MindLeaps

In fy23, Mindleaps guinea served 160 at-risk children daily at the Mindleaps center in nongo, conakry. There were 80 out-of-school children and 80 school-sponsored children that participated in arts and academic programming from monday through saturday, year-round. Breakfast and lunch meals were served daily, and 237 children were supported in formal education with school supplies and tuition fees. The family strengthening program organized single mothers into savings and loans groups to support improved livelihoods and economic well-being in the community. Mindleaps guinea hosted several high level visitors, including us ambassador fitrell and broadway's apollo levine (mj: the musical).

Mindleaps operated in kampala, the capital city, as well as in oruchinga refugee settlement. In total, 582 at-risk children and youth completed 72 hours of training in the Mindleaps dance program to improve cognitive and social-emotional learning skills. The children also received food supplements after each class. An additional 142 children were sponsored in formal education. Mindleaps uganda also launched its family strengthening program in both oruchinga and kampala to help 89 parents complete 6 months of business training and access seed loans to start income-generating projects.

Mindleaps operated in five different locations in rwanda and served 1,090 children and families in fy23. Children participated in a dance program to develop cognitive skills and improve emotional regulation. There were 121 children sponsored to attend boarding schools and formal education. Another 230 children accessed tutoring services at the Mindleaps center in kigali. Mindleaps operated a program for differently-abled children in the northwestern part of the country and continued its programming in three refugee camps: mugombwa, kiziba and mahama refugee camps. In kigali, Mindleaps helped 230 families improve their livelihoods and increase their earning power by supporting savings and loans groups and funding small businesses.

In fy23, Mindleaps grew its newest program in new york city and also piloted its dance program in philadelphia. These programs served children affected by parental incarceration and/or children living in communities with particularly high incidences of gun violence. Mindleaps north macedonia expanded its programming to improve ethnic relations through mixed academic learning opportunities.