A group of 50 women, made up of a Tutsi majority, from the organization Twishakira amahoro ("We want to have peace") in Musaga, a district in Bujumbura, joined and helped Hutu women members of the same organization living in Busoro, another area situated at the outskirts of the town in the Kanyosha region populated by a Hutu majority.
In the most fragile states - those engaged in or just emerging from conflict - putting people back to work is a critical step towards a sustainable peace. Most donor efforts in that direction concentrate on short-term public works, targeted interventions to restore basic livelihoods.
Last Sunday, President Paul Kagame met with Rwandan women of all walks of life to celebrate the country's 20th liberation and to reflect on the strides that the Rwandan women have made over the years.
No doubt women, not just the Rwandan women, have proven time and again that they have unique ability to bridge seemingly insurmountable divides.
RWANDA, EASTERN AFRICA: To curb continuing cases of rape violence in Rwanda's refugee camps, the government of Rwanda along with the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) is now establishing what has been termed the new ‘one-stop' centers that will bring both police security and health care staff together in one place together to work in the prevention of and medical response to sexual violence.
Two decades after the 1994 genocide, a television journalist returns to hear the extraordinary testimony of women who were raped during the violence – and of the children born as a result
When Josiane Nizomfura was 12, she wanted to get a glimpse of her father, so she sneaked out of school and went to the public trial where her mother was testifying against him for rape.
The Government in partnership with the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) on Tuesday inaugurated a multi-functional building constructed for refugees in Nyabiheke refugee camp, Gatsibo District.
Nearly 20 years ago, the world came together in Beijing for the Fourth World Conference on Women. There, 189 governments adopted a visionary roadmap for gender equality: the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action.
More than 17,000 delegates and 30,000 activists pictured a world where women and girls had equal rights, freedom and opportunity in every sphere of life.
