Haguruka – For the Defense of Woman and Child's Rights

OUR MISSION

We promote and defend the rights of women and children.

OUR VISION

A society where the rights of women and children are respected; where women and children live free from violence and discrimination so that they can reach their full potential.

SUCCESS STORIES & ACHIEVEMENTS

Help us end gender-based violence and child abuse

26 DAYS LEFT

I Have Full Control of my Life

GAHONGAYIRE Mediatrice,” before this program “I was a girl with no self-confident and respect. I used to take and use some of the drugs which led me to bad behavior. I always had a conflict with my family because I did not like school and had no clear vision for my future. Basically, during the discussion, I have come to know and realize what people call gender equality and learnt about building a bright future and this had led me to figure out how
There’s New Hope for my Family

Nsengiyumva Innocent and Manirakiza Agnes live together for 12years and have3 of children. They had a conflict based on land and control over the harvest. Sengiyumva used to beat his wife Manirakiza if she says anything about her rights to the harvest. The couple attended the community dialogues. When Manirakiza was beaten up she was told to hide the physical rushes or say that she felt down. This couple was among the couples who were chosen
Zilipa’s touching story

Legal aid and representation can be difficult enough to obtain, even in the best circumstances. Finding someone to advocate for you, even when law is on your side, is not a reality for most of the world’s population. In hopes of finding her own advocate, Nyiranduhura zilipa walked for four hours every day from her house to Haguruka’s center in Musanze, Northern Province. She met a lawyer of Haguruka and she told her everything. After30 years of marriage, her husband brought another wife
Justice for Woman Raped by her Brother-in-law

The woman in this article (nicknamed Sarah) was married for many years but was unable to have children. Sarah consulted a witch, who told her that she would get pregnant if her younger sister who was still a virgin was raped by the woman’s husband One day, the sister (nicknamed Maria) came to visit the married couple and they locked her in the house She was raped every day by the husband of her own older sister for over three weeks