Protect 815 Rwandan Women from Domestic Violence

RELAX UPDATE: Working with local leaders, the Relax team identified 34 couples living with or at-risk for domestic violence and gathered them to conduct a training seminar. Their research has shown that arguments about property and inheritance are often a trigger for domestic violence. Although Rwanda passed the Inheritance...

We wish to thank you for your invaluable support this past year.  Following is a quarterly field report on the work that Relax has been doing to fight domestic violence:  Relax had to place its operations temporarily on hold as members took advantage of opportunities to further their education and also...

RELAX UPDATE The Relax venture team conducted another training with women on their legal rights in May. Two of the leaders from this team have recently had to move away from the region where they’ve been working, due to family needs. They remain committed to their mission with Relax, but the team is now taking time to...

RELAX UPDATE The Relax venture team conducted another training with women on their legal rights in May.  The team is now taking time to step back and evaluate their work and original activity plan to determine whether they are on track, what impact they are having, whether they need to make management or programmatic...

Global Grassroots is thrilled to announce the launch of three new, sustainable social ventures in Rwanda, designed by and for grassroots women... Kind People: Providing Training to Promote Legal Marriage and Protect Women's Property Rights With the generous sponsorship of Maura Shaughnessy and family, Global Grassroots...

After completing the curriculum for their women’s rights training program, the Relax team worked diligently to design and conduct their issue study in their community. In November, they analyzed the results so as to best meet the needs voiced by their beneficiaries, and they are now ready to offer trainings in the...

Relax continues to work in the rural village of Mutara, where up to 50% of women are victims of domestic violence, including denial of property rights, sexual violence (marital rape) and physical abuse. Relax recently finished updating and adjusting the curriculum in preparation for facilitating more trainings on...

Relax continues to offer emotional and physical support for victims of domestic violence in the village of Mutara in rural Rwanda. The members of the project offer the victim comfort and help the victim report the problem to local authorities. Recently, Relax reached out to Global Grassroots for additional training and...

In the rural village of Mutara, Relax is working with women who are victims of domestic violence, providing emotional support and assisting them as they report their abuses to the local authorities. The team has been teaching women about their rights, and has trained local representatives who have been given cell phones...

RELAX BEGINS OPERATIONS Global Grassroots is thrilled to inform you that we began the launch this new social venture, named Relax, in October.  This team of 10 is working in the rural Mwendo sector, where up to 50 percent of women are victims of domestic violence, including denial of property rights, marital rape and...

GLOBAL GRASSROOTS UPDATE Global Grassroots US team recently returned from Rwanda where we visited our existing project teams and initiated our 2010 Academy for Conscious Change.This Academy cohort includes 37 participants representing 7 of the 30+ teams who applied. Having completed our intensive training, our teams will...

In the 100 days of the Rwandan genocide, between 250,000 and 500,000 women and girls were raped, gang raped, or sexually mutilated and 68% of survivors contracted HIV. In a study conducted by the Rwandan National Institute of Statistics, 31% of women surveyed reported domestic abuse, 60% of these women did not report their...