Raising The Village is a Canadian non-profit founded in 2007 that works to end ultra-poverty in last-mile communities across Sub-Saharan Africa. Operating in Uganda, Rwanda, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the organisation has reached over 2.4 million people cumulatively. Its core intervention is a 24-month, village-wide program that combines high-quality agricultural inputs, training, coaching, and support for Village Savings and Loan Associations (VSLAs) to move households from subsistence to sustainable livelihoods.
Technology and data sit at the centre of how Raising The Village designs and delivers its programs. The organisation built Venn, an integrated data and technology ecosystem that captures and analyses real-time information from partner communities, enabling continuous adaptation and refinement of program delivery. This infrastructure supports monitoring, evaluation, and evidence-based decision-making across all three country operations.
The organisation reports that its program increases household income and agricultural production by over 240% within two years, with a post-graduation return on investment of 19x within five years. These outcomes reflect an approach that is both iterative - driven by real-time data - and partnership-oriented, working directly with communities rather than delivering aid from the outside.
Raising The Village's technical work spans data systems and analytics, program monitoring and evaluation tooling, agronomy, capacity building, and financial inclusion. The organisation is headquartered in Canada and carries out its field operations across East and Central Africa.
