{"id":4150,"date":"2021-02-01T10:55:41","date_gmt":"2021-02-01T10:55:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oaflad.org\/?post_type=members-projects&p=4150"},"modified":"2021-02-01T10:55:41","modified_gmt":"2021-02-01T10:55:41","slug":"flagship-project-on-gender-equality-and-women-empowerment-rwanda","status":"publish","type":"members-projects","link":"https:\/\/oaflad.org\/en\/members-projects\/flagship-project-on-gender-equality-and-women-empowerment-rwanda\/","title":{"rendered":"Flagship Project on Gender Equality and Women Empowerment-Rwanda"},"content":{"rendered":"

FAMILY PLANNING
\nThe Adolescent Sexual Reproductive Health & Rights (ASRH&R) and HIV programme promotes positive behaviour among adolescents aged 10 to 25 years old. The programme targets adolescents both in and out of school, pairing schools and out of school clubs with youth organisations and health centres to provide youth-friendly services. The programme also trains peer educators to raise awareness about HIV\/AIDS and teaches adolescents to reduce the risk of unplanned pregnancies. Some activities and impact to date, since the inception of the project in 2001
\n\u2022 304\/311 teacher mentors were trained on Comprehensive Sexual Education and different ASRH topics.
\n\u2022 2005\/1974 Peer educators were trained on different ASRH topics, HIV prevention and peer education approach.
\n\u2022 2\/2 workshops of \u2018Parents evening conversations\u2019 representatives on Parent-Adolescent Communication (PAC) approach have been conducted.<\/p>\n

ADOLESCENT SEXUAL REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH AND RIGHTS (ASRH&R) & HIV
\nThe ASRH&R and HIV programme promotes positive behaviour among adolescents aged 10 to 25 years old. The programme targets adolescents both in and out of school, pairing schools and out of school clubs with youth organisations and health centres to provide youth-friendly services. The programme also trains peer educators to raise awareness about HIV\/AIDS and teaches adolescents to reduce the risk of unplanned pregnancies. Some activities and impact to date, since the inception of the project in 2018
\n\u2022 58,754\/70,000 people reached in 9 Districts through the Baho Neza Integrated campaign.
\n\u2022 13,839\/15,506 people received Family Planning services.
\n\u2022 887\/1000 people attended the launch of the Reproductive Maternal Newborn Child Adolescents Health (RMNCAH) policy. 5\/5 launch meetings for the new RMNCAH policy were conducted.<\/p>\n

ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND INNOVATION
\nThe Entrepreneurship and Innovation programme, aims to promote entrepreneurship and innovation among the youth. Through initiatives such as ArtRwanda-Ubuhanzi and Innovation Accelerator, the programme provides mentorship, training and financial support to young entrepreneurs and innovators, especially those seeking to provide solutions in response to challenges related to sexual and reproductive health, sexuality education, family planning, maternal health, among others. Some activities and impact to date, since the inception of the project in 2016
\n\u2022 68 young artists benefiting from the ArtRwanda-Ubuhanzi Incubation centre.
\n\u2022 207 artwork and creative products produced and sold in the ArtRwanda-Ubuhanzi selling point.
\n\u2022 68 young artists and linked with investors.<\/p>\n\n\t\t