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Province of Rwanda
Rwanda
R
wanda’s Mothers’ Union is offering fresh hope to
the country ravaged by genocide. Teenagers are
learning to make the right choices to combat HIV/AIDS
and communities are learning to support each other.
The Church Missionary Society (CMS) began their fears and to support each other. The
work in Rwanda in 1914. The Anglican Diocese of Kigali has also trained 50
Province was formed in 1992 and now has
Mothers’ Union members and Sunday
10 dioceses.
school teachers to hold seminars for high
school students entitled 'Making the right
Mothers' Union strives to offer support and
decisions and choices in fighting HIV/AIDS'.
hope for the thousands of women
and children who have been
Through these seminars they hope
affected by the genocide.
to prevent future generations
Many of them not only lost
from being affected by the
their families and were
disease.
driven from their homes
but were also victims of
Parenting
rape, abuse and
torture. As a result of
The Mothers’ Union
this, HIV/AIDS has
Parenting Programme
become a common
has been running in
problem and women
Rwanda since 2005,
are struggling to care for
when it was first piloted.
their remaining family. ’In general, there are
changes in families and
Support
communities. The local and
Training courses and workshops are
church leaders have said that
educating and counselling individuals to
conflicts, quarrels and drunkenness have
support each other and to deal with the
been reduced because of the parenting
practicalities of helping those who are
groups,’ said Rev
suffering. The Diocese of Shyira runs an
Gaudence Mukakirunga
Association named 'Those Who Have Hope'
(Diocesan Worker
for people living with HIV/AIDS. The
and Parenting
Association allows women to communicate
Programme Trainer).
Fact File
Population:10.1 million
Mothers’ Union members:17,877
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