Turwubake: Construct the Family

ISSUE:
Turbubake, a team comprised of 25 local women in the Nyaryngenge Sector of Rwanda, have identified sexual and physical violence against married women and domestic workers as a critical priority. They have seen how domestic and sexual violence leads to broken families, physical disability, HIV infection, ignorance, poverty, children without fathers, and women having multiple children who face malnutrition, neglect or abandonment.

SOLUTION:
The project will organize trainings on gender equality for men and women, focusing on couples, domestic workers and employers. In addition, clothesmaking training will provide vulnerable domestic workers and married women with economic alternatives. Project goals include:

• After 6 months of training, at least 50% of the women will have the skills to leave abusive domestic jobs.
• After 12 months, domestic violence will decrease by 20% among their target population.
• 3 women out of 30 will run for office.

IMPACT:
In its first year, the project will educate 50 families and provide skills training to 30 survivors of violence.