Knowledge Pays (Off): With Education and (Economic) Empowerment of Women Towards Gender Equality in Rwanda

Project objectives:
Objective 1: To enable access to education, building capacities and practical skills training for deprivileged groups of women and therefore contribute to better employment opportunities, economic independence and improvement of living standards of these women and their families.
Objective 2: To enable access to books and introduce the reading culture (which is the basis for successful learning) to the local population, especially children and youth.
Objective 3: To raise awareness about women’s rights and gender equality at the local level and to empower the most vulnerable women – “house-girls”.

Beneficiaries:
Deprivileged groups of women, especially “house-girls”: education, trainings, (economic)empowerment, improvement of living conditions.
Children and youth from Nyamirambo or other parts of the local area: reading culture, consequently improvement of learning habits and academic achievements, better education and later on better employment opportunities.
Local community and local authorities: gaining the local library, free activities for women, awareness-rising.
NWC: additional capacity-building, 2 study visits, greater visibility and influence in the local community due to the library.

Project leader: Maja Ladić
Project coworkers: Julija Magajna, Franja Arlič, Jasna Babić and Irena Salmič

Partners:

Nyamirambo Women's Center Rwanda Association of University Women Association Edirisa Slovenia

Funders:

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Slovenia All materials are the responsibility of the Peace Institute and NWC and do not reflect the official position of the Government of the Republic of Slovenia.Open Society Foundations (OSF)