Uwezo Youth Empowerment

Rwanda

Uwezo Yourh Empowerment

Every child deserves a chance to learn and grow

Inspired by his own experience of isolation and stigma as a youth living with a disability, Bahati Satir Omar established Uwezon Youth Empowerment in 2014 with a vision to advocate, empower, and serve Rwandan children and youth with disabilities to live independently and with dignity.  Since then, thousands of children and young people have been empowered to live independent, full meaningful and dignified lives.

Collaborating with local partners, Uwezo leads advocacy programmes that promote equal access to human rights, healthcare, and economic opportunity.

To date they have enabled over 4800 children with disabilities to access quality education. Uwezo also provides caregiver training and support and ensures young people have access to inclusive health services.

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Hope of Family

Rwanda

Hope of Family

Reducing poverty through education and strengthening families

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The team at Hope of Family bring a deep and personal understanding of their community’s needs and believe that a conducive home atmosphere is critical to the success of primary school-aged children.  

Hope of family involve parents and caregivers living in the communities of Muhanga district in all aspects for their children’s education.

Additionally, they provide educational supplies, supplemental school fees, and promote literacy throughout the community, provide entrepreneurial and agriculture training, work to improve housing conditions and facilitate a local savings and loan program.

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Izere Mubyeyi

Rwanda

Izere Mubyeyi

Serving children and youth living with intellectual disabilities

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Izere Mubyeyi was founded in 2004 in Kigali by 23 parents and friends of children living with intellectual and learning disabilities with a goal to create opportunities for their children.

Today, Izere Mubyeyi provides access to quality education and health care, including running an early childhood centre for children ages three to six. They also provide parents and caregivers with psychosocial support and offer economic empowerment, skills training, and disability rights advocacy.

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We-ACTx for Hope

Rwanda

We-ACTx for Hope

Equity in access to care and treatment

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WE-ACTx provides access to primary health care, psychosocial support, and resources for women, children, and adolescents living with HIV/AIDS in Kigali City.

Working with a dedicated team of health care providers, they provide nutritional support, confidential testing, prevention, and treatment plans as well as counseling services, and support groups targeted to specialized groups such as survivors of sexual and domestic violence.

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Centre Cyprien et Daphrose Rugamba

Rwanda

Centre Cyprien et Daphrose Rugamba (CECYDAR)

Children living on the streets can become the pride of society

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Centre Cyprien et Daphrose Rugamba (CECYDAR) transforms the lives of vulnerable children living on the streets in Remera, GASABO District, Kigali, through rehabilitation programs, individual and group psychosocial support, education, and life skills training.

CECYDAR prioritizes reuniting children with their family members and provides training sessions to aid in the rebuilding of the parent-child relationship.

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