In these two trauma healing workshops, there were 20 women from Kamenge in each workshop, The vast majority of these women were women who were abandoned by their husbands and started prostitution just for their daily survival. Learn more by downloading this Report
FWA has initiated this new project to extend its services in Kamenge and its surroundings. In the month of July 2018, there was site implementation only. The funds used were raised through Global Giving. Find here the report of activities for July 2018
Bertha Small, a medical doctor and the clerk of the Peace Committee at the Canadian Friends Service Committee (CFSC) visited FWA to see the work we are doing on the ground. Learn more by downloading the June Report of activities
Kamenge_Bujumbura The section below summarizes the work done during the month of April 2018. During the month of April 2018, the activities done were about RSS, CHIVPP, IWRH and AGBV projects FWA APRIL 2018 Report
On February 7th, 2018, Pastor BUCURA David, the coordinator of the African Great Lakes Initiatives (AGLI) visited FWA to see the work we are doing on the ground.In the month of February 2018, a total of 134 people received pre and post HIV test counseling and were tested for HIV; 56% of them were women…
Pastor NTAHUBA Parfaite, the coordinator of Friends Women’s Association attended the 8th Great Lakes Initiatives Leadership Institute on January 7-12, 2018. The venue of the 2018 GLI Institute was St. Mary’s National Seminary Ggaba, located on Ggaba Road in Kampala. The section below summarizes the work done during the month of January 2018. FWA January…
FWA has partnered with the Burundian Alliance Against HIV/AIDS in educating young people on sexual and reproductive health. This project is called “Strengthening the community response to HIV and TB”. In the month of December 2017, a total of 24 discussion groups was achieved. We had a total of 480 participants, and all of them…
This section summarizes the work done by FWA during the month of November 2017. On November 2nd, 2017, NTAHUBA Parfaite (Friends Women’s Association Coordinator) attended a workshop organized by Segal Family Foundation in partnership with an organization called “Edge”. It was held at Highland Suites Hotel in Nyarutarama, Kigali, Rwanda. The topic was: on-boarding and…
Anne Hutchinson, the new African Great Lakes Initiatives (AGLI) fundraiser, visited Friends Women’s Association (FWA) to learn more about FWA programs on the ground.During the month of October 2017, the activities done were about READY, RSS, CHIVPP and IWRH projects. As part of the READY project, different services were offered in the following logic: 28…
On September 16-18, 2017, Pastor NTAHUBA Parfaite, the national coordinator of Friends Women’s Association, attended the Segal Family Foundation Annual Conference at the Hyatt Regency on the Hudson, 2 Exchange, Jersey City, New Jersey in the United States. Then, the coordinator of Friends Women’s Association stayed in the US for a five-week speaking tours. Find…