What We Do

Our projects

Our organization is involved in numerous projects ..,

HIV/AIDS Health, Education and Support

HIV/AIDS is still prevalent in Rwanda. While education around HIV/AIDS is increasing and people are more knowledgeable about the disease as well as how to prevent and manage it, there are still certain populations that are more prone to contracting the disease including women, sex workers and sexual minorities.

OUR STRATEGY

  • Amahoro runs educational workshops targeting populations with the highest rates of HIV/AIDS. Workshops cover both prevention and management of the disease.
  • We counsel people who already have a positive HIV diagnosis on ways to manage the disease.
  • We work with HIV+ people to make sure they get the healthcare they need and the funds to pay for that care.
  • We follow up with participants after initial counseling to ensure that they understand how to properly take care of the disease, to troubleshoot problems they’ve encountered, and to provide further support.
  • We advocate for the rights of HIV+ people and educate the general public about what AIDS is, what it means to have the disease, and how people with positive HIV status can effectively contribute to society when supportively integrated.

Employment and Community living skills.

The Rwandan history of a nation coming together after divisive times, demonstrates the power of community to support individuals integrating into society. Because drug users and individuals in sexual minority groups are sometimes ostracized from their families and communities of origin, they need access to different social support networks in order to reach their potential as contributors to society. Amahoro offers education, support, and community to people who are especially vulnerable to the dangers of drug use, sex work, violence, HIV/AIDS, and homelessness. We believe that with support from a community, these individuals can help build a stronger Rwandan society.

OUR STRATEGY

  • Amahoro holds capacity building workshops to teach marginalized individuals to build self-efficacy. They share ideas for living more fully in society.
  • We offer entrepreneurship trainings for various minority communities including people living with HIV and sexual minorities so that they can gain skills to help them find or create jobs.
  • We offer workshops to sexual minorities teaching skills useful in their work places and communities.
  • We hold trainings for members of minority communities on basic self-defense techniques.
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