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Rwanda Women’s Network (RWN) is a national humanitarian Non-Governmental Organisation dedicated to the promotion and improvement of the socio-economic welfare of women in Rwanda through enhancing their efforts to meet their basic needs. The Network came into being in 1997 taking over from its parent organisation, the US-based Church World Service (CWS), which had initiated a two-year program (from 1994 to 1996) in the country following the 1994 genocide.Todate, RWN caters to survivors of sexual and gender-based violence across the country in the recognition that women and children bore the brunt of the genocide, and remain the most vulnerable and marginalised groups within Rwanda civil society.The Rwanda Women’s Network implements four core programs.

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RWN hosts international workshop on SGBVand Post-conflict Recovery to share the Polyclinic of Hope (PoH) Model
The International Workshop, held in July 2008 in Kigali, sought to share the award winning RWN Polyclinic of Hope model, which demonstrates how women can successfully move from being victims of violence to agents of change for their families and communities.....more
Celebrating Ten Years of Community Engagement, Leadership and Action
RWN celebrated its 10th Anniversary in November 2007, making it one of the oldest post-genocide community-based organizations and most recognized in the country with two international awards....more
RWN receives global recognition with two international awards
For the second time in two years the RWN Village of Hope (VoH) program has achieved international recognition by receiving the 2007 UN-Habitat Dubai International Award....more
 
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Polyclinic of Hope
Access to financial credit and economic self-reliance is integral to the RWN's programmes. In the aftermath of the genocide, it came to the forefront the issue of women being economicaly disadvantaged..., more
Human and legal rights education, as well as awareness of issues on justice, is fundamental to full participation in all aspects of daily life. Most women lack knowledge of human and legal rights and therefore do not view the extreme atrocities... , more
Human health is defined to mean the wellbeing of the human body (physical, emotional and mental). Through the Polyclinic of Hope, the focus is on medical, counseling and improving... more

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