Protect 815 Rwandan Women from Domestic Violence
SummaryThis Global Grassroots' sponsored project, titled "Relax", is combating domestic violence by educating women about their rights and giving rural representatives cell phones to report cases of abuse. |
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Project Needs and Beneficiaries
This team of 10 is working with women in the rural village of Mutara, Rwanda, where up to 50% of women are victims of different forms of domestic violence, including denial of property rights, sexual violence (marital rape) and physical abuse. This locally-initiated project aims "to see women safe in their community, to see women’s rights respected, to shift the burden of stigma onto men who commit violence rather than on the women who are victims of domestic violence…”
Activities
Relax will work with police and local authorities to improve legal protection of victims, and lead community workshops on issues of domestic violence. They will use cell phones to report violence and generate project revenue as local pay phones.
Funding Information
Total Funding Received to Date: $380
Remaining Goal to be Funded: $5,236
Total Funding Goal: $5,616
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
In its first year, the Relax Project estimates it will reach 815 people. It aims to increase the number of women who report violence from 50% to 55% within the first 6 months, and within 2 years decrease the local authority's response to one week.
Project Message
"If people have a better understanding of the rules they will be better able to demand their own rights and to advocate to protect the rights of others."
- Chantal Mukeshimana , Project leader and Mutara community member
Who is Running This Project
Contact
Gretchen Wallace
President and Founder
Global Grassroots
45 Lyme Road, Suite 206
Hanover, NH 03755
United States
(+1) 603.643.0400
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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
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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 April 6, 2009
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