Sport Rwanda Project #2016

Sports to Empower Women & Girls in Rwanda

by Association of Kigali Women in Sports

Project Report | Aug 9, 2013
To stregthen the capacitiy for Women through sports for social change

By Felicite RWEMARIKA | Executive Director of AKWOS

Participants during the workshop

A workshop was organized by AKWOS in the Western Province, Ngororero District for 32 women who are sexual workers and representing 234 others coming from 5 local Sectors. These women are between the age of 16-30 old. Their life is so hard that they have various difficulties

Many of them have given birth at early age and illegally and live the children with their grandmothers who also live in poverty level.
A great number of these women abandoned schools early
Almost all of them are infected with HIV/AIDS.
Others are victims different kinds of gender based violence.

The training took 3 days after which they elected their representative committee on each Sector. This will facilitate AKWOS to keep following their situation and provide them with all possible support.

We encouraged them to join sports for self-confidence and hope for the future by interacting with different categories of people.

Practically, AKWOS will advocate for these women for their empowerment. for example:

To go back to school and continue their studies
To do some income generating activities such as hair-style treatment, animal husbandry, and cultivation…
To create sports teams and get sports equipments
To get more trainings on various themes such as Gender-based Violence, Children rights and Women rights, Reproductive Health, Fighting HIV/AIDS, Coaching, Self-employment, etc.

AKWOS will work with the local leaders to find out how we can improve their daily life for their development and their country’s at large.

The local governor with AKWOS Representative

AKWOS Representative talking to participants

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