As Rwanda celebrated #Kwibohora32 yesterday, we joined the community of Mwiri Sector in @KayonzaDistrict to mark the day through what matters most: investing in children.
Alongside local leaders, we visited Gitega #ECD Center, established with our support, where children are learning, growing, and many have overcome malnutrition. We are grateful for the continued partnership and shared commitment to giving every child a safe start in life.
#Kwibohora32 #TumurereYize
One conversation can change a family.
Through home visits and community conversations, we are equipping parents and caregivers with the knowledge and skills to protect children's rights and create safe, nurturing homes.
When families are informed, children are better protected. Every informed parent is another step toward a safer childhood.
Justice is not only about responding when harm occurs. It begins by preventing it through informed families, positive parenting, and communities that stand up for every child.
#JusticeBeginsAtHome
Empowering people as rights holders and strengthening institutions as accountable duty bearers is key to sustainable and inclusive development. I am grateful to attend HRBA workshop hosted by @informed_gens and facilitated by @giz_rwanda#HumanRightBasedApproach
1/ Day One focused on understanding human rights and exploring the foundations of #HRBA.
Participants reflected on how human rights principles can strengthen programming, advocacy, and community engagement efforts.
#HumanRightsBasedApproach
Clean hands, strong beginnings
A child’s future is shaped not only in classrooms but through daily hygiene and care.
Handwashing in #ECDs, supported by parents and caregivers, protects health and builds a stronger foundation for life. #TumurerreYize
Health security is no longer just a technical or institutional agenda, it is a community-driven responsibility.
The #BPRC launch reaffirmed that preparedness begins where people live, learn, and interact daily.
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#InformedGens#BPRC@Knooliet@rangira_lambert@redempter
The @HelpingHeartFam May 2026 Newsletter is now available.
This edition highlights women’s economic empowerment through community savings groups, strengthening safeguarding through #PSEAH capacity building, the opening of the Gitega #ECD Center, and youth engagement in climate action and environmental sustainability.
Read the full newsletter here: https://t.co/o5UisNRn0Z
@harerimana_tito@KayonzaDistrict@JosephRyarasa@unicefrw #TumurereYize
Today, in partnership with @EANNASO through the AHF Fund, we participated in the #BPRC Launch Workshop alongside @RBCRwanda and other stakeholders to strengthen community-level Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness, and Response (#PPR).@ahfafrica@AHFcares@HDIRwanda@sfhRwanda
For anyone seeking a suitable partner for impactful and effective implementation, @informed_gens stands ready. Keep the zeal alive and continue driving meaningful change.
When the Next Pandemic Comes, Communities Will Be the First Responders: Inside the BPRC Project Launch
From 02 to 04 June 2026, @RwandaNGOForum is honored to join @eannaso , @ahfrwanda , and @RBCRwanda in convening stakeholders for the launch of the Building Pandemic-Ready Communities (BPRC) Project to be implemented in Rwanda and Sierra Leone.
Rwanda and Sierra Leone were selected for the Building Pandemic-Ready Communities (BPRC) project because they represent highly informative public health landscapes in Africa, offering unique lessons in structural resilience and historical outbreak management.
The event brought together civil society organizations, community groups, and public health actors to strengthen collaboration and advance community-led approaches to Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness, and Response (PPR).
The workshop aims to provide a valuable platform for learning, dialogue, and experience sharing on outbreak preparedness, risk communication and community engagement, community-based surveillance, infection prevention and control, and emergency coordination.
Discussions highlighted the critical role communities play as frontline actors during public health emergencies and the importance of strengthening their engagement in building resilient health systems, empowering them for effective detection, assessment, reporting, response, and long-term recovery.
Through partnerships such as these, we continue to support efforts that empower communities with the knowledge, skills, and resources needed to prevent, detect, and respond to health threats. Together, we can foster stronger, more informed, empowered, and pandemic-ready communities across Rwanda and beyond. Strengthening pandemic preparedness starts with empowered communities.
#BPRC #PandemicPreparedness #CommunityEngagement #LetCommunitiesLead #HealthForAll