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Combat Violence in 50 Rwanda Households

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Summary

Turwubake ("Construct the Family"), a Global Grassroots sponsored project, is addressing economic vulnerability and domestic and sexual violence in their community in the Nyaryngenge Sector of Rwanda.

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Project Needs and Beneficiaries

The project team, comprised of 25 local women, identify sexual and physical violence against married women and domestic workers as a critical problem in their community. This project will sensitize 50 families on issues of violence against domestic workers. Community women who are victims of violence will attend workshops in groups of 30. In its early stages, the project will also educate 15 community men identified by the project leaders and local authorities.

Activities

The project will organize trainings on gender equality for men and women, focusing on domestic workers and employers. Skill training will be offered to abused women to increase their potential for economic independence.

Funding Information

Total Funding Received to Date: $59
Remaining Goal to be Funded: $4,793
Total Funding Goal: $4,852

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

The project estimates that in the first year, domestic violence will decrease by 20% among targeted women and families. In addition, clothesmaking training will provide vulnerable domestic workers and married women with economic alternatives.

Project Message

"Violence against women leads to broken families, physical disability, HIV infection, ignorance, poverty..."
- Jeanine Karigirwa, Project Leader and Community Member

Who is Running This Project

Contact

Gretchen Wallace
President and Founder
45 Lyme Road, Suite 206
Hanover, New Hampshire 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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