A central resource center for our Rwanda partnerships — connecting trauma-informed care training, partner organization information, and curated resources for Rwanda Children Christian School and Africa Transformation Network.
Detailed profiles of Rwanda Children and Africa Transformation Network — who they are, what they do, and where they serve.
Curated, password-protected materials for school leaders and staff — free, high-quality, and ready to use in professional development.
Coming soon — a dedicated resource library for Africa Transformation Network partners, supporting discipleship and community development work.
Partner Organization
Rwanda Children is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization founded in 2014 by Serge and Esperance Gasore. Located in Ntarama, Bugesera District — the village where founder Serge Gasore grew up — the organization exists to provide daily shelter, food, medical care, education, and hope to at-risk Rwandan children, all in the name of Jesus. Serge, a survivor of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi, returned to Rwanda after earning master's degrees in Information Technology and Global Service at Abilene Christian University, driven by a God-given passion to serve the forgotten children of his home village.
Rwanda Children Christian School (RCCS) is an accredited Pre-K through Secondary school on the Rwanda Children campus in Ntarama. Beginning as a small primary school in 2018, RCCS has grown to serve over 900 students as of September 2025, adding a full high school in 2024 and launching a Vocational Training Program in Food & Beverage Management in the fall of 2025. The school operates within a larger campus that includes a health center providing medical care to thousands of community members annually, an Early Childhood Development Center, a Fellowship & Worship Center seating over 1,500, and a Cultural Heritage Center celebrating Rwanda's rich traditions of art, music, and dance.
The school is led by Headmistress Nadine Izerwe and supported by Rwanda Children's in-country staff of over 100 Rwandans. RCCS serves as one of the primary context for Leading Safely's trauma-informed care international training partnerships, equipping school leaders and teachers to support children who have experienced adversity through relationship-centered, science-grounded practices.
When you speak words of encouragement over yourself — words that define who you are or who you are becoming — your mind begins to believe them. And when your mind believes, your heart follows. Once those truths are rooted in your heart, anything that contradicts them no longer has the power to define you.
— Dr. Laurie Bailey, Field Notes: Rwanda Mission
Partner Organization
Africa Transformation Network, Inc. (ATN) is a 501(c)(3) Christian non-profit organization founded in 2008 and committed to community transformation in Africa through discipleship, partnership, service, and development. ATN exists to provide spiritual and physical transformation to the poor, distressed, and underprivileged — carrying out this mission through discipleship training, literacy training, conversational English instruction, care for street children, vocational skills training, community health training, and education for orphans.
ATN is currently most active in Rwanda through its partnership with Africa Transformation Network – Rwanda (ATN-Rwanda), a Rwandan Christian Non-Governmental Organization (NGO). ATN-Rwanda's work is carried out through what they call Access Ministries — strategic entry points that allow the organization to build authentic spiritual relationships with Rwandan men and women of peace, while serving practical community needs simultaneously.
ATN-Rwanda's "why" is unequivocal: "We serve African communities in the name of Jesus and for the glory of God. We seek no honor or benefit for ourselves. Our sole desire is to be obedient to our Lord Jesus as we make obedience disciples and care for those in need." The organization is funded primarily by the general public, churches, and charitable foundations, and is governed by a Board of Directors with experience across West, East, and North Africa.
Curated resources for both partner organizations. Password-protected sections are accessible to authorized staff and training participants. Click any card to access its resource library.
A comprehensive, password-protected library of Trauma-Informed Care materials curated specifically for Rwanda Children Christian School leaders and staff. Includes the Three Principles of TBRI, KPICD official resources, free video playlists, trauma and the brain content, and trauma-informed care materials from multiple organizations — all free to access.
A dedicated resource library for Africa Transformation Network partners and program participants. This section will house discipleship training materials, community development resources, vocational training support tools, and faith-based educational content curated for the ATN-Rwanda context. Coming soon.
This Rwanda Resource Hub is maintained by Dr. Laurie Bailey through Leading Safely as part of an ongoing international partnership with Rwanda Children Christian School and Africa Transformation Network. The hub provides centralized, organized access to training materials, organizational context, and curated resources for staff, leaders, and program participants.
Resources marked with a lock icon are password-protected and intended for authorized training participants and staff. Physical copies of all materials are also provided directly to partner organizations during in-person training visits.
Dr. Laurie Bailey
Founder, Leading Safely
Trauma-Informed Care
For questions about resources, access credentials, or training partnerships, contact Leading Safely through leadingsafely.org.
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