Kinyarwanda for “Together”
At the heart of change, we are Kumwe Hub – a dynamic force shaping the future for Africa’s children. Rooted in the core of Save the Children, we channel innovation, finance, and expertise to empower local businesses that are changing the destiny of children and communities across the continent.
With a focused child-lens, we offer an integrated blend of technical expertise, investments, and support.
Maggie Korde
Founder
Pacifique Kwizera Irumva
Director
Valence Mushimwe
Head of Programs & Business
Community
Emilie Reeh Brondum
Program Manager
Catherine Bateta
ECD Program Coordinator
Marcel Hitimana Hirwa
Communications Officer
Adrine Uwimana
Program Assistant
Sambo Kalunga
Team Assistant
Amandine Akimana
Burundi Focal Point
Maggie Korde
Founder
Pacifique Kwizera Irumva
Director
Valence Mushimwe
Head of Programs & Business
Community
Emilie Reeh Brondum
Program Manager
Catherine Bateta
ECD Program Coordinator
Marcel Hitimana Hirwa
Field Officer
Adrine Uwimana
Program Assistant
Amandine Akimana
Burundi Focal Point
Our offer
Our promise is the pillars of our work
Our Offer to Investors and Funders
- Provide local contextual knowledge that understands the complexity of the environment
- Measure impact, consult communities and help investiments course correct where needed
- Accompany any financial investment with bespoke expertise and advice
- Design community-driven feedback processes and complatints mechanisms
- Host investor visits and matchmake pro-bono offers
- Use blended finance to de-risk investments and develop pipeline
Our Offer to Local Businesses
- Make connections to early-stage investors
- Offer a range of financial products, such as grants and loans
- Provide impact measurement expertise and data, enabling improved customer service and follow-on investment
- Pivot existing businesses to new markets to be impactful for children
- Enable connections to the start-up ecosystem
- Deliver a package of bespoke support for business growth
- Test new products and services with different use groups
Our Offer to Children and Communities
- Ensure a voice in products/ services designed for communities
- Integrate feedback and complaints from communities from improved products and services
- Deliver human centered design that is inclusive and meaningful
- Provide accessible and affordable new products and services
- Create potential liveihood opportunities
- In Save the Children’s vision of the world, every child survives, learns, and is protected
- At Kumwe Hub, we are passionate about doing this hand in hand with the local private sector in the countries we work in
- Through swift responses, grassroots advocacy, and relentless innovation, we uplift the most vulnerable children
- We drive sustainable and locally led change across the continent
The birth of Kumwe Hub, our African-based Innovative Finance and Impact Investment hub, augments Save the Children’s vision. Together, we amplify impact, shaping brighter tomorrows for children, families, and communities through education, nutrition, health, climate, inclusion and protection.
