Haguruka, in partnership with Kvinna Till Kvinna, trained a group of twenty-five ‘champions’ in the district of Musanze and the district of Gasabo. Participants included cell leaders, the youth committee at cell and sector level, the women’s council at cell level, friends of families (inshuti z’umuryango) and Haguruka paralegals in
Capacity development of partners and stakeholders
TRAINING LOCAL AUTHORITIES FROM GASABO DISTRICT ON GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE
Haguruka, in partnership with Kvinna Till Kvinna, is implementing a project entitled “Ingo z’amahoro”. The Ingo z’Amahoro project aims to strengthen the capacity and knowledge of partners and stakeholders with regards to legal frameworks pertaining to gender-based violence, available services, referral structures and procedures to follow. Haguruka officially launched this
Training on land laws in Ngoma district
Haguruka, in collaboration with SIDA (Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency) and RLMUA (Rwanda Land Management and Use Authority) conducted a training on understanding, applying and harmonizing the legal framework governing land rights. The invited participants included; 64 Executive Secretaries at cell level and 64 chairpersons of the land committee at
REFRESHER WORKSHOP ON SENSITIZING COMMUNITIES AFFECTED BY CASES LINKED WITH THE GENOCIDE PERPETRATED AGAINST THE TUTSI IN 1994
Haguruka is implementing a project entitled “JUSTICE et MEMOIRE “. This project will be implemented over the course of five years (2017-2021) and is funded by the Belgian Directorate General for Development (DGD). The project aims to help communities affected by specific cases related to the 1994 Genocide against the
TRAINING ON RWANDA’S GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE LEGAL FRAMEWORK, SERVICES, REFERRAL STRUCTURES AND PROCEDURES
Haguruka, in partnership with TROCAIRE, organized a training on 21-22 December 2017 at Nyanza Heritage Hotel, with the aim of increasing the knowledge and awareness of opinion leaders on gender-based violence and available prevention and management laws and policies in Rwanda. The training workshop was officially opened by the Vice
TRAINING ON NATIONAL LABOUR LAW
Haguruka held a one-day training on national labour laws and the International Labour Organisation (ILO) Core Conventions. This was conducted in partnership with the HIVOS Foundation, through the ‘Women@Work’ Campaign, which is a global partnership of actors aiming to improve labour practices for women working in the horticulture sector. The
Stakeholders Roundtable on Women Leadership in Horticulture Sector
On 27th October 2016 Haguruka, in partnership with Hivos, convened a round table at Portofino Villa Hotel in Kigali to deliberate on issues of women leadership in Rwanda horticulture sector. The round table was organized by Haguruka as part of a campaign dubbed “WOMEN @WORK” that aims to improve working
Training of Primary Court Judges from the Eastern Province
In partnership with the USAID/Land Project, Haguruka has conducted research entitled “REVIEW AND ANALYSIS OF PRIMARY COURT JUDGEMENTS AND MAJ LEGAL GUIDANCE RELATED TO WOMEN’S PROPERTY RIGHTS AND LAND RIGHTS IN RWANDA”. This research concerned 200 courts judgments from 15 primary courts in the whole country for the period between
Training of 30 MAJ assistance providers
On 20th April 2016 at Ninzi Hill Hotel in Kigali, Haguruka brought together thirty MAJ assistance providers reflecting all districts for one day of training. This followed Haguruka conducting research on “REVIEW AND ANALYSIS OF PRIMARY COURT JUDGEMENTS AND MAJ LEGAL GUIDANCE RELATED TO WOMEN’S PROPERTY RIGHTS AND LAND RIGHTS
Training Sessions for Counselors and Nurses
Between 18 and 22 May 2015, five days’ training was held by nine counselors from Haguruka at Kayonza. Seven nurses from seven hospitals working in partnership with Haguruka were trained in: – Psychosocial aspects of HIV/AIDS – PTSD, grief and depression – GBV (including types of GBV, psychological symptoms of