Stand with Red Rocks Rwanda.
At the foot of the Virunga volcanoes, farming communities share their land with mountain gorillas. Red Rocks Initiative for Sustainable Development has spent over a decade making that partnership pay: schools, wetlands, gardens, small business, and a festival that seats village elders beside conservation funders. This appeal raises money for that work. Your gift goes to Red Rocks directly. We hold none of it.
Musanze, where the gorillas' neighbours farm.
Red Rocks Initiative for Sustainable Development is a community-based organisation in Musanze, Rwanda, inside the Virunga Massif that spans Rwanda, Uganda and the DR Congo. Their position is simple and hard-won: conservation lasts when the people living closest to nature have a real role in protecting it, and a real stake in its success.
Wildlife & Ecosystems
Forest and wetland protection, habitat restoration and wildlife education led by residents.
Environmental Learning
Conservation clubs, tree planting and research field visits for schools in Musanze.
Women & Youth Enterprise
Banana-bark basketry, farming and tourism income, with women and youth first in line.
Community-Based Tourism
Village experiences and cultural exchange that put tourism revenue in household hands.
Every amount has a job.
Indicative examples from Red Rocks' programmes. Unrestricted gifts go to the quarter's priorities, and Red Rocks reports on them.
A conservation club term
Materials and tree seedlings for one learner, one full term.
A wetland learning walk
One class, one guided day of birdwatching and field research.
A weaver's workspace
Materials and market access for one banana-bark basket artisan.
A youth pitch season
One young entrepreneur through to the community showcase.
Where it is needed most
Trees, gardens, dialogue circles and culture: the work that holds the rest together.
PayPal applies its own fee on the PayPal channel. Bank transfers arrive in full. We add nothing at either end.
Three steps. Zero middlemen.
Choose their channel
PayPal, bank transfer or their website. All three belong to Red Rocks, not to us.
Give in your own name
Your receipt comes from Red Rocks or their payment provider. We never see or hold the money.
Tell them it arrived
WhatsApp Greg Bakunzi's team after you pay so they can acknowledge your gift. Then share this page.
Our promise, in plain words
Ubuntu Vision 2050 collects, holds and touches nothing in this appeal. No admin fee. No middlemen. Your money moves from you to Red Rocks and nowhere else. If anyone asks you to pay into our account for this appeal, it is not us. Report it to us and we will act.
Official Red Rocks channels
We publish these details exactly as Red Rocks supplied them. Every channel belongs to them.
PayPal: official donate button
The fastest route. Card, PayPal balance or bank, processed by PayPal straight to Red Rocks.
Red Rocks website
Read their programmes and partnership options at redrocksinitiative.org, including their get-involved page.
Bank transfer: I&M Bank, SWIFT
For EFT and international wires, use the official banking details in the panel below.
Red Rocks official banking details
Use your name as the payment reference so they can acknowledge you.
- Account name
- RED ROCKS INITIATIVE FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
- Account no.
- 20067022002
- Bank
- I&M BANK
- SWIFT code
- IMRWRWRW
- Branch
- Musanze Branch · P.O. Box 120, Musanze · Rwanda
- Correspondent bank
- Citibank · New York (intermediate)
Paid? Keep them posted: WhatsApp Greg Bakunzi's team on +250 783 830 974, or message us and we will pass it on.
Remember: your gift, your details, their channels. We never ask for payment into a Ubuntu Vision 2050 account for this appeal.
The organisation behind this appeal
Ubuntu Vision 2050 · the NPC behind it
Ubuntu Vision 2050 is carried by a registered South African non-profit company, Reg. No. 2020/721556/08, established 12 September 2020 and in good standing with annual returns filed. We champion partners whose work matches our four fronts. We publish how every appeal runs before it opens, and report after it closes. In this appeal we are the megaphone, not the recipient.
Cardinale Matill, Co-Founder & Director
Tourism industry professional and chair of this appeal. Cardi has worked directly with the Red Rocks community on their cultural festival platform, and she answers our WhatsApp line personally. Message her on WhatsApp with any question before you give.
See her Facebook profile before you give. The person behind the appeal is public.
“Conservation lasts when people are part of it.”Red Rocks Initiative for Sustainable Development
Red Rocks reports to their donors and their community. We publish their updates on this page as they arrive, so you can see exactly what your gift held up. Your gift is held by many hands: the weaver's, the teacher's, the ranger's, the grandmother's. When you give today, you join them.
Appeal log
19 September 2026. Appeal opened. Official Red Rocks channels published: PayPal donate button, I&M Bank transfer details and redrocksinitiative.org.
Red Rocks reports to their donors and community. Their updates will be posted here as they arrive.
Before you give
Why do you not collect the money?
Direct giving removes overhead, delay and doubt. Your gift reaches Red Rocks in full and your receipt comes from them. Our role is to raise the standard and the audience, not the bank account.
Is my gift tax deductible?
Receipts follow the terms of Red Rocks and their payment providers. For our own programmes we are working toward SARS PBO status under Section 18A, and we will publish it here the day it is granted.
How do I know this is legitimate?
We are a registered non-profit company, 2020/721556/08, in good standing with annual returns filed. Red Rocks has run community conservation and the Red Rocks Cultural Festival in Musanze since 2013. We link only to their official site, their official PayPal button and their own bank details. Never to third-party collectors.
I have paid. What now?
WhatsApp Greg Bakunzi's team on +250 783 830 974 so they can acknowledge you, or message us and we will pass it on. Then share this page with the people you know who care about Rwanda. Appeals travel by word of mouth.
Can I give in kind, or volunteer for Red Rocks?
Yes. Contact Red Rocks on the same WhatsApp number for partnerships, research visits and tourism collaborations, or message Cardi and she will introduce you personally.
“Great vision needs great partners.”
The gorillas' neighbours have done their part for over a decade. Give directly. Share widely. Ask us anything.