Rural Rise Namibia
Strengthening and sustaining rural community projects in Erongo
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Rural Rise Namibia is a non-profit organisation based in Swakopmund that serves and uplifts rural communities, with a focus on the Erongo Region. Its programme promotes rural community development by empowering community projects and aims to mitigate rural-urban migration through sustainable growth. The organisation grew out of lessons learned implementing government projects intended to alleviate social stresses. It works as a monitoring and evaluation partner, identifying risk factors in community projects, small businesses and community-led programmes and offering guidance and incubation to improve their sustainability.
To collaborate with local community organisations and stakeholders to strengthen rural community development and ensure the long-term sustainability of community projects.
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Namibia
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Rural Rise Namibia is a community development nonprofit based in Swakopmund, Erongo, Namibia. GiveRadar lists it from public charity directories and does not hold an official government registration record for it. It was founded in 2012 and has been operating for 14 years. GiveRadar's Integrity Assessment for the organization is 51/100, which reflects how much public information is available, not whether the charity is legitimate.
Rural Rise Namibia is a non-profit organisation based in Swakopmund that serves and uplifts rural communities, with a focus on the Erongo Region. Its programme promotes rural community development by empowering community projects and aims to mitigate rural-urban migration through sustainable growth. The organisation grew out of lessons learned implementing government projects intended to alleviate social stresses. It works as a monitoring and evaluation partner, identifying risk factors in community projects, small businesses and community-led programmes and offering guidance and incubation to improve their sustainability. Rural Rise Namibia is a community development organization based in Namibia. The organization was founded in 2012.
Rural Rise Namibia is located in Swakopmund, Erongo, Namibia. The organization was established in 2012 and has been active for 14 years.
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Quick facts about Rural Rise Namibia
- What is Rural Rise Namibia?
- Rural Rise Namibia is a community development nonprofit organization based in Swakopmund, Namibia. Rural Rise Namibia is a non-profit organisation based in Swakopmund that serves and uplifts rural communities, with a focus on the Erongo Region. Its programme promotes rural community development by empowering community projects and aims to mitigate rural-urban migration through sustainable growth. The organisation grew out of lessons learned implementing government projects intended to alleviate social stresses. It works as a monitoring and evaluation partner, identifying risk factors in community projects, small businesses and community-led programmes and offering guidance and incubation to improve their sustainability.
- When was Rural Rise Namibia founded?
- Rural Rise Namibia was founded in 2012.
- Who leads Rural Rise Namibia?
- Ms. Eslien Tsuses serves as Founder.
- Where is Rural Rise Namibia located?
- Headquartered in Swakopmund, Erongo, Namibia.
- Is Rural Rise Namibia trustworthy?
- Rural Rise Namibia has a GiveRadar Integrity Assessment of 51 out of 100 (Partial transparency). The score reflects public-data transparency: registration, financial disclosure, governance, contact details, and how recently data was refreshed. It does not measure program impact.
- What is Rural Rise Namibia's website?
- https://www.ruralriseup.com/
- Are donations to Rural Rise Namibia tax-deductible?
- Donations may be tax-deductible for residents of Namibia under local rules. US donors should check whether the charity has an equivalency-determination letter or a US-based fiscal sponsor before claiming a deduction.