Tshijuka RDP is an app that helps refugees and forcibly displaced people to retrieve their academic documents (state diploma and high school transcripts) from country of origin (Dr.Congo).
Our vision is to actively participate in the UNHCR 15 by 30 goal, striving to increase access to higher education for refugees from 7% to 15% by the year 2030. Additionally, we aim to contribute significantly to Mastercard foundation global job creation goals. Looking ahead, we envision establishing a fully operational data center located within the Nakivale refugee camp and a dedicated tech company in Kampala to diversify our services that will then be having this app as online service and also the physical locations having more employees from refugees backgroud. This tech company will serve as the hub for all our expansion efforts into South Sudan, Kenya, and West Africa, starting with Ghana.
We are grateful for the support that helps power our mission. We received 5000 USD from Mastercard FAST (Funding for alumni start-ups) given by inkomoko company (Mastercard foundation partner in charge) as a Yali alumnus, and an additional 500 USD from Ashesi Carine funding for research and app building.
Tresor Ndala Buzangu is the dedicated founder and CEO of Tshijuka RDP.He is himself a refugee originally from DR.congo but refugee in Nakivale camp. He also experienced loss of his document(passport) when fleeing war from congo but thanks to Laura Kaub,The actuall Duolingo refugee program director who helped him to retrieve his passport from country of origin(DRC) to get to go to school to Ashesi university as a mastercard foundation scholar.From that and from research sponsored by Ashesi Carine He decided to give back and also tackle this issue of loss of documents among forcibly displaced. His vision and commitment drive the organization's efforts to assist refugees and forcibly displaced individuals in retrieving vital academic documents.
Tshijuka RDP is proud to have facilitated the successful retrieval of over 200 academic documents for individuals in need. Our work has directly contributed to 50 refugees receiving scholarships and 25 refugees securing employment opportunities, significantly improving their lives and futures.