In 2007, a group of 18 women and girls were thinking of how they could transform the community around them, but they were limited by inadequate means to achieve their dream. Driven by the fact they were residing in Nyamirambo, a famous neighborhood in Kigali city, their critical objective was to address (…)
The maternal mortality ratio in Rwanda shows a great step made as the number continues to decline from 1,007 deaths in 2000 to 259 presently, the World Bank indicates.
According to a recent study published in the Rwanda Biomedical Journal (RBC journal,) Rwandan women utilizing barrier methods such as condoms and traditional methods such as periodic abstinence or withdrawal for birth control are more prone to experiencing a subsequent pregnancy within a year. This contrasts with (…)
By James Buyinza Merk Foundation in collaboration with African First Ladies have called on governments in Africa and Asia to lay stringent measures in fighting female infertility stigma that undermines women’s equal representation and promote quality health facilities.
At least 3,000 female leaders in farmers’ cooperatives in the districts of Nyamagabe, Burera, Kirehe and Nyamasheke have received smartphones to be able to easily access agriculture information and disseminate it to other farmers.
The gap between financially included Rwandan men and women is narrowing as more women embrace financial services, steering the country in the right direction towards achieving gender equality in the uptake of financial products, FinScope Rwanda Gender Thematic Report 2020 has revealed.
The Solidarity for the Blooming of the Widows and the Orphans aiming at Work and Self-Promotion(SEVOTA) is a Rwandan Non-Governmental Organization(NGO) which has spent over twenty years implementing different activities including those that empower women socially and economically. To understand its contribution in (…)
Umuryango w’ubufatanye mu kubungabunga ubwisanzure bw’Abapfakazi n’Imfubyi hagamijwe Umurimo no kwiteza imbere uzwi nka SEVOTA (Solidarity for the Blooming of the Widows and the Orphans aiming at Work and Self-promotion) umaze imyaka irenga 20 mu bikorwa bitandukanye harimo ibiteza imbere abagore. Mu kiganiro na (…)
BY FH Association Rwanda FH Association Rwanda (FH Rwanda) began its work in Rwanda as a relief response to the poverty and human suffering caused by the genocide against the Tutsi in 1994. Over the years, FH Rwanda’s work evolved from an emergency response to a reconstruction and development program as the (…)
By YWCA Rwanda Every year on March 8, the world celebrates the International Women’s Day, reflecting on social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. More importantly, the day also marks the call to action for accelerating gender equality. This year’s theme “Women in leadership: Achieving an (…)
Alphonsine Uwimana’s creativeness coupled with expertise in business management has been instrumental in the formation of her luggage store company- Ikaze, a luggage storage and delivery service company.
By Annie Kairaba Rwanda is one of the most progressive countries in Africa in terms of gender equality and women’s rights. After the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi, the government led by the Rwanda Patriotic Front (RPF) prudently decided to make this a priority during the rebuilding process by establishing laws (…)
