Our mission
Make practical digital learning accessible, so people can use technology with confidence, continue learning and build a livelihood.
Digital learning. Human possibility.
Build skills.Open new doors.
Practical digital learning, with underserved communities at its heart. Learn computer skills, prepare for technical careers or develop a digital business.
Classroom in Malawi · Reference photograph ↗Discover our purpose
What is Digital Bridge Rwanda?
Practical computer training.
From your first lesson
to professional skills.
Digital Bridge Rwanda is a training programme that gives people in Rwanda access to computers, skilled facilitators and structured courses.
You can start by learning to use a computer, create documents, work with email and access online services. With the right preparation, you can progress to software engineering, UI/UX design, data, cybersecurity or digital tools for your own business.
Explore our programmes
Four families.
Find your way forward.
Four programme families, from first computer use to professional practice. Start with what you can do today, then build from there.
4 programmes
01 / Programme familyFoundations
For your first click, an online service, your next job or your small business.
Explore this family4 programmes
02 / Programme familySchools & teachers
Practical confidence for teachers and meaningful digital learning for pupils.
Explore this family2 programmes
03 / Programme familyAcademic bridge
A practical bridge from S3 or S6 into the next stage of technology education.
Explore this family6 programmes
04 / Programme familyProfessional
Intensive, assessed pathways in engineering, design, data, security and networks.
Explore this familyThe learning we believe in
A computer. A patient teacher.
A chance to try.
Confidence grows when you can ask a question, practise a task and try again. This is the kind of learning we are building.
More time to practise.
More confidence to continue.
Real classroom photographs from Ghana, shared as examples of practical learning. Digital Bridge Rwanda is preparing for its first cohorts.
- 01
Start where you are.
We help you find the right level.
- 02
Learn by doing.
Practise with guidance and time to try.
- 03
Build your next step.
Use your skills for study, work or business.
Progress is real. The work continues.
A connected country.
A chance for everyone.
Rwanda is bringing more services online and helping citizens use them. But using a phone is not the same as confidently using a computer for school, work or business.
THE COMPUTER SKILLS GAP · 2023/24
In the national household survey, around 13 in every 100 people aged 15 or older reported being computer literate. In rural areas, that was around 7 in 100.
For a learner, that can mean struggling to write a CV, complete an online application or take the first step into digital work.
Read the NISR report12.8%
National computer literacyPeople aged 15 and above · EICV7, 2023/24
Rural6.6%
Urban27.5%
Source: NISR, EICV7 Education Report, 2023/24. This measures reported computer literacy, not every form of digital skill. These are survey-year figures, not a live 2026 rate.
A national effort already underway
1.56 million+
Citizens trained through the Rwanda–KOICA Digital Ambassador Project, as reported by RISA in May 2026.
RISA project completion report ↗More access. More opportunity.
The government’s Digital Acceleration Project also supports affordable devices, connectivity, digital literacy and entrepreneurship.
Explore the national programme ↗Training participation and computer literacy are different measures; they should not be directly compared.
Our contribution is practical: equipped learning spaces, patient teaching and a path from everyday skills to further study, work and self-employment.
The future should have room for you.
Ability is everywhere.
Opportunity should be, too.
We begin with people who face the greatest barriers: refugees and host communities, persons with disabilities, women in rural areas and others excluded by cost or distance.
Our vision
A Rwanda where your background, disability or location does not decide your place in the digital economy.
Two routes. One commitment to you.
Choose how to access training.
Your starting skills determine your learning level. Your circumstances help us find the right access route. Sponsored learning can include advanced programmes.
01Our priority
Partner-sponsored learning
Free to learn.
Closer to home.
For refugees, persons with disabilities, rural women and other underserved communities. Partners fund the place so the learner pays no tuition.
- Who pays?
- A foundation, organisation or programme partner.
- Where?
- Nearby community spaces, partner venues or mobile labs; specialist facilities when needed.
- What support?
- Planned access to equipment, facilitators and learning adjustments shaped around the cohort.
Places, locations and support depend on confirmed partnerships and funding.
02Open to the wider public
Self-funded learning
Your next step.
At our centres.
For people across Rwanda ready to invest in practical skills for life, study, work or a new career.
- Who pays?
- The learner, their family or their employer. Fees depend on the programme.
- Where?
- Established training facilities, with venues confirmed before enrolment.
- What support?
- Monthly instalments, practical placement and accessibility support. Ask about fee assistance.
Some foundation programmes are free. No previous computer experience is needed to begin.
For schools, employers and institutions: commission a cohort with agreed delivery and reporting.
Discuss a partnershipNo online form or email address? Call +250 786 221 394. A conversation is enough to begin.
Skills are a beginning. Livelihoods are the ambition.
Technical skills.
Real applications.
Different learners will take different paths. We connect practical foundations with the skills to create, earn and help a community move forward.
01 / EVERYDAY CONFIDENCE
Computer skills & online services.
Use email, find information, work safely online and access public services with greater independence.
Digital foundations 02 / SELF-EMPLOYMENTDigital business & service kiosks.
Build towards a digital-service kiosk: help with documents, printing and online services, including Irembo where authorised.
Skills for small business 03 / SOFTWARE ENGINEERINGSoftware engineering.
Develop towards building software, solving local problems and creating a portfolio for employment or independent work.
Explore engineering 04 / UI & UX DESIGNUI/UX & product design.
Learn to understand users and design digital products that people can use with confidence.
Explore product designThese are possible pathways, not guaranteed jobs or income. Advanced programmes have entry requirements. Operating an Irembo service outlet requires the relevant provider authorisation.
Find your starting point
You don’t need to
have it figured out.
Three simple questions. A helpful place to start.
No score, no test, and nothing to pass.
Learning in action · A story from Ghana
See what access
can make possible.
In rural Ghana, mobile libraries brought laptops and practical lessons to schools. This short film from EIFL shows pupils learning with their teachers.
An independent example from EIFL. This is not a Digital Bridge Rwanda project or partnership.
Watch on Vimeo
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In this film: laptops are brought to schools, teachers guide pupils, and children practise together.
How to donate · Make learning possible
Fund computers.
Sponsor practical training.
Our engineers are ready to facilitate. We are seeking partners to equip labs, support accessible delivery and fund free learning in underserved communities.
A first foundation place
USD 27.76
One learner through a five-week first-contact course.
Make it possibleA teacher place
USD 59.58
Practical digital foundations for one serving teacher.
Make it possibleA whole foundation cohort
USD 332.41
Twelve learners, with a facilitator and equipment.
Make it possibleProgramme Design & Investment Case, v2.0 · 26 October 2026. Planned delivery costs; not learner fees.
Ready to make a difference?
Choose what to support. Review your enquiry. Speak with our team.
Digital Bridge Rwanda is a pre-launch programme of CODAFRIQA LTD. Launch is subject to funding. National initiatives cited on this page are context, not a claim of government affiliation.
Keep in touch
Programme news &
training opportunities.
Programmes, openings and updates — about once a month. No noise, and you can leave at any time.