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UNFPA supports innovation in midwifery through digital technology and stronger policy strategies

calendar_today 17 October 2019

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UNFPA supports innovation in midwifery through digital technology and stronger policy strategies

By Mathias Gakwerere, UNFPA Rwanda Maternal Health & Midwifery Program Officer Years of work in maternal health culminated in a week full of key highlights in…

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Rwanda launches iAccelerator Phase 2: calling all youth innovations to prevent teenage pregnancy!

calendar_today 26 September 2019

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Rwanda launches iAccelerator Phase 2: calling all youth innovations to prevent teenage pregnancy!

Phase 2 of the Innovation Accelerator (iAccelerator) was launched in Kigali, Rwanda, on 20 September at Westerwelle Startup Haus. The iAccelerator is a mentorship driven…

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Celebrating ICPD25 in Rwanda: a story of change through Inanga.

calendar_today 11 September 2019

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Celebrating ICPD25 in Rwanda: a story of change through Inanga.

Watch, listen and feel this all too common story of Maria and Suzanne, told through traditional Rwandan Inanga (an oval-shaped harp, one of the oldest and most revered…

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Rwanda’s homegrown solution: building a road from Kigali to Nairobi through Umuganda

calendar_today 02 September 2019

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Rwanda’s homegrown solution: building a road from Kigali to Nairobi through Umuganda

UNFPA Rwanda’s Road to Nairobi continues as staff, government officials and partners assisted the local community in building an actual road as part of Rwanda’s…

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Integration of HIV/AIDS and adolescent sexual reproductive health services in Mahama Camp

calendar_today 30 August 2019

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Integration of HIV/AIDS and adolescent sexual reproductive health services in Mahama Camp

Mahama Refugee Camp, one of Rwanda’s six refugee camps, hosts over 60,000 Burundian refugees. Nearly 25% of the total refugee population are adolescents and youth between…

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International Youth Day: 3 ways UNFPA is Transforming Education in Rwanda to Empower Young People

calendar_today 12 August 2019

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International Youth Day: 3 ways UNFPA is Transforming Education in Rwanda to Empower Young People

As envisioned by the Agenda 2063 Framework Document: “Africa’s young people are the principal engine for fostering development at all levels. By 2063, Africa…

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A refugee’s voice on family planning in Mugombwa Camp

calendar_today 06 August 2019

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A refugee’s voice on family planning in Mugombwa Camp

“My name is Desange Mukantwali and I am 28 years old. I married five years ago and have two kids. I left Congo when I was 23 years old and got married on my way to Rwanda,…

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Rwanda’s Youth Travelling Caravan carries the ICPD Promise to the Last Mile

calendar_today 29 July 2019

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Rwanda’s Youth Travelling Caravan carries the ICPD Promise to the Last Mile

On July 11th, 2019, Rwanda joined the world in celebrating World Population Day (WPD) with the rural community of Rusizi District to reach the last mile. Rusizi is the farthest…

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ICPD Unfinished Business: Commitments from Rwanda Parliaments’ Advocacy Meeting on Family Planning

calendar_today 09 July 2019

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ICPD Unfinished Business: Commitments from Rwanda Parliaments’ Advocacy Meeting on Family Planning

Twenty-five years ago in 1994, 179 governments gathered in Cairo at the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) and reached the consensus that an individual…

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