• Pathways to Scale (P2S), Rwanda

    Pathways to Scale (P2S) is a young women-focused, 5-year program, delivered by World University Service of Canada (WUSC) as the prime implementer, in collaboration with Seedstars and funded by the Mastercard Foundation. P2S seeks to improve the well-being and resilience of young rural women in Rwanda, Ethiopia, Nigeria, and Ghana through increased access to dignified and fulfilling work resulting from impact-driven enterprise support growth. The program seeks to unlock 108,000 work opportunities for young women, through supporting up to 13,000 women-led/owned enterprises with business development services, technical assistance, and access to finance. To ensure effective last-mile delivery, WUSC is currently seeking expressions of interest from qualified local organizations in Rwanda that are well-positioned to provide outreach, capacity building, and ongoing support to selected program participants, who in total will be 217 women-led/women-owned enterprises in Rwanda. Kindly submit your Expression of Interest (EOI) by completing this form
  • Consent & Data Use

    By submitting this form, you acknowledge and agree that:The information provided will be used to assess your organization’s fit for the Pathways to Scale (P2S) program, including internal segmentation for program design, potential partnerships, and technical support planning.Your responses may be shared with Mastercard Foundation, Seedstars and WUSC (World University Service of Canada), who are implementing the P2S program.Only authorized members of these organizations will have access to your responses.Your data will be stored securely and used exclusively for the purposes of partner assessment and due diligence for the duration of the program.You may be contacted for clarifications, additional documents, or next steps in the partner onboarding or due diligence process.If you have any questions or would like to request the deletion of your data, please contact:p2s@wusc.ca
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  • A. Entrepreneurs you have worked with

    To ensure that we match you with the right type of entrepreneurs through this program, we’d like to understand the typical profile of the businesses you support. Since we’re working across a range of entrepreneur types, from informal entrepreneurs to mature enterprises, this information helps us ensure you are paired with the entrepreneurs you are best positioned to support effectively.
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  • B. Reach & Relevance

  • Micro-growth Entrepreneurs

    Typical Annual Revenues: $6,500 – $60,000( RWF 9 Mn – 87 Mn). Description: Small businesses with modest but stable income (e.g., poultry, tailoring). 1–15 employees. Focused on local markets. Growth is incremental and reinvestment is cautious. Able to absorb loan sizes between $500 - $4,500. These questions help us understand how closely your organization is connected to micro-entrepreneurs in your context, especially women in rural or low-income areas.
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  • Small & Dynamic

    Typical Annual Revenues: $60,000 – $325,000 (RWF 87 Mn – RWF 471 Mn). Description:Formal micro or small businesses (e.g. agro-traders, small manufacturers). 5–50 employees. Operate in structured industries and aim for expansion via systems or market growth. Able to absorb loan sizes between $5,000 - $15,000
  • Medium Sized Companies

    Typical Annual Revenues: $325,000 – $650,000 (RWF 471 Mn – RWF 942 Mn), Description: More established enterprises (e.g. agro-processing cooperatives). 8–100 employees. Create new solutions for niche markets. Profitable, regionally strong, and growth-focused. Able to absorb loan sizes between $25,000 - $75,500. These questions help us understand how closely your organization is connected to Medium-Sized Companies in your context, especially women in rural or low-income areas.
  • High-Growth Companies

    Typical Annual Revenues: Over $650,000 (RWF 942 Mn), Description: Ambitious, scalable businesses with innovative models (e.g. tech startups, logistics, fintech). 10–250+ employees. Often VC-eligible or preparing for national/international scale. Able to absorb loan sizes between $100,000 and $300,000. These questions help us understand how closely your organization is connected to High-Growth Companies in your context, especially women in rural or low-income areas.
  • C.Capacity-Building Capabilities

  • Micro-Growth Entrepreneurs

    Typical Annual Revenues: $6,500 – $60,000 ( RWF 9 Mn – 87 Mn). Description: Small businesses with modest but stable income (e.g., poultry, tailoring). 1–15 employees. Focused on local markets. This section focuses on how your organization helps Micro entrepreneurs, particularly those who are women-led, informal, or lower-income, engage with different types of financing options. These might include micro-loans, group-based lending, grants, or informal sources of capital. We’re interested in understanding the types of support you provide before, during, and after the financing process, and how embedded this is in your overall programming. Please answer based on your experience with financing in the Rwandan context, especially for amounts typically under RWF 6.6 Mn (loans ranging from $500–$4,500).
  • Small & Dynamic

    Typical Annual Revenues: $60,000 – $325,000 (RWF 87 Mn – RWF 471 Mn), Description:Formal micro or small businesses (e.g. agro-traders, small manufacturers). 5–50 employees. Operate in structured industries and aim for expansion via systems or market growth. Able to absorb loan sizes between $5,000 - $15,000
  • Medium Companies

    Typical Annual Revenues: $325,000 – $650,000 ((RWF 471 Mn – RWF 942 Mn), Description: More established enterprises (e.g. agro-processing cooperatives). 8–100 employees. Create new solutions for niche markets. Profitable, regionally strong, and growth-focused. Able to absorb loan sizes between $25,000 - $75,500
  • High - Growth Companies

    Typical Annual Revenues: Over $650,000 (RWF 942 Mn), Description: Ambitious, scalable businesses with innovative models (e.g. tech startups, logistics, fintech). 10–250+ employees. Often VC-eligible or preparing for national/international scale. Able to absorb loan sizes between $100,000 and $300,000.
  • D. Operational capacities

    These final questions help us understand more about your organization and the delivery capacity of your team, including your ability to provide weekly or bi-weekly in-depth support to entrepreneurs, starting from November 2025.
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