Problem

As the world continues to voice up 132 years to reach gender equality. Women in Rwanda are needling with more struggle, 1 in 2 women face barriers to financial resources and skills, 4 in 10 experience gender-based violence, 8% are polygyny and 12% of polygyny are from poor households. Every hour 2 teenage girls get impregnated and 9% are marrying by age 18, with many adolescent girls facing early pregnancies without adequate support structures. Which deprives and undermines young girls of their rights, and perpetuates intergenerational cycles of poverty, imposing more hardships on existing in society, norms, as well as economic disparity between women and men.

Solution

The RHC creates safe spaces facilitating women's empowerment, fostering self-reliance and autonomy. Through access to sexual and reproductive health services and financial literacy skills and resources needed to generate income to enhance women's decision-making within their households. Mentorship programs empower women to become leaders and advocates, challenging societal norms and combating gender-based violence and early pregnancies in their communities.