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Anti-Violence Clubs & Training for 1000 Leaders

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Summary

Light in Our Home, a Global Grassroots sponsored project, will offer training on the causes and consequences of gender-based violence and reduce oppression of women and girls in rural Rwanda

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Project Needs and Beneficiaries

This community initiated project, created and led by a team of 9 local women, addresses the problem of sexual violence in the Ruhango and Byimana sectors. Poor women and survivors of the genocide, who are often economically dependent, are particularly vulnerable to the threat of violence. Sexual violence has also grown in the primary and secondary schools, where students and teachers need a solid education around gender violence and the resources available for its victims.

Activities

The project will conduct trainings with over 19 district authorities, 590 sector authorities, 533 neighborhood leaders and the general population they serve. After completion of trainings, the team will put in place anti-violence clubs in villages.

Funding Information

Total Funding Received to Date: $150
Remaining Goal to be Funded: $8,310
Total Funding Goal: $8,460

Additional Documentation

This project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Excel file (projdoc.xls).

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Why this Project is Important

Potential Long Term Impact

Over the course of the year, the number of gender violence cases is estimated to decrease from 1 in 2 to 1 in 4 community women who are victimized. In this time, the percentage of guilty men punished for violence will increase to 40%.

Project Message

By teaching people about the causes and consequences of violence, the consciences of people will be touched to stop the problem and denounce its perpetrators [...] and ignorance underlying violence.
- Monique Mukakageli, Project Leader and Community Member

Who is Running This Project

Contact

Gretchen Wallace
President and Founder
45 Lyme Road, Suite 206
Hanover, NH 03755
United States
(+1) 603.643.0400
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Project Sponsor

Global Grassroots

Organization

Global Grassroots
45 Lyme Road Suite 206
Hanover, NH 3755
United States
(+1) 603.643.0400
http://www.globalgrassroots.org

Learn more about Global Grassroots and the project team.

Where this Project is Located

Country

This project is located in RwandaRwanda and can also be found under Women and GirlsWomen and Girls.

For more information about Rwanda, read the Human Development Report on Rwanda or the Wikipedia entry for Rwanda.

When this Project was Updated

Last Updated

This project was last updated on November 6, 2009.

Date Added to GlobalGiving

This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on April 6, 2009

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