The “Kura Nawe” programme is designed to empower youth in Rwanda aged 16-30. Its innovative approach centers on integrating Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE) and Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) services directly within Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) institutions. This strategy aims to prevent early and unintended pregnancies, foster young peoples economic empowerment and to cultivate a generation of healthy, engaged citizens who are prepared to drive sustainable development across Rwanda.
A key component of this integration involves incorporating the national CSE curriculum into existing TVET programs, including capacity building for TVET teachers using inclusive, innovative, and digital pedagogical methods ensuring that no one is left behind.
Kura Nawe also aims to establish TVET care centers. These centers are designed to offer holistic support services, encompassing SRHR counseling, information, and services, alongside essential life skills training, mental health, psychosocial support, menstrual health awareness, and peer support groups. In the Centers of vocational excellence they will facilitate the reintegration of young mothers and fathers into education by providing childcare services for children aged 0-5 years old, as well as after school activities.
The programme adopts a holistic approach by offering scholarships specifically for vulnerable groups and facilitating access to flexible learning arrangements, such as tutoring and academic support leaving no-one behind. To ensure comprehensive care, clear and functional referral pathways are established between education and health systems creating a support system for the program’s beneficiaries.
Programme Duration: 2025 - 2029
Kura Nawe
The Power of Sexual and Reproductive Health as an Accelerator of Adolescent and Youth Development in Rwanda
Successful adolescent and youth sexual reproductive health programming requires that young people have opportunities and the ability to express their views to decision-makers and to practice their evolving skills and capacities, in their families and communities. Through the KURA NAWE Programme, UNFPA is empowering young people in Rwanda to take an active role in the implementation of adolescent sexual and reproductive health programmes. The initiative promotes an enabling environment for youth to make informed decisions about their health, education, and livelihoods while driving inclusive and sustainable development.
