ASOFERWA

Welcome to the official website of ASOFERWA

Association de Solidarité des Femmes Rwandaises

Dear Esteemed Visitor,
By the 1994 genocide against Tutsi, Rwanda was stricken by a misfortune, which plunged the whole country in disastrous situation with various socio-economic consequences.
To react accordingly, in September 1994, a group of 30 Rwandan women established an association that they named: ’’ASOFERWA’’ Association de Solidarité des Femmes Rwandaises or Rwandan women Association for Solidarity with the purpose of helping and intervening to vulnerable groups.
For its legal personality, reference No is: 066/11 by RGB. Targeted and served people include women and youth in general and specifically Widows, Orphans and Minors in detention Centres, Adolescents and Teen mothers; HIV/AIDS infected and affected women, Elderly people without assistance.
Programmes and interventions to them are tailored according to their needs and ASOFERWA’s Mission.

OUR MAIN THEMATIC AREAS OF INTERVENTIONS

HEALTH

Education

Social Economic Development

GOOD GOVERNANCE

Unity and Reconciliation

HEALTH

ASOFERWA in partnership with Ministry of Health/RBC with the support of Global Fund is intervening in HIV/AIDS and TB Prevention among key populations and has Interventions under Malaria and NTDs prevention and control among hard to reach groups. This partnership is aiming at reduction of new HIV Infections and Malaria Cases as well as their impacts on socio-economic development of the Rwandan population. Interventions are ongoing.

EDUCATION

ASOFERWA consider Education as master key for socio-economic development. With the support from USAID via FHI 360, ASOFERWA supported Vulnerable women, orphans and other vulnerable children affected by the 1994 Genocide perpetrated against Tutsi and the ones affected and infected by HIV/AIDS through school fees payment support and providing School materials. ASOFERWA has an established training center in the City of Kigali, Remera and Gatsata Sectors to facilitate youth having access to the employment skills via technical training especially in sewing or tailoring and hand crafts.

SOCIAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

ASOFERWA believes that every human being has a vision/dream which needs to be transformed into reality through economic capacity development. In order to facilitate access to financial capacity and to solve basic needs of vulnerable groups through different approaches, ASOFERWA has been involved in supporting the creation of cooperatives and elaboration of business plans and good management under encouraging Socio economic development of beneficiaries using GSLA approach (Groups of Saving and Loans Associations). ASOFERWA also contributes to the promotion of Job creation and Food Security via modern agriculture technologies.

GOOD GOVERNANCE

Since its creation, ASOFERWA has been promoting civil education in general population and working on socio-economic reintegration of its beneficiaries by ensuring their rights are protected. ASOFERWA also participated in monitoring elections process at community level and leadership accountability process. ASOFERWA also promotes good and democratic governance especially through Gender Equality and equity whereby women and girls play their role in an integrated and inclusive development.

UNITY AND RECONCILIATION

ASOFERWA since its creation has been promoting unity and reconciliation focusing on culture of peace. Among the achievements: Nelson Mandela Village, located in Ntarama Sector, Bugesera District, accommodated 180 families made by Genocide survivors and Genocide perpetrators was built by ASOFERWA and Testimonies are recorded from community members. ASOFERWA was engaged in follow up and management of services initiated as an alternative penalty to imprisonment formally known as TIG in French abbreviation. ASOFERWA played a big role in socio economic reintegration of youth minors from Gitagata detention center whom were involved in military activities before, in and after the 1994 Genocide Perpetrated against Tutsi in Rwanda. Other success stories have been recorded.

SOME ACHIEVEMENTS HIGHLIGHTS

323 houses were built as peace villages on benefit of Genocide Survivors in Bugesera and Kamonyi Districts
55 women’s groups supported to start and manage income generating activities (IGA) from Kicukiro and Gasabo Districts
565 Orphans and non-accompanied children were sponsored and assisted for their primary and secondary education in Kicukiro and Gasabo Districts
ASOFERWA established Technical and Vocational Education centers for Sewing or tailoring skills transfer to the Young people from City of Kigali/Remera, and Eastern Province/Ngoma and Bugesera, Southern Province/Kamonyi. So far 450 People have been trained.
Several trainings were organized for organizational and capacity building on benefit of beneficiaries and creation of decentralized structures in Southern, Eastern and Northern Provinces of Rwanda
210 women have participated in a development and functional literacy program from the former districts of Rukara, Bugaragara and Kahi in Eastern Province.