US Together Voluntourism Returns!
September 20th, 2025 - September 30th, 2025. $3850.00
Includes activities, guides, transportation in-country, and accommodations.
Inquire about optional 2-day extension for Golden Monkey and Gorilla Trekking!
Participants will be responsible for their own airfare, meals and misc. expenses like shopping.
Explore Rwanda’s Rich History & Culture
Guided tour of Kandt House Museum
Visit to the Kigali Genocide Memorial
Nature walks and exhibits at Nyandungu Eco Park
Royal tour at the King’s Palace Museum in Nyanza
Cultural deep dive at the Ethnographic Museum in Huye
Make an Impact through Service
Volunteer day with CECYDAR - Help to BUILD A HOUSE!
Community engagement with our local partners in Kigali
Learn directly from Rwandans about the impact of sustainable development
Experience Wildlife & Nature
Full-day African safari at Akagera National Park
Night safari for a chance to spot big cats
Boat ride on Lake Ihema inside the park
Chimpanzee trekking or canopy walk in Nyungwe Forest National Park
Scenic tea estate visit at Gisovu Tea Plantation
Relaxation by Rwanda’s Lakes
Leisure day at Lake Kivu with a boat ride
Visit to a coffee plantation and optional swimming or beach time
Visit to Nyamyumba Hot Springs
Connect & Celebrate
Shopping at local markets and Kigali Heights
Explore Kigali’s art, crafts, and café culture
Farewell dinner with your fellow travelers
Time for souvenirs and personal reflection before departure
Optional 2-Day Extension
Golden monkey trekking in Volcanoes National Park
Gorilla trekking experience—an unforgettable encounter with Rwanda’s iconic mountain gorillas
Contact Victor Kuluris at vkuluris@ustogether.us for more information and to book today!
Highlighting our impact in Rwanda:
Empowering Through Agriculture: The Banana Farming Project
In Mugombwa and Kansi, survivors of gender-based violence are rewriting their future—together. Through our banana farming cooperative, women are not only growing food but rebuilding independence and dignity.
By planting, harvesting, and managing the crops themselves, these women gain vital skills and generate income that feeds their families and strengthens their community.
“We used to feel isolated. Now we have land, purpose, and hope.” – Cooperative Member
Healing in Community: Mental Health & Support Circles
In a country still healing from the trauma of genocide, mental health is often overlooked. That’s why we help facilitate healing circles—safe spaces where survivors and youth gather to process, reflect, and support one another.
Trained counselors and peer leaders guide these sessions, helping participants rebuild trust and develop tools to cope with daily struggles and past trauma.
“I never believed I could speak without judgment. Now I help others find their voice too.” – Healing Circle Facilitator
Investing in Women: Self-Help Groups in Action
Across several rural communities, we’ve helped form and support over 40 women-led Self-Help Groups—small circles that pool savings and offer microloans.
These groups fund everything from livestock to children’s school fees, creating pathways out of poverty. They also foster leadership, confidence, and lifelong friendships.
“I used my first loan to buy chickens. Now I run a business and send my kids to school.” – Self-Help Group Member
Our Rwandan Partners
US Together partners with four nonprofit organizations in Rwanda to support different groups of vulnerable populations in Central-East Africa. Our long-term commitment in Rwanda is built on collaboration with local agencies and professional knowledge exchange.
Our local partners in Rwanda are:
MOUCECORE: Movement Chretien pour l’Evangelisation, Le counseling et la Reconciliation (“MOUCECORE”) is a faith-based organization with a mission to "mobilize, organize and equip local churches and communities for a holistic and sustainable development in order to bring about spiritual and Socio-economic transformation." They assist vulnerable communities in protecting the environment, accessing clean water, dialogue, conflict resolution, fight against drug abuse, rehabilitation of drug addicted youth, promoting unity and reconciliation.
CECYDAR: Centre Cyprien and Daphrose Rugamba, or CECYDAR, is a non-profit organization that provides accommodation and programs for homeless children in Kigali, Rwanda. Programs include rehabilitation, reintegration, and facilitating access to education. The organization has been growing in accommodation capacity and capability over last 25 years since its establishment, resulting in 70% of successful reintegration rate to families and schools. CECYDAR strongly believes that children are the pride of Rwandan society. Therefore, the organization aims to eradicate homelessness among children through its methodology and network-building among the children.
Duterimbere: Duterimbere is a national non-governmental organization working in Rwanda to empower women towards the eradication of poverty. The organization was founded in 1987 by 29 women who wanted to add economic value to traditional women’s activities by demonstrating their roles and capabilities in development. Now, Duterimbere has more than 800 members throughout the country. They promote women’s entrepreneurship through grass root organizing in order improve the living conditions of Rwandan women with lower income.
The Barakabaho Foundation: The Barakabaho Foundation is a foster care organization created in 1994 to assist the genocide orphans and widows. Soon after its establishment, Barakabaho mobilized families to foster orphans and to provide them with a safe environment to heal and transform their lives. Initially, Barakabaho provided emergency relief to the survivors, and in 1997 shifted its efforts to support sustainable economic development with the aim of empowering its members and encouraging self-reliance.