A cross-sectional study was carried out with the objective to evaluate the impact of community empowerment projects on poverty reduction in Rwanda, with the example taken on the project implemented by Spark MicroGrant from 2018 to 2021 in Rulindo District. This study was conducted on beneficiaries of the project and the local leaders, using a mixed approach. In total, 371 respondents participated in this study. The majority were women with 78,98%, spouses of heads of households in 72.78%, married (90.3%), they practiced agriculture in 93.53% of all respondents, and had mainly completed only the primary school in80.59%. all respondents declared to be satisfied with the services received during the project, and different services related to microgrants, capacity building, and community leadership scored 4.3, 3.83, and 4.29 respectively on a scale of 5. The most developed aspects of life were the improvement of health, participation in government programs, and social integration which scored 5 on a scale of 5, while aspects that scored less were the acquisition of vehicles and business improvement with 1.9 and 2.32 on a scale of 5 respectively. In general, the project contributed to the overall poverty reduction, and different services provided also contributed individually to the particular poverty reduction. Moreover, other community empowerment programs such as �Ubudehe� and �Girinka� contribute mainly to poverty reduction. The local leaders play a crucial role in encouraging citizens to adopt povertyreduction behaviors. There is a need of pursuing research, especially on gender involvement in community development.