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550 Women & Youth to Defend Property Rights

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Summary

"Have Pity and Compassion", a Global Grassroots sponsored project, will use theater, film and debate to address family violence stemming from women's inability to protect their property rights.

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Project Needs and Beneficiaries

This project team, comprised of 15 local women, calls attention to the fact that even though national laws give women the right to own and manage property, women in the Mutara district often find themselves in conflict with their families and without a voice or power to protect their property rights to land, their homes, animals and household expenditures. About 550 Mutara community members will benefit from this theater-based educational project in its first year.

Activities

This locally-initiated project will train counselors to mediate issues of domestic violence and women's land rights. They will use theater, debate and films to inspire widows and youth to fight norms that accept gender violence and discrimination.

Funding Information

Total Funding Received to Date: $25
Remaining Goal to be Funded: $5,150
Total Funding Goal: $5,175

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

In one year, the project will train 200 counselors to mediate property conflicts, and educate 100 widows and 100 youth. The number of women whose rights are violated is estimated to fall from 70% of property holders to 30% over the first year.

Project Message

When asked about her vision for social change: "To see women have the right to property and living in equality with their husbands [...] To see families living in good relationships."
- Consolee Mukanyarwaya, Project Leader and Mutara 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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