Rwanda’s education system has seen steady growth over the past decade, with government efforts focused on expanding access, improving quality, and strengthening foundational skills, according to the Ministry of Education’s latest statistical report.
Authorities in Muhanga District have rolled out a district-wide program aimed at engaging students during the school holiday, a move officials say will help identify and address challenges children face at home while also instilling national values and good behavior.
Authorities in Rusizi District say 98.3% of children eligible for early childhood development services are now enrolled in Ingo Mbonezamikurire (ECD homes), a major step forward in the district’s efforts to fight stunting and improve learning outcomes.
Early Childhood Development (ECD) centers in Rwanda continue to face significant challenges, including undertrained caregivers and poor infrastructure, according to a new report by a local development organization.
The Ministry of Gender and Family Promotion (MIGEPROF) has assured the public that it has put in place stringent mechanisms to end domestic violence which is a major contributor to increasing cases of school dropout in the country.
Muhanga district in the Southern Province has introduced a new child stunting elimination program dubbed “one litre per child” targeting 11,000 children who were identified as stunted within the district.
Rwanda Biomedical Center (RBC) in collaboration with UNICEF and National Child Development Agency (NCDA) recently launched Multiple Micronutrition Supplementation (MMS) program expected to contribute to the reduction and eradication of stunting among children by providing nutritious supplementation to mothers (…)
Bugesera District in partnership with other stakeholders has managed to return to school adolescent girls who had dropped out and resorted to sex work at young ages between 12 and 17 years.
They grew up bearing the stigma of "children of torturers", shunned by their own communities, locked in a quest for identity that decades later remains without an end.
A total of 1,500 vulnerable children aged between 7 and 12 in the Eastern Province have been given mattresses, bedsheets and school materials by Rotary Club Kigali Virunga.
Imagine We Rwanda has unveiled a children’s book that aims at teaching little ones about the animals in Akagera National Park, and environmental conservation. The book is customised with a child’s name and has information to excite and engage them in reading. Weekender’s Joan Mbabazi had a chat with Lina Irene (…)
Marie Clarisse Mfurayabo’s passion for women empowerment pushed her to start an organisation to support vulnerable teen mothers in her home district, Rwamagana.
