Plan International Rwanda
Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian organisation that advances children’s rights and equality for girls. We believe in the power and potential of every child but know this is often suppressed by poverty, violence, exclusion and discrimination. And it is girls who are most affected.
Plan International has been operating in Rwanda since 2007 to change gender and social norms as well as policies that hold children back from reaching their potential.
Our priorities include:
- Early childhood development
- Child protection
- Sexual and reproductive health and rights
- Ending teenage pregnancy
- Improving communities’ resilience to disasters.
Working together with children, young people, supporters and partners, we strive for a just world, tackling the root causes of the challenges girls and vulnerable children face. We support children’s rights from birth until they reach adulthood and we enable children to prepare for and respond to crises and adversity.
We are present at national and local levels with a focus on the districts of Bugesera, Gatsibo and Nyaruguru. We also work in 6 refugee camps across the country.
Our programmes tackle the root causes of the challenges and inequalities that children and young girls face.
We won’t stop until we are all equal.
Community cooking demonstrations tackle malnutrition in refugee and host communities
Through community cooking demonstrations Alice, 17, equips parents with the skills to prepare balanced diets and develop healthy families free from malnutrit…
Nurturing positive fatherhood against domestic violence
François is a reformed father after a prolonged period of domestic violence. The father of 3 now stands as a beacon of exemplary fatherhood in his community.
Refugee youth thrive through rabbit rearing
Diane, 23, is one of the refugee youth setting an example within their community through the impactful practice of rabbit rearing.
Where we work