the exact registered name behind the abbreviated listing should be confirmed administratively.

Sources: https://www.helpachild.org/contact/our-country-offices/ ; https://www.helpachild.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2025/04/Impact-Report-2024.pdf

Identity review note (5 November 2026)

EPR’s public article, “The Church educates people about saving money,” explicitly names Hope International as a collaborator in savings-group training and related community activities. The EPR partner directory contains a short-name entry “Hope.” The available evidence does not conclusively establish that the directory entry “Hope” is the same legal or organizational entity as Hope International. This is therefore recorded as a candidate identity match for human review, not as a confirmed profile or partnership attribution.

Evidence: https://epr.rw/the-church-educates-people-about-saving-money/

Kerk in Actie describes itself as the worldwide diaconal and development-action arm of the Protestant Church in the Netherlands. Its published description emphasizes practical Christian service, solidarity, care for vulnerable people, and sharing resources, skills and attention across communities. This profile is drawn from Kerk in Actie’s own website. EPR’s public partner listing includes Kerk in Actie, but the specific scope, dates and terms of any EPR collaboration are not stated in the material reviewed.

Public EPR reporting identifies NUDOR as a partner in a National Youth Forum for Students with Disabilities held at CPAJ in August 2025.

EPR relationship evidence reviewed 2026-11-05

The Presbyterian Mission Agency of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) identifies the Presbyterian Church in Rwanda (EPR) as an intermediary partner. Its public profile describes EPR-supported work in agriculture, handicrafts, savings and loan associations, income-generating activities, water supply and electricity projects, with a focus on beneficiaries in poorer and less-developed regions of Rwanda. This source documents the EPR relationship and programme areas; it does not establish the full current funding arrangement or duration.

Organization profile and EPR relationship evidence (reviewed 5 November 2026)

The Rhineland-Palatinate/Rwanda partnership is a long-running cooperation framework between the German federal state of Rhineland-Palatinate and Rwanda, involving public institutions, schools, churches, associations and civil-society organizations. The partnership association supports project development, implementation and financial administration. Its public church-partnership directory identifies Rubengera Parish in Rwanda as a partner of German church bodies. This documents a church-to-church connection within the wider partnership framework; it does not establish that every EPR unit participates or specify the terms of any EPR-wide agreement.

Sources: https://rlp-ruanda.de/en/parishes/ ; https://rlp-ruanda.de/en/partnership-association/ ; https://www.minaloc.gov.rw/news-detail/rwanda-and-rhineland-palatinat-celebrate-40-years-of-partnership

EPR relationship evidence reviewed 2026-11-05

Solidarité Protestante publicly documents projects in Rwanda implemented in partnership with the Presbyterian Church in Rwanda (EPR). Its project portfolio includes support for 85 families in the Lumière group in Remera Presbytery, with a focus on reconciliation, unity and restoring household economic, social and spiritual activities. It also describes the “J’aide un Enfant” education fund, established by EPR in partnership with the United Protestant Church of Belgium and financed by Solidarité Protestante through private donations. These sources establish specific programme relationships, not the complete scope of the organization’s work with EPR.

Organization profile and EPR relationship evidence (reviewed 5 November 2026)

Tearfund is a Christian international development organization working in Rwanda through a network of local churches. Its published Rwanda programme areas include economic empowerment, sustainable agriculture, micro-enterprise development, climate justice, gender equality, social inclusion, and disaster preparedness and response. EPR lists Tearfund among its partners. The retrieved Tearfund country profile does not identify a specific EPR project, agreement, funding arrangement, or implementation period, so those details are not assumed here.

Source: https://www.tearfund.org/about-us/our-impact/where-we-work/rwanda

EPR partnership evidence reviewed 2026-11-05

The Outreach Foundation publicly documents support for the Presbyterian Church in Rwanda (EPR), including church construction and renovation, theological education scholarships and related ministry development. Its Rwanda Church Construction programme describes support for unfinished sanctuaries, including work at Kiruhura, Kicukiro and Ndera. A 2026 update reports support for 12 parish temple construction or major renovation projects. The Foundation also describes scholarships for EPR students at PIASS. These are documented programme examples; this summary does not imply that every EPR project is funded by the Foundation.

Organization profile and EPR relationship evidence (reviewed 5 November 2026)

The World Communion of Reformed Churches (WCRC) is a global communion of Reformed, Presbyterian, Congregational, United and related churches. Its work includes theological reflection, church unity, mission, justice, human rights, economic justice and climate concerns. The World Council of Churches organization profile lists the Presbyterian Church in Rwanda among WCRC member churches. This supports an institutional church-membership relationship; it does not by itself establish a separate project grant or bilateral programme with EPR.

Sources: https://wcrc.eu/about/ ; https://oikoumene.org/organization/world-communion-of-reformed-churches

Organization profile and EPR relationship evidence (reviewed 5 November 2026)

The World Council of Churches (WCC) is a worldwide fellowship of churches committed to Christian unity, common witness and service. Its work includes ecumenical dialogue, theological reflection, mission, service, justice, peace and care for creation. EPR lists the WCC among its partners. The public material reviewed for this entry does not establish a specific EPR-WCC project, agreement, grant, or implementation period; no such scope is inferred.

Source: https://www.oikoumene.org/uk/node/4966