Kvinna till Kvinna has supported women’s rights in Rwanda since 2017. Rwanda has the world’s highest percentage of women in parliament, and there are strong laws to protect women’s rights. At the same time, norms and traditions still hold women back.
Together with partners, we focus on preventing and responding to gender-based violence, promoting sexual and reproductive health and rights, supporting conflict resolution, and promoting women’s participation in decision-making. Kvinna till Kvinna also supports networking, cooperation and shared learning between women’s rights actors from different parts of society.
Since the genocide against Tutsis in 1994, efforts have been made to strengthen women’s rights. Unfortunately, women still face challenges such as:
From 2021 to 2024 our Dufatanye programme has had the following results:
Together with our partner organisations in Rwanda, we:
Read the shadow report from partner organisation Haguruka »
Read the shadow report from partner organisations Save Generations Organization and Reseau des Femmes »
Read the shadow report from partner organisation Duhozanye »
Thanks to Paper Crown Rwanda, the students at G.S Gihogwe meet every Wednesday to learn about their sexual and reproductive rights and gender-based violence—an initiative meant to create lasting social change in Rwanda.
20 December 2023
At Paper Crown Rwanda, Clementine Nyirarukundo and her colleagues work tirelessly to fight gender inequality and transform deep-rooted social norms in Rwanda. By implementing a unique training programme and engaging young people, they want to break the cycle of violence.
20 November 2023
For more than two decades, Christine Mukarukwaya has been working to support women needing legal assistance. She volunteers at Haguruka, a non-governmental organisation that fights the rights of women and children. Christine offers legal support to women in Rwanda and meets many victims and survivors of sexual and domestic violence.
1 November 2023