World Dance for Humanity (WD4H) is a Santa Barbara-based nonprofit helping 25 Rwandan communities left divided and destitute by the 1994 Genocide. We provide goats and cows, student stipends, support for community-run businesses, training (agriculture, business, and leadership), and community support (health insurance, solar lights, mattresses, reusable menstrual pads, etc.). With this assistance, we’re able to help 8,400 people build new lives. Our visits to Rwanda and daily contact with our four-person Rwanda team make it possible to have an deep partnership with these people. Our goal is to help the communities “own their transformation” by supporting projects that they envision and plan. This approach is possible thanks to our Program Director Justin Bisengimana, whose extraordinary leadership skills and deep understanding of his people make it possible to penetrate the hopelessness and division in these communities and inspire them to work together. When we first met them, these people were just trying to stay alive - they had no hope for the future. With our help, they now have the resources, skills, and confidence to rebuild their lives. We receive an annual gift that covers our minimal overhead, which means that EVERY PENNY from our dance classes, donations, and grants goes to our work in Rwanda.