Africa Development Promise

Africa Development Promise (ADP) is a US-based non-profit organization that focuses its resources on improving the lives and livelihood of rural women in Rwanda and Uganda allowing them to gain economic self-sufficiency.  Our primary entry point is agriculture because over 70% of women rely on subsistence farming for their livelihood or self-employment. We promote the cooperative model of enterprise because it is a proven pathway for empowering women to achieve their life goals because members can pool resources (money, labor, and knowledge) to create economies of scale. In addition, we offer vocational and business training to women who are interested in starting micro-businesses. Through our work, ADP is poised to touch most of the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), but nevertheless, we do believe that our potential to make the greatest impact in communities lies within SDG 1: No Poverty and SDG 5: Gender Equality.