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Rwanda launches nationwide health and vaccination campaign
BISATE VILLAGE, Rwanda, 3 November 2009 – Bisate village is nestled in the lush valley at the foot of Mount Sabinyo – an extinct volcano that marks the intersection of the borders of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda and Rwanda. Gathered in a large playing field, hundreds of women dressed in colourful ‘kikoys’ of wrapped cloth are clutching rainbow-coloured umbrellas.
UNICEF seeks justice for imprisoned young people
MUSANZE, Rwanda, 14 August 2009 – It was early morning in Musanze when children who had been in prison awaiting trial finally got a legal hearing.
UNICEF-supported initiative helps families living with HIV in Rwanda
KIGALI, Rwanda, 14 July 2009 – “In was 30 years old when my husband died,” recounts Felona. “We had three children, and then I found out that I was HIV-positive. It was very difficult for me to accept.
Rebuilding stronger schools for earthquake survivors in Rwanda
KIGALI, Rwanda, 2 June 2009 – The day began like any other quiet Sunday in the western province of Rwanda. Lake Kivu glimmered in the sun and the hills surrounding it were green and filled with life.
John-Bosco’s journey: Sustainable solutions for street children in Kigali
KIGALI, Rwanda, 19 May 2009 – When rebels entered his village in 1994, John-Bosco, then 11, fled across the border into the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Rwandan teenager does her part to commemorates 15th anniversary of genocide
NEW YORK, USA, 17 April 2009 – Vanessa Umubyeyi, now 15, was only a month old when the Rwandan genocide began, but she knows the stories by heart.
Historic pneumococcal vaccine shipment arrives in Rwanda
KIGALI, Rwanda, 27 March 2009 – Last week, a historic shipment of vaccines arrived at the Kigali Airport in Rwanda. Donated by Wyeth Corporation, these vaccines help protect infants and young children from pneumococcal disease – the leading vaccine-preventable cause of death in children under the age of five worldwide.
Rwanda’s First Lady awards girls for their academic excellence
KIGALI, Rwanda, 24 March 2009—Rwanda’s First Lady, Jeannette Kagame, recently presented the annual Imbuto Foundation Awards in Kigali, which honour academic excellence among primary and secondary school girls.
Communities provide a bigger ‘family’ for orphaned children in Rwanda
Rwanda, 26 February 2009 – Bamporeze is a non-governmental organization that started a community-based protection programme for children orphaned by AIDS in Rwanda soon after the genocide, in 1995. Around 150,000 people live with HIV in Rwanda; 19,000 of them are children.
Empowering communities to protect and promote child rights in Rwanda
KIGALI, Rwanda, 10 February 2009 – Ndayi, 16, lives in a small village about an hour from Rwanda’s capital, and before going back to school, he lived on the streets.
Conference highlights plight of children affected by HIV/AIDS
KIGALI, Rwanda, 16 December 2008 — The Mashirika Theatre group opened the country’s annual Conference on Children Affected By HIV/AIDS. The performers and children are survivors of the 1994 genocide.
Fourth Annual Children’s Summit addresses the lingering effects of genocide in Rwanda
KIGALI, Rwanda, 13 November 2008 – At the Fourth Annual Children’s Summit, attended by the nation’s highest leadership, the children of Rwanda re-emphasized to their leaders the importance of eradicating a lingering genocide ideology in the country.
UNICEF nominee Paul Farmer receives CDC Foundation Hero Award
NEW YORK, USA, 10 October 2008 – Dr. Paul Farmer, a tireless activist, researcher and public health practitioner whose organization, Partners in Health, provides community-based care for millions of people throughout the developing world, has received the 2008 Hero Award from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Foundation in Atlanta, Georgia.
UNICEF-supported schools win national award in Rwanda
RUBAVU, Rwanda, 2 October 2008 – UNICEF-supported schools have distinguished themselves in Rwanda’s first annual National School Awards ceremony as part of a campaign to encourage girls’ education and to help all children succeed.
Health Week keeps up momentum on improving child survival in Rwanda
KIGALI, Rwanda, 29 September 2008 – Rwanda recently celebrated its first-ever week to promote the health and well-being of its women and children.
Women parliamentarians lead major changes in African politics
NEW YORK, USA, 22 July 2008 – Several African countries are at the forefront of a growing trend to substantially increase female representation in parliaments around the world.
Child-friendly schools help young Rwandans rediscover childhood
NEW YORK, USA, 8 July 2008 – In Rwanda, which is still recovering from its 1994 genocide and now faces the spread of HIV, UNICEF and its partners have established child-friendly schools to help young students rediscover what childhood is all about.
Rwandan children learn and play to celebrate Day of the African Child
KIGALI, Rwanda, 17 June 2008 – At sports events, school assemblies and cultural gatherings throughout the nation, children and adults celebrated the Day of the African Child this week. The continent-wide holiday commemorates the spirit of the South African children who sparked the Soweto uprising of 1976 – many of whom gave their lives.
First Lady of Rwanda awards young women for their scholastic achievements
MUHANGA, Rwanda, 12 May 2008 – Earlier this month, 58 young women had their moment in the spotlight as Rwanda’s First Lady awarded them with prizes to celebrate their outstanding academic achievements.
‘Beyond School Books’– a podcast series on education in emergencies: Segment #7
NEW YORK, USA, 8 May 2008 – Exactly one month ago, Rwanda commemorated the 14th anniversary of its genocide. By this time in 1994, some half a million Rwandans had already been killed in an ethnic-cleansing campaign.
Rwandan and Liberian youths capture images of their lives at 'Eye See III' workshop
NEW YORK, USA, 24 April 2008 – Each equipped with a camera and a unique perspective, dozens of children in Rwanda and Liberia recently spent a week with internationally renowned photographer and frequent UNICEF contributor Giacomo Pirozzi for a series of training workshops called ‘Eye See III’.
Mourning the Rwandan genocide, 14 years on
NEW YORK, USA, 8 April 2008 – Marking the 14th anniversary of the genocide in Rwanda, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon last night pledged to step up efforts aimed at stopping such tragedies from happening again.
Goodwill Ambassador Yvonne Chaka Chaka visits earthquake-affected Rwanda
KIGALI, Rwanda, 5 March 2008 – “I had a smile on my face and tears in my eyes,” said UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Yvonne Chaka Chaka, describing how it felt to see UNICEF tents standing near crumbled school walls in southwest Rwanda.
UNICEF Executive Board reviews country programmes that help societies rebuild
NEW YORK, USA, 6 September 2007 – On the second day of their current session in New York, UNICEF Executive Board members today continued their discussion of the programmes of 17 country offices planning their work for the next five years.
School campaign supports girls’ education and achievement in Rwanda
KIGALI, Rwanda, 8 August 2007 – Nathalie Kaligirwa, 17, received the First Lady’s Award for Achievement during a ceremony launching the Rwandan Government’s new five-year campaign to promote gender parity, retention and achievement of girls in school.
Third national Rwandan Children Summit emphasizes children as our future
KIGALI, Rwanda, 31 July 2007 – Kigali City hosted the Third Rwandan Children Summit yesterday. Prime Minister Bernard Makuza officially opened the forum, which focused on the theme of investing in children.
UNICEF and local partners promote child-friendly schools in Rwanda
KIGALI, Rwanda, 3 July 2007 – Rubingo Primary School in Gasabo District, approximately 20 km from Kigali City, has all the hallmarks of a child-friendly school.
Testimony and calls for unity set the stage for a global AIDS conference in Kigali
KIGALI, Rwanda, 15 June, 2007 – Some 3,000 men, women and children gathered earlier this week at Kigali’s Amahoro Stadium to make an emphatic statement prior to the 2007 HIV/AIDS Implementers’ Meeting, which opens here in the Rwandan capital tomorrow.
Cherie Blair visits children and sees progress at renovated hospital outside Kigali, Rwanda
RWINKWAVU DISTRICT, Rwanda, 6 March 2007 – During a recent three-day visit to Rwanda to attend the 2007 Women Parliamentarians International Conference, Cherie Blair took one morning to visit a UNICEF-supported hospital outside the capital, Kigali.
Rwanda schools still struggling to recover from 1994 genocide
KIGALI, Rwanda, 13 March 2006 – Rwanda’s school system is still struggling to get back on its feet almost 12 years after the 1994 genocide, during which more than 600 primary schools were destroyed and 3,000 teachers were killed or forced to flee.
Rwanda: New hope for a mother living with HIV/AIDS
KIGALI, Rwanda, 6 March 2006 – Jeanette tested positive for HIV two years ago when she was pregnant with her youngest child. “When I was told the news, I didn’t cry or shout,” she said. “But I was afraid. The nurse explained things to me, but I thought I was going to die. I knew someone who had died from AIDS, but I thought this could never happen to me."
UN agency heads call for new commitment to help Africa's Great Lakes region
NAIROBI, Kenya, 3 March 2006 – The heads of three of the largest United Nations humanitarian agencies today urged the international community to match political progress in the Great Lakes region with a new commitment to end the suffering of the millions of people forgotten by the rest of the world.
Children forced to grow up fast in Rwanda’s parentless households
GISENY, Rwanda, 21 February 2006 - Between head-high banana plants a narrow path leads up a steep hill. Manessé leads the way slowly. His movements and his strong physique make him look older than his 12 years. Manessé is still a child but he is obliged to lead the life of an adult.
UNICEF Executive Director Ann M. Veneman praises Rwanda’s efforts for children in fight against HIV/AIDS
NEW YORK, USA, 14 February 2006 – UNICEF Executive Director Ann M. Veneman has just completed an official visit to Rwanda as part of a joint mission examining the country’s response to HIV/AIDS.
Helping orphans in Rwanda build a better future
KIGALI, Rwanda, 13 February 2006 – One of the greatest challenges facing Rwanda today is how to care for its massive population of orphans.
Rwandan children speak out to power at the Second Children’s Summit
KIGALI, Rwanda, 20 January 2006 – At an expensive hotel in the capital city, delegates filed in importantly, carrying their official documents, took their seats in front of the microphones, put on their headphones and the Summit began.
Rwanda launches UNITE FOR CHILDREN UNITE AGAINST AIDS
KIGALI, Rwanda, 5 December 2005 - The First Family of Rwanda – His Excellency the President Paul Kagame and the First Lady Madame Jeannette Kagame – is also considered the first family in the fight against HIV/AIDS. That’s why the President and the First Lady jointly launched the UNITE FOR CHILDREN UNITE AGAINST AIDS campaign in Rwanda.
Remarks of the First Lady of Rwanda, Her Excellency Jeannette Kagame, at launch of UNITE FOR CHILDREN UNITE AGAINST AIDS
The First Lady of Rwanda, Her Excellency Jeannette Kagame took part in the launch of the global campaign UNITE FOR CHILDREN UNITE AGAINST AIDS. She addressed the audience both as an African mother and a member of the Organisation of African First Ladies against HIV/AIDS.
Rwanda: Ten years after the genocide
On 7 April, 2004, the International Day of Reflection on the Genocide in Rwanda, millions will observe a moment of silence to remember the victims.
As the world remembers the ten-year anniversary of the genocide in Rwanda, the country’s children continue to live with the devastating affects of this brutal conflict.
When the genocide ended in 1994, 800,000 people had been murdered – 300,000 of these victims were children In addition, 95,000 children had been orphaned.
