BK Group has launched the BK Foundation to provide grant funding to organizations with the aim of achieving measurable impact for the betterment of the Rwandan communities, by addressing needs in the areas of education, innovation, and environmental conservation. BK Foundation will enhance its focus on financial literacy, and we will support key opportunity areas within Rwanda, with ESG at the core of its work.

We will listen, learn, and rely on evidence-based data to determine the most effective funding solutions, and ensure continued collaboration throughout the life cycle of the awarded grant and organization.

Vision
Mission
Impact Vision

BK Foundation Vision

Positively transform the lives of all Rwandans, positioning Rwanda for a prosperous future.

BK Foundation Mission

Address unmet needs in education, innovation, and environmental conservation, to support key opportunities within Rwanda.

Impact Vision

We will invest in initiatives in education, innovation, and environmental conservation, with the intention to generate measurable, beneficial social and environmental impact

Executive Secretary

Ingrid Karangwayire
Community Impact Officer

UWAYO NOEL

Executive Secretary

Ingrid Karangwayire

Ms. Ingrid Karangwayire is the Executive Secretary of the BK Foundation, where she leads the Foundation towards achieving its operational and strategic goals.

Ingrid has years of extensive experience in Foundation Management mainly in Donor management, Resource Mobilization, Business Development, Economic Empowerment, and Project Management. She joins BK Foundation after occupying a number of leadership positions at the Imbuto Foundation, where she served for seven years as the Head of the Resource Mobilization and Partnership Department.

Ingrid holds a Master’s degree from the University of Gloucestershire in Business Management with a focus on International Business. She is very passionate about community development and people-centered approaches, most importantly the social welfare development of her country, Rwanda.

Community Impact Officer

UWAYO NOEL

Noel is a Community Impact Officer at BK Foundation, he is responsible for providing oversight for the community funding cycles including program management, grant funding, reporting and evaluation processes and serving as an active connection between the BK Foundation and external partner NGOs.

Noel has an experience in non-governmental organizations and government mainly in industrial liaising, communication and project management, he worked with Sos children’s villages in Rwanda, Bildungswerk der Baden-Württembergischen Wirtschaft e. V(BIWE) Rwanda polytechnic (IPRC- Gishari) and volunteered at the united nations, and at translators without borders.

He holds an MBA in Marketing from the University of Lay Adventists of Kigali and an MA in trans-border languages and intercultural communication from the Pan-African university in Cameroon.