MADRE's Campaign in Rwanda
MADRE's sister organization in Rwanda, BENIPUHWE, is an association of women which includes both survivors of the genocide and women who perpetrated the slaughter. In this amazing effort at reconciliation, the women are coming together to deal with problems that confront them all: poverty, homelessness, bereavement and trauma. This organization is building a new community both physically and emotionally, as women form bonds and assist one another with the reconstruction of 180 dilapidated homes as well as an agricultural initiative. MADRE is assisting the women by providing potable water and livestock, the latter of which supplements diets as well as being used commercially. The profits of raising livestock help the women to afford health care and primary educational needs. The policy of mass rape that was part of the Rwandese genocide resulted in the spread of HIV/AIDS among the surviving female population. In response, MADRE's partner organization,the Clinic of Hope in Kigali, has commenced a public education program on the prevention of the disease. For more information click on: MADRE.

Women for Women International: Project Rwanda
In 1997, Women for Women International launched Project Rwanda to help economically disadvantaged Rwandan women move from crisis and transition to opportunity and self-sufficiency. Phase I of the Project encompassed direct aid through sponsorships with individuals in the U.S. Through sponsorship, hundreds of Rwandan women have received thousands of dollars in direct aid, as well as letters of support from their sponsors. To read more, click Women for Women.