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Empowering women through skills development

Meet the merry mother of 7, Theresa Mukasine. She is 56 years old. Her face is always lit with gaiety. Mukasine is a member of Isangano Cooperative, based in Karongi District. This cooperative is made

Mukasine cheerfully holds maize while working at the maize milling machine in Karongi
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Civil Society Platforms present Budget Framework Concerns to Parliamentary Committee

Among the challenges CSOs cited included farmers limited access to agriculture financing/loans, the need to invest in the capacity to do soil analysis and audit to improve proper land use planning and

Esperance,one of the farmers,giving her remarks during the conference
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Public Dialogues, a platform for Citizen Participation in Policy Formulation

Several public dialogues have been organized to discuss pertinent issues affecting society with the support of ActionAid Rwanda through the SCAB Project, funded by the European Union.
The national

A participant sharing his views during the Public Dialogue
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COMMUNITY SCORECARD HELPING TO BRIDGE THE GAP BETWEEN AUTHORITIES AND COMMUNITIES

“I traveled all the way from Shyingiro to come and have a say in my development. It is amazingly thrilling to see our leaders justifying themselves to us. I feel empowered. I feel like our leaders

Hillaria Mujawamungu,a farmer,presenting the community evaluation
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Unable to sell her avocados, Ernestine is now relying on food support to feed her daughters

Before the Covid-19 outbreak, Ernestine was a fruit vendor at a prison located near her home, making a profit of about 1,000 Rwandan Francs (approx. US$1) a day. Ernestine’s daily income covered her

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COVID-19: Informal workers unable to feed their families, relying on Food relief

The COVID-19 shutdown negatively impacted households which depended on daily income to survive as most breadwinners in households were not working, yet daily expenses had to be catered for. This

Annet Kakibibi, AAR staff (right) handing over the food relief support to the National Strategic Food Reserve representative on 05th May 2020.
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Hygiene and sanitation kits distributed to vulnerable families to help them prevent COVID-19

ActionAid Rwanda (AAR) in partnership with Faith Victory Association (FVA) supported communities in Mukingo, Rwabicuma and Busasamana Sectors of Nyanza District, as well as Murundi and Gitesi Sectors

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Cash transfers helping single mothers and teen mothers to meet daily subsistence during the COVID-19 pandemic

On 11th June 2020, ActionAid Rwanda in partnership with Faith Victory Association through Speak out Project supported 240 single mothers and teen mothers from Nyanza, Gisagara, Nyaruguru and Karongi

Kampire holding some cash received from ActionAid Rwanda
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WICECEKA Network- A WROs network empowered by ActionAid leading awareness raising on GBV prevention and SRHR amidst COVID-19

Wiceceka Network, a women network empowered by ActionAid Rwanda (AAR) through the “Strengthening the Effectiveness of Women’s Rights’ Advocacy (SWA) Project is leading awareness raising activities on