Contribution archive - Rwanda

Marie Aime continues to run a family business that produces banana wine. In order to become more competitive and modernize the end product, the entrepreneur has introduced new packaging. By working with BPN, she has also been able to develop valuable skills. Find out more in the video!

Jackson runs a company that manufactures cleaning products. Watch the video to find out how he put BPN's knowledge and tips into practice and turned a clean start into a brilliant success.

A new chapter for entrepreneurs is beginning in Musanze, the lively tourist center of Rwanda. Thanks to BPN Rwanda and the Mastercard Foundation, a new BPN location has been opened there to promote entrepreneurship in the north of the country.

With the help of BPN seminars, a duo consisting of an architect and an engineer have been able to lead their company to success and at the same time make a positive impact on society - even beyond national borders. Find out more in the video!

In the video, Nadia talks about her experience with BPN and the important role that collaboration has played in the company's survival, especially during Covid-19.

From Kigali's clean streets to vibrant rural markets, Rwanda pulses with an energy and enthusiasm that is reflected in its recent news...

After graduation, Mary Ange started a business making products from pumpkin. With BPN's help, she developed a solid business model. Started on her own, today she employs 30 people and is present in 55 supermarkets in Rwanda. Learn more in the video!

Planté and his team produce bags that reflect African culture with all its vibrant designs, colors and patterns. In the BPN seminars, he was able to acquire important business knowledge and restructure the company somewhat in order to strive for a long-term vision. Find out more in the video!

Esperance has been able to professionalize its business thanks to the BPN program. Now it is in the process of expanding school facilities and bringing education, which is in high demand, to remote areas.

Laure faced much suffering as a child and later founded a mental health institute to contribute to the mental health of society. Read the interview in the current Ladies Drive magazine.

For one year, Alice Nkulikiyinka, Country Director Rwanda, writes 1 article per month for Rwanda's best-known daily newspaper.

Economic policy silver linings - coaching as a BPN "premium product

The company "Toddle Care" was founded out of her own need: Neither suitable toys nor clothes or furniture could Ritah find for her child. She began to manufacture such products and with the help of BPN was able to build a professional company.

The passionate entrepreneur runs an exclusive furniture workshop in Rwanda's capital Kigali. The road to get there was not always easy. How she confronts her fears and self-doubt and makes them part of her success story: an encouragement for all budding female entrepreneurs. Read the interview in the current Ladies Drive magazine issue.

During the trip, the participants were treated to one highlight after another: Visits to BPN entrepreneurs, 10th anniversary celebrations, a visit to the BPN office, a reception by President Paul Kagame, and much more...

The celebrations of the 10th anniversary in Rwanda were recorded on video. You could not be there live on site? Then here is your chance to watch the anniversary celebrations in Kigali from the comfort of your own home. We wish you good entertainment!

A small Swiss foundation promotes entrepreneurship in poor countries. Why its representatives are courted even by Paul Kagame, the hard-nosed president of Rwanda. An article by Markus Städeli, published in the NZZ am Sonntag on June 5, 2022.

The East African country has become an economic powerhouse in Southern Africa: the strong propensity to invest and the political opening keep the risks of rising debt in check. More and more employees make it possible to cover the great demand for seminars and in the "Business Academy" division.

In the 4-page article of the Prestige Business Magazine you can read more about our foundation and the two 10-year anniversaries in Mongolia and Rwanda. Thank you very much for the interesting report! Read BPN article in Prestige Business Magazine

Within the framework of a partnership with the Belgian Technical Development Cooperation (Enabel), 75 entrepreneurs were selected to participate in the BPN program. In connection with the Belgian project, the reach and size of BPN Rwanda has virtually doubled. BPN Rwanda was able to occupy another floor with offices. This was accompanied by a gradual expansion of the team. The varied work and the reputation of BPN in Rwanda motivate the team very much. Going through the evaluation process of Enabel, which lasted almost 3 years, was worth it...