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Educate 500 On Women's Property Rights in Rwanda

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Summary

APROFER, a Global Grassroots sponsored project created by 16 local women, will fight violence against women associated with property rights through trainings in the rural Ngorero District of Rwanda.

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Project Needs and Beneficiaries

If men, women, children and the local government have access to education concerning property rights protecting women, there will be a greater level of understanding among couples and the local government to uphold the law when land disputes erupt. Women are often evicted from land that is rightfully theirs because there is little knowledge about the laws that protect them among the local population and authorities. The project will benefit 500 community members in its first year of operations.

Activities

APROFER will focus on training different segments of the local population and follow up with periodic community visits. Regular assessment will measure change and identify areas where the project can be more supportive to the local population.

Funding Information

Total Funding Received to Date: $48
Remaining Goal to be Funded: $5,152
Total Funding Goal: $5,200

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

APROFER envisions that education about property rights and law will have an impact on the community's perception of gender equality, and that a greater number of people will be informed and able to defend their legal rights.

Project Message

"By creating and supporting a community environment that is educated about issues (particularly violence) related to property rights, people will work to combat it as a group."
- Drocella Mukantwali, Project Leader and Community Member

Who is Running This Project

Contact

Gretchen Wallace
President and Founder
Global Grassroots
45 Lyme Road, Suite 206
Hanover, New Hampshire 03755
United States
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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