PEACE THROUGH BUSINESS®
2013 Student Successes
In Rwanda
- On average each PEACE THROUGH BUSINESS® graduate creates jobs for 22 fellow country men and women.
- Anne Marie Kantengwa owns Hotel Chez Lando and has a staff of 140 people.
- Linda Akeza, who owns GL Cleaning Company, has 36 employees.
- Emelienne Nyiramana works with 30 women in her business, Cocoki Cooperative.
- PEACE THROUGH BUSINESS® Net Profit for 2012: Average mean = $17,728 USD per year
- The gross national income per capita in Rwanda was $578.00 USD in 20111.
- One PTB travel agency recorded $3,050 USD in revenue during her first quarter of 2013.
- The lowest gross revenue recorded for a PTB graduate is almost double the national average at $937.00 USD during the first quarter of 2013.
- 31% of PTB graduates work with the government, but all PEACE THROUGH BUSINESS® graduates operate in the private sector.
- One PTB importer/exporter gained two government contracts this year.
- 2013 saw two PTB graduates that are in the mobile app industry: Clarisse Iribagiza with HeHe Limited and Jessie Benimana with Sail Limited.
- A handful of our 2012-2013 PTB graduates are associated with clothing design, and have secured major contracts with international manufacturers, including Nicole Miller.
- 31% of PEACE THROUGH BUSINESS® graduates are importing-exporting beyond Rwanda’s borders.
- Our PTB exporters ship to neighboring countries within Africa, as well as major markets such as China and the USA.
- 77% of PEACE THROUGH BUSINESS® graduates are Paying It Forward in Rwanda by:
- Mentoring and providing jobs to women and students.
- Purchasing assets from the local economy for their businesses
- Donating to various local organizations Promoting PEACE THROUGH BUSINESS ®
“I like education—it’s one thing that motivates me a lot. I want to participate in the education of women and translate into a language that they can understand ;<to> teach them and empower them.” -Jessie Gakwandi Benimana, Sail Ltd.
In Afghanistan
- On average each PEACE THROUGH BUSINESS® graduate creates 28 jobs.
- Khalida Dunya, owner of Ghalam and Ball Making employs 80 in her organization, creating carpets and soccer balls for international markets.
- Impressive Consulting Company, owned by Muzghan Wafiq Alokozai employs 42 in her successful agency.
- In her newly created Kindergarten, Massoma Jafari is employing 16. Massoma is also part of a midwife organization.
- PEACE THROUGH BUSINESS® graduate’s 2012 average mean = $5,440.00 USD per year.
- The gross national income per capita in Afghanistan was $560.00USD in 20112.
- In the fledgling industry of art and interior design, Zuhal Latif’s Farasa Art Organization reported $1,057.00 USD after tax profit for first quarter 2013.
- Wonderland Women, owned by Manizha Wafeq also reported $1,500.00 USD for her first quarter of 2013.
- In Afghanistan, PEACE THROUGH BUSINESS® graduates have to rely on family investment or government grants for start-up costs and Improvements.
- Khalida Dunya received $5,000.00 USD from an NGO to establish Ghalam and Ball Making.
- 66% of PEACE THROUGH BUSINESS® graduates are already Paying It Forward in Afghanistan by:
- Teaching and Mentoring women through workshops and seminars.
- Promoting the PTB Network to support businesswomen throughout Afghanistan.
- Establishing contacts in new industries and reaching out to rural areas. Impressive Consulting alone has trained 600 women in 6 cities.
*Fatima Mazari, one of our 2013 Afghan graduates owns Refah Technology Company,
the first IT Company to contract with Afghan’s 2nd largest bank providing Point-of-Sale software.
1. Figures for the Rwandan Gross National Income Per Capita (current USD$ GNI) derived from UN Data, Copyright 2013, United Nations Statistics Division, http://data.un.org/CountryProfile.aspx?crName=RWANDA
2. Figures for the Afghan Gross National Income Per Capita (current USD$ GNI) derived from UN Data, Copyright 2013, United Nations Statistics Division, http://data.un.org/CountryProfile.aspx