Segal Family Foundation Annual Conference at the Hyatt Regency on the Hudson

On the 30th July-1st August 2018, Friends Women Association organized a three-day retreat for the AGBV project community facilitators. As per the objectives, the retreat was an opportunity for the AGBV project facilitators to share their own stories and challenges they are facing during their work in the community. Learn more by downloading this report:…

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…

On March 9, 2020, FWA joined the world to celebrate the Women’s International Day. In the area of women’s socio-economic empowerment, at the end of February 2020, FWA had a total of 78 self-help groups for a total of 1788 women. Members of the SHGs saved some money together to rejoice together for the step…

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

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…

My name is Chantal. In our family, we are three sisters and one brother. When I grew up, Igot married. However, after I had my first born, my husband left me and married anotherwife. I have been struggling a lot in order to survive with my kid. I could not go back to myfamily because…