WHO
WE ARE
Transformational Ministries (TM), founded in 2011, empowers vulnerable communities in Rwanda, focusing on children, youth, and women. Despite the 1994 genocide that claimed over a million lives, TM works to restore hope and transform hearts in Musanze District, aiming to expand its impact across Rwanda.
ABOUT
US.
Transformational Ministries, (TM), is a Non-Governmental Organization started in 2011, working in Rwanda, we seek to reach out to the most vulnerable members of our society, in particular children, youth, and women in order to empower families and community. It works in the selected sectors of Musanze District in Northern Province of Rwanda with the hope to expand its activities in other Districts of Rwanda
In 1994, Rwanda was torn apart by genocide against Tutsi as the government ordered its Hutu population to kill off the minority Tutsi. The Rwandans, influenced by propaganda, manipulation, and a sense of misguided information and purpose. In just 100 days over a million Rwandans lay dead, victims of an episode of inhumanity but God is not done with Rwanda, and He is calling for hearts to be changed and hope restored in a country that the world ignored.
Our planned
Activities
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To use evangelism to heal the broken hearted
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To educate as many children, youth and women in society as possible
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To infuse innovation into inborn talent by all methods for problem solving
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To mentor future leaders
Our
Vision
To raise up the conditionally marginalized people in society through evangelism, education, leadership training, and all other means available to redeem their value, confidence, and productivity
Our
Mission
To awaken their inborn talents through character development infused into different programs encouraging them to reach their full potential.
Why we want to achieve
Those activities
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To reduce poverty and eradicate the culture of dependence
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To build a society with right values spiritually, culturally and economically
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To promote the use of innovation at lowest levels of society
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To promote the culture of environmental protection
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Capacity building with the goal of improving their standard of living
OUR
FOUNDERS.
Bishop John & Harriet Rucyahana
Founders of Transformational Ministries
Bishop John & Harriet Rucyahana married on 20th December 1969, they have lived through much together and they have seen God at work in their lives. They have 5 children and 18 grandchildren in 2025.
They committed to love and support people who are in needy from the time they were in Uganda as refugees. They came up with initiative to embrace the children in their hearts and formed Mustard Seed Babies home to take care of children whose parents died because of HIV AIDS.
When they came back to Rwanda after the Genocide against the Tutsi in 1994, they found the amount of pain from sorrow was inconceivable to those who have not been here. You can’t imagine the pain and hopelessness that was generated in people.
In 2000 they build a school called Sonrise to take care of orphans of the Genocide even for the children of perpetrators to restore hope and build unity among the young ones. When Bishop John became the Bishop of Shyira Diocese, the country had over 400,000 orphans. They had no one to take care for them so they came up with initiative to keep them at a comfortable place and give them a second chance of life.
December 20th in 2016 the Alumni of Sonrise School held a fellowship event to honour Bishop John and Harriet who funded the school. The Alumni aim of keeping in touch and working together with the same vision as family. Today most of them are fathers and mothers and they have good occupation and have achieved a lot.
After Bishop John Rucyahana’s retirement in the administration and management of the Shyira Diocese, He and Harriet felt a call to continue helping the marginalized & vulnerable children with their families; so, they started Transformational Ministries as a Non-Profit Organization because they could not hide their feelings and kind personality in shaping the lives of others.
Transformational Ministries is supporting more than 200 students in their education (paying school fees, provide uniforms, shoes, notebooks and other basic needs), they provide livestock to poor families (cow, sheep or goat), renovate or construct houses and toilet in bad conditions and also buy some pieces of land to help the families to work together to earn living.
They are calling upon everyone who wants to help to join them in this redemptive work. Feel free to contact us at transformationalm@gmail.com
TOGETHER WE CAN DO MORE
Vision without action is just a dream, action without a vision just passes the time, and vision with action can change the world. - Joel A. Barker
BOARD MEMBERS.
Fr. Keith
Allen
Board Member
Dr. Bojana
Coulibaly
Board member
Bishop Rusengo Amooti Nathan
Board Member
Hope
Rucyahana
Board Member
Tharcisse
Munyaneza
Board Member
Mutoni
Jane
Board Member
Thomas
Bucyana
Board Member
Joy
Rucyahana
Board Member
Bishop Deogratias Gashagaza
Board Member
TEAM MEMBERS.
Bishop Emeritus John Rucyahana
Country Director
Kankindi
Christine
Head of Administration and Finance
Steve
Executive Secretary
Mukakarisa Gahongayire Beatrice
Field Officer
Sandra
Umuhoza
Students Support Coordinator
Ingabire
Adeline
Accountant