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Bridges to Prosperity - Building Bridges in Rural Rwanda

Beneficiaries

The General Public / Mankind
The construction of a bridge over an un-passable river will permit the local rural Rwandan communities to have year-round access to essential services like Education, Healthcare and markets.
Number of beneficiaries - 3000
Community members surrounding the future trailbridge.

ACTIVITY DESCRIPTION

Bridges to Prosperity builds bridges to better lives in rural communities, helping solve a root cause of poverty for 1 billion people globally. Price & Myers sponsors the construction of one these bridges in 2022 by both, paying a sponsorship to cover part of the costs of construction, and by sending a group of volunteers to build the superstructure of the bridge together with Bridges to Prosperity's construction team and the local community members.

BENEFICIARIES REACHED ANNUALLY

3000

Directly served individuals living nearby the bridge.

SIZE OF PROJECT PER ANNUM

£30,000.00

TIMELINE

Jul 2022 - Oct 2022

Activity goals

Increase household income.

Increase access to education and healthcare.

Increase climate resiliency.

Project activities

Ground-Breaking in July 2022, hiring and average of 20 to 30 local community workers every day
Excavations and Substructure works carried out between August and September 2022
Preparation and training for the team of volunteers between AUG and SEP 2022 before travelling
Team of volunteers traveling to Rwanda to spend 2 weeks living nearby the project in rural Rwanda.
2 weeks of construction of the superstructure of the bridge (substructure already built by B2P).