OPEN DOOR ACADEMY
The Shango Open Door Academy
Planting Seeds of Purpose: Education and Hope in Shango, Rwanda.
The mission of Shango Open Door Academy is to build a lasting foundation for the community. We deliver a holistic solution—foundational learning and essential nutrition—to ensure every vulnerable child has the security and opportunity required to thrive.
Our Story
Learn more about our founder, Theo, his promise made after he lost his father, mother, and six siblings during the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in his beautiful land of a thousand hills, and how that promise was kept after years of intentional growth, creating what is now Shango Open Door Academy.
Our Story
The Root of Our Mission
A Commitment Born of Survival.
A Lifelong Promise to Serve.
Our academy is the living realization of a promise made by our founder, Theo Ndagijimana, after surviving the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi.
Discover the extraordinary story of resilience, the acts of kindness that saved his life, and the faith that compelled him to return to Rwanda to build hope for the Shango community. This is where our mission begins.
Programs
Nurturing Future
Leaders Through Education
Our dedicated staff provide a vibrant, well-rounded learning environment and two daily, high-quality meals, ensuring stability and consistency in their diets. Many of our students enter the Academy without prior reading or writing experience. We focus heavily on foundational literacy and numeracy skills that will unlock a world of opportunity.
Get Involved
How Can You Make An Impact?
Sustainable Partnership:
Securing Stability,
One Month at a Time.
The future of the Shango Open Door Academy depends on consistent, monthly partnership. Your dedicated support guarantees the uninterrupted education, daily nutrition, and safe environment every child needs to thrive.
Learn exactly how your transparent monthly gift provides the foundation for our current programs and helps us achieve our critical next step: the Weekend Family Feeding Program.
Ubumwe Coffee
from seed to school success
Purpose In Every Cup!
Discover Ubumwe Coffee, our self-sustaining brand rooted in the Rwandan principle of Unity.
Every bag of high-quality, ethically sourced coffee purchased directly contributes operational revenue to the Shango Open Door Academy.
This self-sustaining approach ensures that the beautiful labor of the Rwandan land returns stability and education to the children of the farming community.