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Education Department

EPR institutional department

Education Department

Established in March 2022, the Education Department replaced EPR’s Education Component in accordance with the Church’s Strategic Plan 2018–2042.

Department overview

EPR’s public department directory records the establishment of the Education Department in March 2022. The available central description does not provide a complete current mandate, organisational chart, school register or leadership list. This page therefore distinguishes the department’s documented history and dated education-related activities from details that require current institutional confirmation.

Education within EPR

EPR’s public records describe a range of education-related work across church-owned and community education settings. One institutional profile, updated in November 2022, describes Institut Presbytérien de Kirinda (IPK) as an EPR-founded school established in 1981. That historical profile records training fields including accounting, building construction and information and communication technology (ICT). These are details from the 2022 profile and should not be treated as a verified current course catalogue.

Documented education-related activities

  • 5 August 2025 – Karama Parish, Remera Presbytery: EPR reported the handover of Early Childhood Development (ECD) infrastructure developed through a partnership involving EPR, ForAfrika and Kamonyi District. The report described an administration office, five classrooms, a kitchen, latrines and a children’s playground. It also stated that some construction work remained unfinished at the time of the handover.
  • 9 August 2025 – Nyarusange, Zinga Presbytery: EPR’s activity archive recorded an education-related World Servants volunteer mission involving ECD classroom construction.
  • 13 August 2025 – Rwamagana: EPR’s activity archive recorded the completion of ECD classroom construction by World Servants volunteers working with EPR.

These entries are dated examples from EPR’s public activity records. They do not establish the current operational status of the facilities or imply that every activity is managed directly by the central Education Department.

Information to be confirmed

  • The department’s current approved mandate, structure and reporting lines.
  • The current register of EPR-owned and affiliated education institutions.
  • Current education programmes, partnerships and implementation status.
  • Current departmental leadership and official contact channels.
  • Approved policies, strategic priorities and monitoring information for public release.
Editorial status: the establishment date and cited examples are source-derived. A complete departmental profile should be finalised from current records approved by EPR’s Education Department.

Sources: EPR Departments directory; EPR public activity records dated 5, 9 and 13 August 2025; EPR Institut Presbytérien de Kirinda profile updated 25 November 2022.

Other education institutions referenced by EPR

EPR’s public reporting also describes Groupe Scolaire de Remera-Rukoma, including the integration of a boys’ dormitory to address accommodation needs. This is a source-reported institutional reference; current operating status, governance, enrolment and contact details require confirmation from EPR.

The 2022 EPR profile for Institut Presbytérien de Kirinda (IPK) remains the dated source for the school’s 1981 establishment and historical course fields described above. Those fields are not presented as a current course catalogue.

EPR’s public profile for INDATWA School identifies it as a school built by members of the Community of Sisters of Abaja ba Kristo, based in Rubengera Presbytery. The school is located in Nyabitare Village, Gisanze Cell, Rubengera Sector, Karongi District, Western Province, and the source profile describes nursery and primary education facilities.

EPR’s profile for ESTG – Ecole Secondaire Technique Gisenyi identifies the school in Kivumu Cell, Ubutabazi Village, Gisenyi Sector, Rubavu District, Western Province. The source describes a technical education focus in electrical technology and software development. This is a source-reported description, not a current course catalogue.

These institutional references are based on EPR’s public profiles. Current operating status, governance, enrolment, facilities, course availability and contact details require confirmation from EPR.

Department Photographs

Historical photograph from EPR’s Education Department source profile, August 2022.
Photograph from EPR article: Amahugurwa y’abayobozi b’amashuri: Imiyoborere myiza y’ikigo, gucunga neza umutungo, mu rwego rwo guteza imbere ireme ry’uburezi
Photograph from EPR article: World Servants
Photograph from EPR article: ES MUNZANGA HOSTS GERMAN DELEGATION FOR INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP
Photograph from EPR article: In Partnership with EPR, World Servants Volunteers Complete ECD Classroom Construction in Rwamagana and Return to the Netherlands
Photograph from EPR article: EPR and World Servants Celebrate Successful Volunteer Mission with ECD Construction in Nyarusange, located in Zinga Presbytery
Photograph from EPR article: HANDOVER OF THE KARAMA ECD INFRASTRUCTURE IN REMERA PRESBYTERY

These photographs are drawn from EPR’s public Education Department source page and its linked activity previews. The source items carry different publication dates; the images do not confirm current officeholders or programme status.

Historical Early Childhood Development: Gahengeri (2011)

On 5 May 2011, an Early Childhood Development centre was inaugurated in Gahengeri Village, Karambi Cell, Muhazi Sector, Rwamagana District. The church, in collaboration with Help a Child, built three classrooms, a kitchen and toilets. EPR’s historical profile was updated on 7 July 2022.

Historical photograph from EPR’s Gahengeri Early Childhood Development record, 5 May 2011.
Historical photograph from EPR’s Gahengeri Early Childhood Development record, 5 May 2011.
Historical photograph from EPR’s Gahengeri Early Childhood Development record, 5 May 2011.
Historical photograph from EPR’s Gahengeri Early Childhood Development record, 5 May 2011.
Historical photograph from EPR’s Gahengeri Early Childhood Development record, 5 May 2011.
Historical photograph from EPR’s Gahengeri Early Childhood Development record, 5 May 2011.

These photographs are retained from EPR’s historical Gahengeri ECD profile and event record. The original profile does not provide individual captions. This historical record does not confirm current programme availability or partnership status.