| Rwanda |
Assemblée de la jeunesse musulmane au Rwanda
| Address: | P.B. 508, Kigali, Rwanda |
| Phone: | 250 75 692 |
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| Contact: | Ally Kalisa Shaukat |
| Type of Organization: | National / Local / Community |
| Members: | Youth |
| Year Founded: | 1996 |
| International Working Language: | French |
| Local Working Language: | Kinyarwanda |
| Source of Annual Budget: | Membership fees / Local donors / Foreign donors |
| Affiliations: | The Youth Forum |
Action Areas:
Purpose:
To coordinate all development education activities related to social life, general well being, national reconciliation and national reconstruction.
Illustrative Project:
Sport activities, rice cultivation, vocational training for out-of-school children.
Association des scouts du Rwanda
| Address: | B.P. 775, Kigali, Rwanda |
| Phone: | 250 73 091 |
| Fax: | 250 73 091 |
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| Contact: | Etienne Nsengimana |
| Type of Organization: | National / Africa Region |
| Members: | Men / Women / Youth |
| Year Founded: | 1968 |
| International Working Language: | French |
| Local Working Language: | Kinyarwanda |
| Source of Annual Budget: | Membership fees / Local donors / Foreign donors / Other |
| Affiliations: | The Youth Forum |
Action Areas:
Purpose:
To promote the understanding of the principles of scouts in the country; to apply the 'Scout Method'; to promote scout activities all over the country; to direct scout activities towards the national development guidelines. To encourage young people to practice habits of mutual solidarity on a local, national and international level; to foster physical, intellectual, social and spiritual capabilities of young people so as to educate them to become useful members of the community. 2,500 members.
Illustrative Project:
Scout activities, such as camps, training, good actions, etc.; promotion of self-development of young people out-of-school by maintaining development training centres in the rural areas. Peace education activities on a regional level.
Association rwandaise pour la défense des droits de la personne et des libertés publiques
| Adresse: | B.P. 1932, Kigali, Rwanda |
| Tél: | 250 756 97 |
| Fax: | 250 756 97 |
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| Personne à contacter: | Rosalie Mukarukaka |
| Type d'organisation: | Nationale / Locale / Communautaire / Rurale / Urbaine |
| Membres: | Hommes / Femmes / Jeunes / Personnes âgées |
| Année de fondation: | 1991 |
| Langue internationale de travail: | Français |
| Langue locale de travail: | Kinyarwanda |
| Source de budget annuel: | Cotisation des membres / Donateurs étrangers |
| Affiliations: | Fédération internationale des ligues des droits de l'homme |
Domaines d'action:
Objectif:
Défendre et promouvoir les droits de la personne et ses libertés publiques; intervenir sur les cas de violation des droits et libertés publiques.
Projet illustratif:
Projet de formation des agriculteurs-éleveurs dans le domaine du respect des droits de la personne humaine. Prévention des conflits.
| Address: | P.B. 1850, Kigali, Rwanda |
| Phone: | 250 70 84 407 |
| Fax: | 250 70 75 010 |
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| Contact: | David Livingstone Gashugi |
| Type of Organization: | National / Rural / Urban |
| Members: | Men / Women / Youth |
| Year Founded: | |
| International Working Language: | French |
| Local Working Language: | Kinyarwanda |
| Source of Annual Budget: | Membership fees / Local donors / Earned income |
| Affiliations: | The Youth Forum |
Action Areas:
Purpose:
To reach out to nations for Jesus; to teach our youth that they are the leaders of tomorrow; to create work for our youth; to help those who are in need and show them the right way; to start projects that can help our youth and Rwanda at large. 12,000 members.
Illustrative Project:
Starting and maintaining small enterprises; training for youth on how to overcome poverty (1000 participants); preaching the work of God; programmes are run in 12 districts.
Centrale des syndicats des travailleurs du Rwanda
| Adresse: | B.P. 1645, Kigali, Rwanda |
| Tél: | 250 856 58 / 824 62 |
| Fax: | 250 840 12 |
| Email: | cestar@rwandatell.rwandal.com |
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| Personne à contacter: | François Murangira |
| Type d'organisation: | Nationale / Locale |
| Membres: | Hommes / Femmes / Jeunes |
| Année de fondation: | 1985 |
| Langue internationale de travail: | Français |
| Langue locale de travail: | Kinyarwanda |
| Source de budget annuel: | Cotisations des membres |
| Affiliations: | Confédération internationale |
Domaines d'action:
Objectif:
Défense des droits des travailleurs.
Projet illustratif:
Mise en place d'une coopérative d'épargne et de crédits pour les salariés et les travailleurs du secteur informel; mise en place d'un réseau national de pharmacies qui vendent des médicaments à des prix accessibles aux travailleurs.
Centre de services aux coopératives
| Adresse: | B.P. 400, Kigali, Rwanda |
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| Fax: | 250 772 77 |
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| Personne à contacter: | Anastase Murumba |
| Type d'organisation: | Nationale / Locale / Communautaire / Rurale / Urbaine |
| Membres: | Hommes / Femmes / Jeunes / Personnes âgées |
| Année de fondation: | 1985 |
| Langue internationale de travail: | Français |
| Langue locale de travail: | Kinya-Rwanda / Kirundo |
| Source de budget annuel: | Cotisation des membres / Donateurs étrangers |
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Domaines d'action:
Objectif:
Consolider les structures coopératives et les rendre plus efficaces.
Projet illustratif:
Formation des cadres coopératifs. Promotion de la cohésion sociale.
Church World Service (USA) - Rwanda Programme
| Address: | Someca Building, Boulevard de la Revolution, 12, P.O. Box 3157, Kigali, Rwanda |
| Phone: | 250 77 213 |
| Fax: | 250 77 199 |
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| Type of Organization: | National |
| Members: | Men / Women |
| Year Founded: | |
| International Working Language: | French / English |
| Local Working Language: | Kinyarwanda |
| Source of Annual Budget: | Local donors / Foreign donors |
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Action Areas:
Purpose:
Promote peace and development. Encourage networking and solidarity between ethnic groups.
Illustrative Project:
Workshops on conflict prevention and peace building. Seminars on skills building for sustainable development.
Cooperative d'épargne et d'entraide pour salariés
| Adresse: | B.P. 2291, Kigali, Rwanda |
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| Type d'organisation: | Nationale |
| Membres: | Hommes / Femmes / Jeunes |
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| Langue internationale de travail: | Français |
| Langue locale de travail: | Kinyarwanda |
| Source de budget annuel: | Cotisations des membres / Donateur locaux |
| Affiliations: | Microcredit Summit |
Domaines d'action:
Objectif:
Générer des resources locales pour la lutte contre la pauvreté.
Projet illustratif:
Séminaires pour améliorer la gestion des institutions de microfinance.
Coopérative d'épargne et de crédit du terimbere
| Adresse: | B.P. 4053, Kigali, Rwanda |
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| Type d'organisation: | Nationale |
| Membres: | Hommes / Femmes / Jeunes |
| Année de fondation: | |
| Langue internationale de travail: | Français |
| Langue locale de travail: | Kinyarwanda |
| Source de budget annuel: | Cotisation des membres / Donateurs locaux |
| Affiliations: | Microcredit Summit |
Domaines d'action:
Objectif:
Encourager l'épargne locale et la création de coopératives dans le cadre de la lutte contre la pauvreté.
Projet illustratif:
Formation des responsables des caisses d'épargne pour une gestion plus efficace.
Field for Local Services Program / URWEGO Federation
| Address: | B.P. 3790, Kigali, Rwanda |
| Phone: | 250 8 50 08 25 / 51 15 79 |
| Fax: | 250 8 750 10 |
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| Contact: | Kayumba Richard |
| Type of Organization: | National / Local |
| Members: | Men / Women / Youth |
| Year Founded: | 1997 |
| International Working Language: | French |
| Local Working Language: | Kinyarwanda / Swahili |
| Source of Annual Budget: | Membership fees / Local donors / Earned income |
| Affiliations: | Equality Now |
Action Areas:
Purpose:
To forge peace and stability as well as making revolution on poverty and hunger on earth.
Illustrative Project:
Employment creation through formation of small scale and micro-finance and projects now underway in 43 sector of 8 districts of Rwanda.
Jeunesse ouvrière chrétienne - Rwanda
| Address: | B.P. 91, Kigali, Rwanda |
| Phone: | 250 76 768 |
| Fax: | 250 76 768 / 75 317 |
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| Contact: | Evariste Nsengumuremyi |
| Type of Organization: | National / Local |
| Members: | Youth |
| Year Founded: | 1958 |
| International Working Language: | French |
| Local Working Language: | Kinyarwanda |
| Source of Annual Budget: | Membership fees / Local donors / Foreign donors / Other |
| Affiliations: | The Youth Forum |
Action Areas:
Purpose:
Awareness raising of young people on problems encountered in their daily life; to help young people to acquire further training and education according to their capacities and social surrounding; to value the work they are doing, whatever it is; to educate young people in the spirit of the Christian religion.
Illustrative Project:
Agricultural activities; breeding; micro enterprises; crafts.
Martin Luther King International Centre
| Address: | P.B. 2994, Remera, Kigali, Rwanda |
| Phone: | 250 82 437 |
| Fax: | 250 82 437 |
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| Contact: | David Gakunzi |
| Type of Organization: | National / Local |
| Members: | Men / Women / Youth |
| Year Founded: | 1995 |
| International Working Language: | French |
| Local Working Language: | Kinyarwanda |
| Source of Annual Budget: | Membership fees / Local donors / Foreign donors / Earned income |
| Affiliations: | The Youth Forum |
Action Areas:
Purpose:
To promote peace and youth initiatives.
Illustrative Project:
Forums, seminars; training programmes; publication of magazines; sport activities; music events, concert with Tanzanian Gulan Band; regional youth forum on conflict resolution with the participation of 15 youth organizations from Rwanda, Burundi, Zaire, Tanzania; Uganda, South Africa; organization of a week for the African child.
| Address: | c/o Presbyterian Church of Rwanda, P.B. 56, Kigali, Rwanda |
| Phone: | 250 72 110 |
| Fax: | 250 76 929 |
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| Contact: | Etimana Leonard Misowa |
| Type of Organization: | National / Local |
| Members: | Youth |
| Year Founded: | 1980 |
| International Working Language: | French |
| Local Working Language: | Kinyarwanda |
| Source of Annual Budget: | Membership fees / Local donors / Foreign donors |
| Affiliations: | The Youth Forum |
Action Areas:
Purpose:
To promote Christian witness; to train and educate youth leaders; to encourage dialogue in conflict situations; to encourage members to strive for peace and justice. 1000 members.
Illustrative Project:
Leadership training; community development; environmental protection; counseling and reconciliation; rehabilitation of displaced people; symposium on peace and justice.
| Address: | P.B. 442, Kigali, Rwanda |
| Phone: | 250 72 826 |
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| Type of Organization: | National / Local |
| Members: | Youth |
| Year Founded: | 1965 |
| International Working Language: | French |
| Local Working Language: | Kinyarwanda |
| Source of Annual Budget: | Local donors |
| Affiliations: | The Youth Forum |
Action Areas:
Purpose:
To promote actions of charity and development; to educate young people in the catholic spirit; to offer education which promotes values such as to love God and people and to value the culture of Rwanda. 22,000 members.
Illustrative Project:
Actions of charity; participation in the church sermons, in the church life; development activities; education.
Première Fondation de la Nation
| Address: | B.P. 2276, Kigali, Rwanda |
| Phone: | 250 83 525 |
| Fax: | 250 87 010 / 83 542 |
| Email: | uwiragiyec@yahoo.com |
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| Contact: | Charles Uwiragiye |
| Type of Organization: | National / Local |
| Members: | Men / Women / Youth |
| Year Founded: | 1996 |
| International Working Language: | French / English |
| Local Working Language: | Kinya-Rwanda |
| Source of Annual Budget: | Membership dues / Foreign donors / Local donors |
| Affiliations: | International Alliance of the Indigenous |
Action Areas:
Purpose:
To promote and defend the socio-economic status, culture, education and human rights awareness of the minority indigenous BATWA and other vulnerable groups.
Illustrative Project:
Promotes participation of Batwa youth and women for their rights and development.
| Adresse: | 28, rue Député Kayuku, B.P. 2368, Kigali, Rwanda |
| Tél: | 250 727 50 |
| Fax: | 250 727 50 |
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| Personne à contacter: | Immaculée Habiyambere |
| Type d'organisation: | Nationale / Locale / Communautaire / Rurale / Urbaine |
| Membres: | Hommes / Femmes / Jeunes |
| Année de fondation: | 1992 |
| Langue internationale de travail: | Français |
| Langue locale de travail: | Swahili / Kinya-Rwanda |
| Source de budget annuel: | Cotisation des membres / Donateurs étrangers |
| Affiliations: | Féderation des réseaux des femmes Africaines pour la paix |
Domaines d'action:
Objectif:
En tant que plateforme de concertation, nous oeuvrons pour la promotion féminine, paix et développement. C'est un collectif de 35 organisations membres qui travaillent dans plusieurs domaines (développement rural, droit, santé, résolution des conflits, recherche, l'encadrement des jeunes).
Projet illustratif:
Projet campagne action pour la paix avec trois axes: Promotions de la culture de la paix (formation en résolution des conflits, campagne de mobilisation, recherche de l'histoire du Rwanda); projet d'habitation pour les femmes dont les maris et frères sont morts ou en prison; relance socio-économique pour la promotion des activités génératrices de revenus pour les femmes.
| Adresse: | 28, rue Député Kayuku, B.P. 2368, Kigali, Rwanda |
| Tél: | 250 727 50 |
| Fax: | 250 727 50 |
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| Personne à contacter: | Immaculée Habiyambere |
| Type d'organisation: | Nationale / Locale / Communautaire / Rurale / Urbaine |
| Membres: | Hommes / Femmes / Jeunes |
| Année de fondation: | 1992 |
| Langue internationale de travail: | Français |
| Langue locale de travail: | Swahili / Kinya-Rwanda |
| Source de budget annuel: | Cotisation des membres / Donateurs étrangers |
| Affiliations: | Féderation des réseaux des femmes Africaines pour la paix |
Domaines d'action:
Objectif:
En tant que plateforme de concertation, nous oeuvrons pour la promotion féminine, paix et développement. C'est un collectif de 35 organisations membres qui travaillent dans plusieurs domaines (développement rural, droit, santé, résolution des conflits, recherche, l'encadrement des jeunes).
Projet illustratif:
Projet campagne action pour la paix avec trois axes: Promotions de la culture de la paix (formation en résolution des conflits, campagne de mobilisation, recherche de l'histoire du Rwanda); projet d'habitation pour les femmes dont les maris et frères sont morts ou en prison; relance socio-économique pour la promotion des activités génératrices de revenus pour les femmes.
| Address: | c/o Protestant Council of Rwanda, Kigali, Rwanda |
| Phone: | 250 85 825 |
| Fax: | 250 85 554 |
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| Type of Organization: | National / Local |
| Members: | Youth |
| Year Founded: | 1992 |
| International Working Language: | French |
| Local Working Language: | Kinyarwanda |
| Source of Annual Budget: | Membership fees / Local donors / Foreign donors |
| Affiliations: | The Youth Forum |
Action Areas:
Purpose:
To encourage Christian witness and discipleship; to promote peace and justice; to enhance environmental awareness; to promote human rights. 550 members.
Illustrative Project:
Symposium on peace and justice with 100 participant; environmental protection; advocacy for rights; rehabilitation of displaced people; dialogue on peace and justice; gender awareness.
| Address: | 1, avenue du Commerce, P.O. Box 3157, Kigali, Rwanda |
| Phone: | 250 77 213 / 77 199 |
| Fax: | 250 77 199 |
| Email: | rwawnet@rwanda1.com |
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| Contact: | Mary Balikungeri |
| Type of Organization: | National / Local / Community / Rural / Urban |
| Members: | Women |
| Year Founded: | 1997 |
| International Working Language: | English |
| Local Working Language: | Kinyarwanda / Swahili |
| Source of Annual Budget: | Local donors / Foreign donors |
| Affiliations: | Pro-femme twese hamwe / Microcredit Summit |
Action Areas:
Purpose:
Rwanda Women Network organizes, empowers, networks and transforms through facilitating individual access to financial credit to engage people in income generating activities, i.e., socio-economic programs, organizing microcredit lending, small enterprise development, creating a network around those activities to address human/legal rights, shelter, health care, HIV/AIDS and peace in Rwanda. Therefore, our mission is to promote and empower Rwandan women to be effective and efficient participants in the development of their country.
Illustrative Project:
Polyclinic of Hope is a center for women victims of rape/violence during the 1994 genocide in Rwanda. The center provides the following services: free medical services; psycho-social support and counseling; trauma counseling; credit facilities; shelter; human/legal rights education and HIV/AIDS awareness
Rwandese Youth in Struggle for Better Living and Orphan's Care
| Address: | P.B. 1044, Kigali, Rwanda |
| Phone: | 250 83 525 / 82 278 / 540 |
| Fax: | 250 83 518 |
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| Contact: | Richard Kayamba |
| Type of Organization: | National / Local / Community |
| Members: | Youth |
| Year Founded: | 1995 |
| International Working Language: | French |
| Local Working Language: | Kinyarwanda |
| Source of Annual Budget: | Foreign donors |
| Affiliations: | The Youth Forum |
Action Areas:
Purpose:
To help non-privileged youth to acquire skills, knowledge and find employment; to help and assist children in difficulties; to foster self-development of young people, offering training and educational activities; to address youth problems and participate in youth policy.
Illustrative Project:
Teaching and training of youth on problem solving and independence; providing support structures for problem solving and counseling for young people; cooperation with government bodies.
Union des banques populaires du rwanda
| Adresse: | B.P. 1348, Kigali, Rwanda |
| Tél: | 250 7 35 59 / 35 81 |
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| Personne à contacter: | |
| Type d'organisation: | Nationale |
| Membres: | Hommes / Femmes / Jeunes |
| Année de fondation: | |
| Langue internationale de travail: | Français |
| Langue locale de travail: | Kinya-Rwanda |
| Source de budget annuel: | Resources locales |
| Affiliations: | Microcredit Summit |
Domaines d'action:
Objectif:
Promouvoir l'épargne et le développement.
Projet illustratif:
Formation des cadres des banques populaires; campagne de promotion de l'épargne locale.
Union des banques populaires du rwanda
| Adresse: | B.P. 1348, Kigali, Rwanda |
| Tél: | 250 7 35 59 / 35 81 |
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| Personne à contacter: | |
| Type d'organisation: | Nationale |
| Membres: | Hommes / Femmes / Jeunes |
| Année de fondation: | |
| Langue internationale de travail: | Français |
| Langue locale de travail: | Kinya-Rwanda |
| Source de budget annuel: | Resources locales |
| Affiliations: | Microcredit Summit |
Domaines d'action:
Objectif:
Promouvoir l'épargne et le développement.
Projet illustratif:
Formation des cadres des banques populaires; campagne de promotion de l'épargne locale.
| Address: | P.B. 400, Kigali, Rwanda |
| Phone: | 250 77 109 / 78 442 |
| Fax: | 250 75 317 / 76 768 |
| Email: | |
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| Contact: | Giovanni Renzaho |
| Type of Organization: | National / Local |
| Members: | Men / Women / Youth |
| Year Founded: | 1958 |
| International Working Language: | French |
| Local Working Language: | Kinyarwanda |
| Source of Annual Budget: | Membership fees / Local donors / Foreign donors / Earned income |
| Affiliations: | The Youth Forum |
Action Areas:
Purpose:
Training of students on economic, health, creative skills, social values, spirituality, etc.; rehabilitation of youth; encouragement of self-initiatives of young people for economic self-sufficiency; to promote solidarity and encourage social commitment towards poor people; to promote the reconciliation process, peace and unity of the country.
Illustrative Project:
Visit to schools and setting up of committees and youth groups, workcamps and conferences; spreading the gospel; agricultural activities and other possibilities for self-financing.