About us
Rwanda National Association of Deaf Women (RNADW) is an Organization of People with Disabilities (OPD) which is fully registered with Rwanda Governance Board (RGB). Founded in 2005 by a group of Deaf women human rights activist to advocate for the rights of women and girls, after realizing the gaps in service provision, insufficient advocacy efforts to fight for her rights and social integrations in the entire Rwandan community as whole.
Vision statement
A society which respects the basic rights of Deaf Women and girls, which considers as priority their education and their welfare, and in which they are perfectly integrated, provided equal opportunities so as to actively participate in the national development process.
A society which respects the basic rights of Deaf Women and girls, which considers as priority their education and their welfare, and in which they are perfectly integrated, provided equal opportunities so as to actively participate in the national development process.
Mission statement
RNADW exists to defend the rights of Deaf women and promoting their health and socio-economic welfare.
What We Do
Education and skills training for Deaf women and girls
Rwanda ratified the UNCRPD along with its Optional Protocol on 15 December 2008.It is also signatory to the African...
Ending Violence Against Deaf Women and Girls (GBV prevention, SGBV)
Deaf girls world over are hindered from accessing or progressing in school. Other causes of school dropout include lack ...
Promotion of Reproductive health rights
Reproductive health encompasses a whole spectrum of rights and services. It includes: user friendly youth family life information and contraceptive...
Economic empowerment of deaf girls and women
Deaf girls and women need life skills as well as employable skills for survival. There are plans to intensify skills training for women and girls including functional literacy and entrepreneurship.
~ Our Team ~
MUHORAKEYE Pelagie
PRESIDENT
DUSABE Monique
VICE PRESIDENT
BAHUMURA Annet
2NDVICE PRESIDENT
NZAMUKUNDA Proscille
SECRETARY
NIYONSHUTI Bridget
TREASURER
MULISA Josephine
ADVISOR
NYIRANSABIMANA Rebecca
2ndADVISOR
Ms. MUKASHEMA Dativa
Executive Director
Ms. Sergine Umuhoza
Finance Manager
Ms. Molly Umutoni
FEMINIST SIGN LANGUAGE
Ms. Diane Niyonkuru
Project Coordinator -SHRH
Ms. Alphonsine Uwimana
Field Officer
Support Our Cause
Of defending the rights of Deaf women and promoting their health and socio-economic welfare.
Education and skills training for Deaf women and girls
Rwanda ratified the UNCRPD along with its Optional Protocol on 15 December 2008.It is also signatory to the African...
Ending Violence Against Deaf Women and Girls (GBV prevention, SGBV)
Deaf girls world over are hindered from accessing or progressing in school. Other causes of school dropout include lack ...
Promotion of Reproductive health rights
Reproductive health encompasses a whole spectrum of rights and services. It includes: user friendly youth family life information and contraceptive...
Economic empowerment of deaf girls and women
Deaf girls and women need life skills as well as employable skills for survival. There are plans to intensify skills training for women and girls including functional literacy and entrepreneurship.
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