Kamonyi, Rwanda

Rwanda's History
Rwanda still bears its scars from the 1994 genocide which decimated nearly 800,000 Tutsi people, one of two main tribal groups in Rwanda. During the war, the country lost almost 90% of its intellectual population. Families were destroyed, thousands of women (34% of the female population) were widowed, and over 85,000 children were left orphaned. Countless children remain separated from their parents and live on the streets. A high rate of HIV/AIDS, caused in part by widespread cases of rape and abuse of children and women during the war, has added thousands more orphans to a country which continually struggles to absorb the one million refugees who returned to Rwanda after the genocide.

FH In Rwanda
FH entered Rwanda in 1995, responding to the humanitarian crisis caused by the genocide. FH Rwanda began its operations by offering relief and social services to the millions of Rwandans who were repatriating, many of whom were children who had been separated from their families, or left orphaned. In 1999 FH Rwanda transitioned from a relief organization to one focused on sustainable community development. Beginning with child development programming, FH Rwanda now works in a variety of sectors.

What We Do
  • Agriculture & Environment: Radical terracing, natural resource management, trainings with community leaders in best practices.
  • Child Development & Education: Education support programs, health care, health insurance, nutritional monitoring, parent support groups, parent business associations and trainings, bible and social clubs.
  • Economic Development: Small business trainings, cooperative development, financial management trainings, animal distributions and husbandry trainings, veterinary trainings, product diversification and marketing, meat industry development.

  • Health & Nutrition: Nutritional supplements and monitoring, nutritional support, care, and training for people living with HIV/AIDS.
  • Water & Sanitation: Water treatment and distribution system, hygiene and community sensitization trainings.

Quick Facts (from IRIN, CIA, The World Factbook, UNHCR, UNICEF, and the Official Website of the Republic of Rwanda)

  • Women comprise 70% of the adult population.
  • Two-thirds of Rwandans live below the poverty line.
  • 47% of women in the mountain region of Peru have suffered physical and psychological abuse by their partner; 46% in the jungle; 38% on the coast; and 37% of women have suffered from abuse in the capital city of Lima.
  • More children are heads of their households in Rwanda than in any other African country.
  • Seven out of ten female genocide survivors were living with HIV/AIDS in 2004.

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Aug. 9 - peaceful election in Rwanda

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8/11/2010

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Medical progress!

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8/10/2010

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New school building helps meet a big need!

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