{"id":290,"date":"2024-06-02T15:01:20","date_gmt":"2024-06-02T15:01:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gracethemesdemo.com\/raising\/?page_id=290"},"modified":"2026-03-08T09:14:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-08T09:14:06","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/rise.rw\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"290\" class=\"elementor elementor-290\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a5aaa53 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1a5aaa53\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f3d4862 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3f3d4862\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our intentions<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3dcefbf1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3dcefbf1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><p style=\"margin-bottom:14.0pt\"><b><span lang=\"DE-CH\" style=\",serif\">At Rwanda Initiative for special need education (RISE)<\/span><\/b><\/p><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12ae775e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"12ae775e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52434bc5 e-con-full program_box e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"52434bc5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32602df1 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"32602df1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/rise.rw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/teachers_Training-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-494\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rise.rw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/teachers_Training-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/rise.rw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/teachers_Training-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/rise.rw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/teachers_Training.png 512w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-457d5c55 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"457d5c55\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Training and Support Of teachers<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4035997c elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"4035997c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/rise.rw\/index.php\/what-we-do\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ca3122e e-con-full program_box program_box2 e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7ca3122e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-752b5945 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"752b5945\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/rise.rw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/training_materials-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-501\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rise.rw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/training_materials-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/rise.rw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/training_materials-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/rise.rw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/training_materials.png 512w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74aa0d1d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"74aa0d1d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Provision of Appropriate Training Materials<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61e35b52 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"61e35b52\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/rise.rw\/index.php\/what-we-do\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5aeb8896 e-con-full program_box e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5aeb8896\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-595b23ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"595b23ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/rise.rw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/finance_support-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-505\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rise.rw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/finance_support-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/rise.rw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/finance_support-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/rise.rw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/finance_support.png 512w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div 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e-con-full program_box e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"75bf287\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d674bbe elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2d674bbe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/rise.rw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/networking_icon-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-509\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rise.rw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/networking_icon-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/rise.rw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/networking_icon-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/rise.rw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/networking_icon.png 512w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ce605cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2ce605cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Networking for The Exchange Experience and Knwoledge<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24ef49e9 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"24ef49e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/rise.rw\/index.php\/what-we-do\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read 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src=\"https:\/\/rise.rw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Gjwkz-kXcAAVPTc.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048 wp-image-479\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rise.rw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Gjwkz-kXcAAVPTc.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/rise.rw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Gjwkz-kXcAAVPTc-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/rise.rw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Gjwkz-kXcAAVPTc-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/rise.rw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Gjwkz-kXcAAVPTc-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/rise.rw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Gjwkz-kXcAAVPTc-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22aab3a8 welcome_bottom elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"22aab3a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/rise.rw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GjbUcWZXYAEi0oe-300x225.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-470\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rise.rw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GjbUcWZXYAEi0oe-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/rise.rw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GjbUcWZXYAEi0oe-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/rise.rw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GjbUcWZXYAEi0oe-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/rise.rw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GjbUcWZXYAEi0oe-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/rise.rw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GjbUcWZXYAEi0oe.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-559626c2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"559626c2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ccad2e3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5ccad2e3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5468de67 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5468de67\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><p style=\"margin-top:14.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:14.0pt;margin-left:0in\"><b><span lang=\"DE-CH\" style=\",serif\">Our Commitments<\/span><\/b><\/p><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5058ad7c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5058ad7c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-indent: -.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; margin: 14.0pt 0in .0001pt .5in;\"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span lang=\"DE-CH\" style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><!--[endif]--><span lang=\"DE-CH\" style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">Our initiative is an offer to all schools and educational institutions in Rwanda. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;\"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span lang=\"DE-CH\" style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><!--[endif]--><span lang=\"DE-CH\" style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">We aim to adapt as closely as possible to Rwandan culture. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;\"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span lang=\"DE-CH\" style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><!--[endif]--><span lang=\"DE-CH\" style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">To achieve the highest possible sustainability, we emphasize collaboration with teacher training institutions and authorities.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;\"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span lang=\"DE-CH\" style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><!--[endif]--><span lang=\"DE-CH\" style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">The project will be scientifically supported through students of the Zurich University of Special Needs Education (HfH).<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-indent: -.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; margin: 0in 0in 14.0pt .5in;\"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span lang=\"DE-CH\" style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><!--[endif]--><span lang=\"DE-CH\" style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">Our financial contributions are self-funded.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3497bdf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3497bdf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><p style=\"margin-top:14.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:14.0pt;margin-left:0in\"><b><span lang=\"DE-CH\" style=\",serif\">Our Concepts<\/span><\/b><\/p><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7303a616 raising_list e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7303a616\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d92d5c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8d92d5c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Through workshops, we impart practical expertise to teachers in dealing with children with special educational needs using various modules.<\/li><li>Through school visits, we support schools in both organizational and educational implementation.<\/li><li>Our activities should be supported by the Rwanda Education Board (REB) and the University of Rwanda &#8211; College of Education (UR-CE), and be co-determined as far as possible.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70ce4748 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"70ce4748\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c11a750 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4c11a750\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4908e920 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4908e920\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3fef641b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3fef641b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44fa2da4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"44fa2da4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><p style=\"margin-top:14.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:14.0pt;margin-left:0in\"><b><span lang=\"DE-CH\" style=\",serif\">What Has Been Done So Far<\/span><\/b><\/p><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7845e1ea e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7845e1ea\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69f95fad e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"69f95fad\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-672fb309 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"672fb309\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30e16d0f cause_image elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"30e16d0f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/rise.rw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GUYjwSfWAAAWKr8.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-558\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rise.rw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GUYjwSfWAAAWKr8.jpeg 1600w, https:\/\/rise.rw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GUYjwSfWAAAWKr8-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/rise.rw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GUYjwSfWAAAWKr8-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/rise.rw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GUYjwSfWAAAWKr8-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/rise.rw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GUYjwSfWAAAWKr8-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">February 2024<\/h3><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8afe1ca e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8afe1ca\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70e529b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"70e529b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 14.0pt 0in 14.0pt 0in;\"><span lang=\"DE-CH\" style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">As a five-member Swiss delegation, we visited multiple Rwandan schools working in special education and conducted a seminar attended by 80 school leaders and teachers from 15 schools. The goal was to gain insights into local practices and challenges.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59062980 cause_percentage e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"59062980\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac72dd4 cause_image cause_image3 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"ac72dd4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1366\" src=\"https:\/\/rise.rw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GkNXIdoXwAAb-e8.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-465\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rise.rw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GkNXIdoXwAAb-e8.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/rise.rw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GkNXIdoXwAAb-e8-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/rise.rw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GkNXIdoXwAAb-e8-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/rise.rw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GkNXIdoXwAAb-e8-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/rise.rw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GkNXIdoXwAAb-e8-1536x1025.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Outlook<\/h3><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4f32d8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f4f32d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In February 2026, we will visit schools that participated in the workshop to support the implementation of the workshop content, accompanied by two one-day workshops.<br \/>A collaboration with the College is under evaluation. The goal is to develop a multi-year certified course offering.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d9fd548 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2d9fd548\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37a4e1d8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"37a4e1d8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15b90f3b cause_image cause_image2 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"15b90f3b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1147\" src=\"https:\/\/rise.rw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GUYjxdYW8AEguAL.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-556\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rise.rw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GUYjxdYW8AEguAL.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/rise.rw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GUYjxdYW8AEguAL-300x168.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/rise.rw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GUYjxdYW8AEguAL-1024x574.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/rise.rw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GUYjxdYW8AEguAL-768x430.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/rise.rw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GUYjxdYW8AEguAL-1536x860.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">August 2024<\/h3><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f82fae8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6f82fae8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19cd8b1d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"19cd8b1d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span lang=\"DE-CH\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: DE-CH; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\">A three-day follow-up seminar deepened the exchange, with 20 school leaders from selected schools. Topics included ADHD diagnostics, parent collaboration, and the use of hands-on teaching tools, as well as the first introduction of the SED-S Assessment. Swiss and Rwandan experts co-led the sessions. Contact with government officials was strengthened; a university partnership is still in progress.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6011f6da cause_percentage cause_percentage2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6011f6da\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-657e9ab4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"657e9ab4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8bdc7ff cause_image cause_image2 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"8bdc7ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1100\" src=\"https:\/\/rise.rw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GjqhXwFXQAA_DC0.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-476\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rise.rw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GjqhXwFXQAA_DC0.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/rise.rw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GjqhXwFXQAA_DC0-300x161.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/rise.rw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GjqhXwFXQAA_DC0-1024x550.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/rise.rw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GjqhXwFXQAA_DC0-768x413.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/rise.rw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GjqhXwFXQAA_DC0-1536x825.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">July 2025<\/h3><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93ea367 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"93ea367\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We presented teaching materials and again developed individual learning trays and tools, which can be used in lessons. They benefit both regular students and children with special needs, with a focus on mathematics.<br \/>In addition, we continued teaching and practicing the use of the SED-S assessment tool to measure the emotional development of children in the classroom and how to appropriately meet their needs in specific situations and apply therapeutic educational interventions accordingly. Each participant should now be able to apply this tool when needed.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57dd7e66 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"57dd7e66\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5fb9f89 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5fb9f89\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-441169e cause_image cause_image3 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"441169e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1458\" src=\"https:\/\/rise.rw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Gv0qQ2tWIAASqAR.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-468\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rise.rw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Gv0qQ2tWIAASqAR.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/rise.rw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Gv0qQ2tWIAASqAR-300x214.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/rise.rw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Gv0qQ2tWIAASqAR-1024x729.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/rise.rw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Gv0qQ2tWIAASqAR-768x547.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/rise.rw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Gv0qQ2tWIAASqAR-1536x1094.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">February 2025<\/h3><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e9258a8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3e9258a8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5fd6eebf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5fd6eebf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Another two-day workshop was held at the RBC headquarters in Kigali with 30 educators. The focus was the further development of the SED-S Assessment Tool, the activity-based learning method in early childhood, and inclusive education (Action-Tray\/tray tasks). Teaching materials were co-developed, and practical modules in developmental psychology and diagnostics were introduced. Teachers created individualized learning tools, and the feedback was overwhelmingly positive.<\/p>\n<p>A highlight was the visit by the Principal of the College of Education and the Director General of REB, underlining the potential for broader institutional adoption.<\/p>\n<p>Nelson Mbarushimana, Rwanda Basic Education Board (REB):<br \/>\u201cThis partnership is a vital step toward transforming education for children with special needs&#8230;\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d409235 cause_percentage cause_percentage3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3d409235\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60619249 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"60619249\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61721fc8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"61721fc8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24d5ef7d elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-align-right elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"24d5ef7d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-size-sm\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">We Fight Illiteracy<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53d090b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"53d090b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"377\" src=\"https:\/\/rise.rw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/abanza-0dc1e.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-579\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rise.rw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/abanza-0dc1e.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/rise.rw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/abanza-0dc1e-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rise.rw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/abanza-0dc1e-768x426.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa62005 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"aa62005\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"454\" src=\"https:\/\/rise.rw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/dgzvsodv0aav794c-7616f-b6938.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-580\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rise.rw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/dgzvsodv0aav794c-7616f-b6938.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/rise.rw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/dgzvsodv0aav794c-7616f-b6938-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rise.rw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/dgzvsodv0aav794c-7616f-b6938-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-709e8a7b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"709e8a7b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64344523 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"64344523\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e47e4a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2e47e4a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><p style=\"margin-top:14.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:14.0pt;margin-left:0in\"><font face=\"Times New Roman, serif\">Sponsor Body<\/font><\/p><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e146009 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6e146009\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This initiative was born from the vision of a Swiss education expert with over 20 years of experience in school leadership. Inspired by project visits in Rwanda as a board member of the Swiss NGO Business Professional Network (BPN), he initiated a dialogue with Rwanda\u2019s Ministry of Education in 2021. Exploratory visits in 2022 and an educational exchange in 2023 laid the basic vision for the &#8220;Rwanda Initiative for Special Education\u201d (RISE) program.<\/p>\n<p>The project is being run as a separate entity with its own accounts via the SalZH Foundation in Winterthur, Switzerland: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.salzh.ch\/\">www.salzh.ch<\/a>. With further growth, a separate organization called RISE will be founded.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62f1714 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"62f1714\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2471ba88 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2471ba88\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62d391ef elementor-position-left helping_hand_box elementor-position-top elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"62d391ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"41\" height=\"40\" src=\"https:\/\/rise.rw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/raising_clean_food_icon1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-371\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Target Group<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">All private and public schools with a need for targeted support of children with special educational needs can participate in the project. Currently, we are working with approximately 12 private schools.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f0214b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5f0214b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a33f43 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1a33f43\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf90e20 elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-align-right elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"bf90e20\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-size-sm\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">We Fight Illiteracy<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f7a342 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8f7a342\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"377\" src=\"https:\/\/rise.rw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/abanza-0dc1e.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-579\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rise.rw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/abanza-0dc1e.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/rise.rw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/abanza-0dc1e-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rise.rw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/abanza-0dc1e-768x426.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d8f852 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5d8f852\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"454\" src=\"https:\/\/rise.rw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/dgzvsodv0aav794c-7616f-b6938.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-580\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rise.rw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/dgzvsodv0aav794c-7616f-b6938.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/rise.rw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/dgzvsodv0aav794c-7616f-b6938-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rise.rw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/dgzvsodv0aav794c-7616f-b6938-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97867bf e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"97867bf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19fd5ec e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"19fd5ec\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-985eca2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"985eca2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><p style=\"margin-top:14.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:14.0pt;margin-left:0in\"><font face=\"Times New Roman, serif\">Sponsor Body<\/font><\/p><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5fecdab elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5fecdab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This initiative was born from the vision of a Swiss education expert with over 20 years of experience in school leadership. 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With further growth, a separate organization called RISE will be founded.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a81af5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9a81af5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30cb87e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"30cb87e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb842e5 elementor-position-left helping_hand_box elementor-position-top elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"cb842e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"41\" height=\"40\" src=\"https:\/\/rise.rw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/raising_clean_food_icon1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-371\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Target Group<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">All private and public schools with a need for targeted support of children with special educational needs can participate in the project. 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