The international Social Impact Institute® Professional Development Program

Fulfilling Hanga Ahazaza through Agaciro inside and outside the classroom. As part of the Mastercard Foundation Hanga Ahazaza initiative – a $50 million, five-year initiative focused on increasing employment opportunities for young people while expanding the tourism and hospitality sector in Rwanda – this year, The International Social Impact Institute® (ISII) developed a Professional Development Program for educators in Rwanda’s Hospitality Industry. The ISII Professional Development Program is aimed at helping these educators craft and share their story with their students and others to develop an ecosystem of aligned stakeholders who through agaciro will help them achieve hanga ahazaza. Through the Program, they will gain access to resources to update key platforms of their digital storytelling ecosystem (e.g., LinkedIn) to showcase their affiliation with the program, and subsequently help their students to follow suit, and enable them to effectively build and engage their network online.

We believe that helping them to develop their personal brand story and clarifying their roles as trainers educating the next generation of hospitality professionals in Rwanda, will help further the country’s Vision 2050 and fulfill the principles of Agaciro. They will be able to more effectively engage their students in a virtual setting, so as to facilitate participation, community-building and excitement about the hospitality industry in Rwanda and globally, while reinforcing the tremendous opportunity students are afforded by completing the program.