Tshijuka RDP

Operational in Ghana · Uganda · DR Congo

Legal documentation access — origin country and host country Connect with guidance persons and lawyers who know issuing institutions

The problem

Students in forced migration lose access to identity and educational documents. Issuing institutions (schools, hospitals, government) are far away, slow, or in conflict zones. Host countries require new legal documentation too.

Our solution

Tshijuka RDP connects each Document Seeker with a guidance person and a lawyer—intermediaries who know how to reach issuing institutions quickly. Seekers store documents, apply for scholarships, and use map guidance for host-country IDs (e.g. Ghana Card in Ghana).

Target customers

Our customer

Students in forced migration and their families

Students in forced migration—and the families who support them—who cannot access education or apply for scholarships because legal documentation was lost during displacement or is inaccessible from abroad. This includes new arrivals who need guidance through legal interviews and registration from the moment they arrive.

Also includes new arrivals in host communities in Uganda (Western Uganda and surrounding areas) who need pre-interview guidance through legal and registration processes—delivered by on-the-ground intermediaries.

Market sizing

TAM

Total addressable market

40M+

All students globally who need legal documentation to access education—every person in forced migration who has lost documents during conflict or displacement.

SAM

Serviceable addressable market

5–7M

Students in forced migration in Sub-Saharan Africa currently out of school due to missing legal documentation—the core group Tshijuka RDP is built to serve.

SOM

Serviceable obtainable market

~500K

Pre-final and final-year high school and university students in our active markets applying for scholarships who urgently need complete legal documentation packages.

Where we operate today

Tshijuka RDP is operational with teams and intermediaries in three countries—and we are building toward coverage across Africa.

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Ghana

Ghana — enterprise registration, Berekuso office & tech services

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Uganda

Uganda — on-the-ground operations & guidance network

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DR Congo

DR Congo — legal counsel & cross-border documentation

Intent to expand to all African countries so students in forced migration everywhere can access trusted documentation support.

How the platform works

What changed

We no longer market the platform as a direct connection to every issuing institution. We connect seekers to people who know those institutions—guidance persons and lawyers—while the app organises files, messaging, and progress.

Who we serve

Document Seekers (students & prospective students in forced migration), guidance persons, lawyers, and administrators. The platform is operational in Ghana, Uganda, and DR Congo today—with intent to expand across Africa. Issuing institutions remain the legal source; intermediaries are the human bridge.

Business model & sustainability

Platform fees alone are limited. Our Berekuso, Ghana office is the logistics hub for tech freelancing—institution digitization, web and mobile apps, printing, and graphic design—whose revenue funds student support and platform operations.

Call to action

Register as a Document Seeker, open your two spots, and contact us in Berekuso or online. Enterprise registered in Ghana; serving students across Africa.

Scholarship guidance

For all students—especially those in forced migration—who have recovered documents or are still working toward them

Many students we have helped to access legal and educational documents go on to apply for scholarships—including Mastercard Foundation Scholars and other programs. Tshijuka RDP links trusted scholarship resources, helps you track applications, and connects you with your guidance person for transcripts, references, and deadlines.

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Berekuso office — logistics & revenue

Our physical office in Berekuso town, Ghana, coordinates logistics and paid freelance work that funds the initiative.

Day-to-day operations, client meetings, printing, and project delivery happen from this office. Income from commercial services keeps Tshijuka RDP running and subsidises support for all students—especially those in forced migration—who need document recovery and scholarship guidance.

Institution digitization — scanning, records migration, and secure digital issuance workflows
Web and mobile app development
Printing and document production
Graphic design, branding, and visual communications
Technology freelancing, IT support, and custom software

Partner or request services: contact us in Berekuso or online. +233591429017

Who uses the platform?

Document Seekers · Guidance persons · Lawyers

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Guidance person

Knows routes to schools, hospitals, and government offices back home

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Lawyer

Host-country legal documentation, IDs, and compliance

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Document Seekers

Students in forced migration and anyone needing verified documents abroad

The Team

Tresor Ndala Buzangu

Co-Founder & CEO

📍 Berekuso, Ghana

MIS graduate, Ashesi University. Experienced losing legal documentation during forced migration—four years out of school. Personally guided 100+ students and helped 100+ retrieve legal documentation and pursue scholarships. Runs the Berekuso tech office. Amahoro Fellow.

Therese

Co-Founder — Uganda Operations

📍 Western Uganda

Leads on-the-ground operations in Uganda for all students who need documentation support, especially those in forced migration. Manages the intermediary network and end-to-end case coordination for legal documentation retrieval and guidance for new students across Uganda.

Desire Tshimbalanga

Co-Founder — DR Congo Operations & Legal Counsel

📍 Mbanza Ngungu, DR Congo

Co-founder and lawyer based in Mbanza Ngungu, DR Congo. Leads DR Congo operations and provides legal guidance on cross-border documentation law, authentication across DRC institutions, data protection compliance, and institutional agreements.

Call to action

Register as a Document Seeker, open your two spots, and contact us in Berekuso or online. Enterprise registered in Ghana; serving students across Africa.