A Christ-centered school in Rwanda · Since 2012
What began under a tree has blossomed into the nation's future.
Give a Rwandan child a world-class, Christ-centered education.
Our story
Hope Haven Christian School opened in 2012, with classes held in a tent, a mud house, and under the limbs of an acacia tree.
Today, our students rank in the top percentile nationally, with ambitions to become Christian world leaders across Rwanda, Africa, and beyond. The campus was built by local workers, many of them parents of our students, and now serves 2,200+ children from preschool through grade 12.
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2012
Class under the acacia tree
Built by local hands
Every building, built by the community
Today
2,200+ students, preschool to grade 12
2,200+
students
1.4M+
meals a year
900
boarding students
300,000
square foot campus
Our school
Christ-centered education for every stage.
Nursery
Ages 3–6
Learning through play, taught in English and Kinyarwanda.
Primary
Ages 7–12
Reading, math, science, languages, and Bible, with a focus on critical thinking.
Secondary
Grades 7–12
Preparing students for university, with boarding for students from every district.
Hope Haven Leadership Institute
An opportunity of a lifetime. A lifetime of opportunity.
Our support doesn't end at graduation. In 2025, we celebrated our first graduating class, and the Leadership Institute walks with them from the classroom into careers, through counseling, university and scholarships, internships, job placement and an alumni network.
One student's story
Prospects reimagined.
For soccer-loving Cedric, sponsorship has transformed his opportunities, for today and tomorrow. In 2021, he met his sponsor, whom we call a Hope Angel. Today, he's in Senior 1, boarding at Hope Haven and on course to make his mark among the next generation of Rwandans.
Sponsor a student
For $125 a month, you can champion a student like Cedric.
Choose a student
Meet a child waiting for a sponsor.
Give monthly
$125 covers teachers, nutritious meals, clean water and school supplies.
Stay connected
Exchange letters, get a yearly photo and visit if you can.
Visit & volunteer
Come and see.
Meet the students, worship with our community and pair your trip with mountain gorillas, rainforests and safari in Rwanda.
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Stepping into God's plan
Our students know who they are in Christ and are embracing the future God has for them.
"You have been set apart as holy to the LORD your God, and He has chosen you from all the nations of the earth…" Deuteronomy 14:2
Help write the next chapter of Rwanda.
Our students dream of becoming doctors, engineers and leaders. Sponsor a student or give a gift today.