As we look back on the past year, we are filled with deep gratitude and encouragement for all that has been accomplished in the field of health, including mental health, particularly through our trauma healing workshops. These sessions have been a cornerstone in restoring hope and dignity among women affected by the deep wounds of…
“Double the Honor, Double the Joy!” 🎉 Double Honor for FWA’s National Coordinator ! 🎉 We are thrilled to celebrate Rev. Past. NTAHUBA PARFAITE, National Coordinator of FWA ,for receiving two prestigious awards recognizing her outstanding leadership and tireless advocacy for gender justice and women’s rights! 🙌 FWA celebrates these honors as a powerful encouragement…
THE WOMEN’S SOCIO-ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT CENTER The FWA has continued the construction of the Women’s Socio Economic Empowement Center (WSEEC). The aim of this project is to avail training rooms and a temporary safe shelter for gender-based violence survivors at the FWA headquarters. This project will cost $200,000. We have so far mobilized $39,100 including $16,600…
“My name is Jeanine NZEYIMANA; I joined the savings group in 2015 when I was invited by the social worker at FWA, who was assisting people living with HIV/AIDS, including myself. At the time, I had no vision for my future. I lived in my older sister house and wasn’t working. As a sex worker,…
FWA 2025 PRIORITIES
THE WOMEN’S ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT CENTER The FWA has continued the construction work of the Women’s Socio Economic Empowement Center (WSEEC). The aim of this project is to avail training rooms and a temporary safe shelter for gender-based violence survivors at the FWA headquarters. This project will cost $200,000. We have so far mobilized $32,500 including…
Under the support of the Canadian Friends Service Committee (CFSC), have continued the construction work of the Women’s Socio Economic Empowement Center (WSEEC). The aim of this project is to avail training rooms and a temporary safe shelter for gender-based violence survivors at the FWA headquarters. This project will cost $200,000
“I married an alcoholic man. He came home at midnight and beat me while I did nothing. One day he beat me when I was pregnant and I had an abortion. This abortion left scars in my heart; I didn’t want to be pregnant anymore.Unfortunately I found myself pregnant again, and my husband married another…
“I am a woman who is a victim of psychological violence and no one knows it. My husband is a quite person but I am suffering. We got married illegally and no one told me that he had 2 other women that he married before me.One day, I was cultivating in the field and two…
Women’s Economic Empowerment Center WEECThe Women’s Economic Empowement Center (WEEC) is a new project that the FWA has started in th emonthe of Jul 2024 under the support of the African Great Lakes Initiative (AGLI) of the Friends Peace Teams). The aim is to avail training rooms and a temporary safe shelter for gender-based violence…