EMBRACE RWANDA
Registered Name: EMBRACE RWANDA INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY
Business No: 869563213RR0001
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Embrace Rwanda improves the health, social and economic conditions of vulnerable families in Rwanda through education, support and funding.
Embrace Rwanda improves the health, social and economic conditions of vulnerable families in Rwanda through education, support and funding.
Embrace Rwanda, is a Christian faith-based society (NGO), established to improve the health, social, and economic conditions of vulnerable families in Rwanda through education, support, and funding. It is at the heart of change within the poorest regions of Rwanda, operating in Kigeme, Shyogwe, Cyangugu, Gasabo and Byumba Dioceses, covering twelve of the 30 Districts in Rwanda. In the first 10 years, more than 52,000 people have been impacted by the activities of Embrace Rwanda.
It all started with a baby in a washing up bowl...
When Hilary King visited Kigeme, Rwanda, in 2006, she saw that premature babies were placed into washing up bowls in front of a wood fire to keep them warm. Her heart was touched and with her background in health care, Hilary felt sure that things could be improved.
The first project was goats. The gift of a goat to each pregnant mum provided better nutrition and the beginning of an income for the family. The Healthy Mums Program was born.
As more and more needs became evident in that extremely poor district of Rwanda, more answers were found and the scope of Embrace Rwanda increased.
Embrace Rwanda International Society’s Healthy Mums Program now has 4 main sections: Family Health & Nutrition, Early Childhood Education, Vocational Training Centres, and Social/Economic Development.
The goals of Embrace Rwanda are in line with the Rwandan government’s “Vision 20/20” millennium goals.
Embrace Rwanda provides a remarkable example of how developing relationships, establishing partnerships and building on the strengths and resilience of a very vulnerable population has created an environment for healing and growth.
Maternal and Child Health
Maternal and child survival are high health challenges and priorities for rural Rwanda. Trained workers are now employed to visit, advise and care for mums and babies, providing practical support towards healthy pregnancies and full-term healthy babies. As a result, many more women are visiting the local Health Centre for regular check-ups and giving birth in the local hospital. Now mums bring their husbands and the whole family is involved.
• Maternal and Child Health
• Nutrition
• Kitchen Gardens
• Hygiene
• Family Planning
• Parenting
Centres in rural communities have been built, providing multi-purpose spaces for worship and pre-school classrooms. Teachers offer a sound, play-based educational foundation, taught in the English language. There is a focus on the first ‘1000 days’ of life to find opportunities for interventions that can signifycantly impact a child’s physical and cognitive development. Our hope is to ensure, through parent-initiated feeding programs, that all have access to the nutrients they need for optimal health and development.
• First 1000 Days
• Use of English
• Teacher Training
• Pre-Schools
• Feeding Program
Social and Economic Development
Embrace Rwanda looks to promote long-term development, not a “quick fix”. The communities in Rwanda are anxious to promote self-reliance, so donations to Embrace Rwanda increasingly go to provide funds for self-help groups to promote initiatives for self-employment.
These groups are organized within community associations, for the purpose of generating income through small projects and small business collectives. Each small business gives back to the collective, building independence and sustainability.
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Farming Training Centres
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Cooperatives
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Healing the Next Generation
- Savings and Credit Associations
Vocational training opportunities are scarce in poverty-stricken rural Rwanda. Embrace Rwanda has set up several schools providing the skills, knowledge and experience in useful trades, thus providing an income for families in the local communities.
Equipment and structures are often built for the school by the students of construction and carpentry classes.
• Tailoring and Sewing
• Knitting
• Baking/Cooking
• Carpentry
• Construction
• VTC Shops
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