Powered by Women in Rwanda
The Powered by Women in Rwanda program aims to improve equality for 161,047 women and girls in Rwanda. CARE, along with its implementing partners, will strengthen the ability of women, girls, and Civil Society Actors (CSAs) to address critical barriers to women’s economic growth, Sexual Reproductive Health Rights (SRHR), and Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) prevention.
Gender Equality and Resilient (GEAR) Project
The Gender Equality and Resilient (GEAR) project is a 5-year joint strategic partnership involving CARE Rwanda, CARE Uganda, and CARE Austria, funded by the Austrian Development Agency (ADA). Despite Rwanda’s progress, challenges like growing urbanization, climate crisis impacts, inequalities faced by women and girls, and poverty persist.
Supporting and Enhancing Resilient and Viable Employment Opportunities (SERVE)
The SERVE project aims to build a resilient, sustainable, equitable for women and girls, and inclusive entrepreneurial environment that increases dignified and fulfilling work opportunities for young people, particularly young women, in agricultural value chains across Rwanda. It addresses the challenge of insufficient productive employment for Rwanda’s growing youth population, with about 78% of Rwandans being under 35 years old.
Growing More Than Food: A mother’s nutrition journey
Meet Mutuyimana Jacqueline from the rolling hills of Gicumbi district’s Mutete sector. As a young mother with a one-year-old child, she once struggled with the seemingly insurmountable challenge of providing proper nutrition. Like many rural mothers, Jacqueline’s understanding of nutrition was limited. Meals were simple and repetitive, typically consisting of sweet potatoes, manioc and whatever local crops were available. The Kungahara project was launched in 2024 to help adress the knowledge gap.
Kungahara Project
The Kungahara project, is a project financially supported by the European Union and the Austrian Development Agency, implemented by CARE (CARE Austria and CARE Rwanda), in partnership with DUHARANIRA AMAJYAMBERE Y’ICYARO (DUHAMIC-ADRI). This project aims to significantly contribute to resilient food systems and improved food and nutrition security in Rwanda.
