gender

In a significant step towards furthering gender equality in governance, the Forum of Rwandan Women Parliamentarians (FFRP) conducted a high-level training session from 6-7 February 2025. The parliamentary session focused…

 Organizations that advocate for the persons with disabilities among other vulnerable groups have attracted public attention against challenges that face the youth with compounded vulnerabilities in access to sexual reproductive…

Gender and Sexual reproductive health rights activists have shown that online based gender based violence is currently high among Rwandan youth. This was revealed by female activists who appeared on…

The minister of gender and family promotion (MIGEPROF), Consolée Uwimana has encouraged young girls to avoid early and unwanted pregnancies by sticking to saying ‘NO’ to people who intentionally trick…

Women Deliver Conference(WD2023) has chosen Rwanda, the champion of gender equality as their venue for the 2023 conference. Women Deliver is a platform that brings together various people across the…

Journalists and social media influencers can play a key role in preventing and ending Gender-Based Violence (GBV) not only by giving more attention and coverage to the issue but also…

Rwanda on Friday joined the rest of the world to kickstart 16 days of raising awareness against Gender-Based Violence (GBV), which in recent years has been on the rise, with…

Despite a steady increase in the number of female media professionals over the past 20 years, most mainstream media continue to mostly rely on men for tough tasks. Women in…

The Global Gender Gap Report for 2022 has ranked Rwanda the first in closing gender balance on the African continent and number six in the world. The Global Gender rankings…

A four year project that seeks to  combat gender-based violence in six districts has concluded with facilitators reporting several challenges that require further attention and support to curb. The project…

In Rwanda, on average, rural women spend up to seven hours daily on domestic and unpaid care work. The Labour Force Survey 20019, Thematic Report on Gender, shows that the…

Gender and women rights activists have called on the private sector and civil society organizations to come on board with funding programs which will enable women and girls’ access and…