RISE International

The highest achievement lies with the lives impacted, the children who are now in school. The tangible accomplishments, those "measurable" pieces -- roofing, windows, doors, lumber, building materials, schools along with textbooks and supplies -- represent the efforts of many schools, churches, individuals and groups working together, both in the U.S. and in Angola. The intangible impact in the lives of those on both sides of the ocean is beyond measure.

• Funded and built 147 schools in rural Angola since 2003
• Funded 11 wells to be built at school sites since 2009
• Provided the opportunity for 90,000+ students to go to school
• Supplied 49,500 textbooks
• Received government recognition and facilitated partnership
• Facilitated workshops for over 1000 teachers and leaders
• Trained 1550 teachers and leaders in the It Takes Courage! Youth Curriculum
• Established and certified National Angolan ITC! Team to train teachers and leaders
• National Angolan Team held 4 National ITC! trainings
• Loaded and shipped 20 containers of clothing, school supplies and materials
• Led 26 Pilgrimage of Service Teams, including over 200 participants
• Co-sponsored World AIDS Day Awareness Walk and Concert 2007 and 2008
• Provided 9000 blankets to the Nangweshi Refugee Camp
• Established small business loan program in Nangweshi Refugee Camp
• Developed Mercy Teams to extend community care
• Funded college scholarships for 12 Angolan refugee students