Train 400 on Legal Marriage & Women's Rights
SummaryKind People, a locally-initiated project sponsored by Global Grassroots, is addressing women's lack of access to property rights and its relationship to domestic violence and family conflict. |
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Project Needs and Beneficiaries
In the Karambi Sector of Rwanda, Kind People will educate between 400 and 500 people through a series of community trainings for couples. According to team leaders, most community members are uneducated about the legal rights of women and the importance of legal marriage to protect a woman's rights to property inheritance. Only through awareness and community support, will these patterns begin to change.
Activities
After conducting workshops on gender equality and the laws protecting women, project leaders will encourage community members to start advocacy clubs to act as a resource for women who may still fall victim to continued domestic violence.
Funding Information
Total Funding Received to Date: $0
Remaining Goal to be Funded: $5,430
Total Funding Goal: $5,430
Additional Documentation
This project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Excel file (projdoc.xls).
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Why this Project is Important
Potential Long Term Impact
After 1 year, Kind People is estimated to reach between 400 and 500 people, resulting in an increase in the number of women who can access their property, as well as a decrease in family violence in the community.
Project Message
This project is involving the community in finding solutions to the problem; it is able to follow up with individual families to help them find solutions.
- Melanie Nyirakamana, Project Leader and Community Member
Who is Running This Project
Contact
Gretchen Steidle Wallace
President
45 Lyme Road, Suite 206
Hanover, New Hampshire 03755
United States
(+1) 603.643.0400
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Project Sponsor
Organization
Global Grassroots
45 Lyme Road Suite 206
Hanover,
NH
3755
United States
(+1) 603.643.0400
http://www.globalgrassroots.org
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Where this Project is Located
Country
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Rwanda
and can also be found under 
Women and Girls.
For more information about Rwanda, read the Human Development Report on Rwanda or the Wikipedia entry for Rwanda.
When this Project was Updated
Last Updated
This project was last updated on November 6, 2009.
Date Added to GlobalGiving
This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on March 27, 2009
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