Empowering 500 Rwandan women living with HIV/AIDS

Human Rights first Rwanda Association organized a three day empowerment training to women headed households.

The trainings centered  on:

• Building knowledge and awareness of the law and Human Rights; 
• Building advocacy capacity to defend and protect their property and land; 
• Building women entrepreneurial capacity and skills, and;
• Building networks, business partnerships and trade linkages.  

After the training the beneficiaries have been able to use their land titles to access loans from micro-finance and cooperatives to start small businesses.

Other beneficiaries have started a Basketry cooperative where they weave and sell their products at a large scale and this has enabled them to make savings for a better future

Some of the beneficiaries lauded the trainings as an eye opener for women emancipation and empowerment. She could never imagine of ever accessing a loan from a lending institution. To date she is a proud owner of a retail shop and she can take care of her children needs.

Thanks to the continued contributions and support from well-wishers through Global giving.