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Global hunger increasing #WorldFoodDay
To mark World Food Day, we look at Rwanda’s progress in reducing hunger and improving access to food. Increasing...
Read ArticleRwanda – 25 years after the genocide
Today marks 25 years since the end of the Rwandan genocide, when up to one million people were killed in just 100 ...
Read ArticleI don’t believe I have ever met a prouder woman than Delina Mukansengiyumva. Welcoming us in, she can’t wait to show...
Read ArticleJosiane says thank you from Rwanda
Twenty-five years ago, Josiane Umumarashavu, who was aged three, lost her father, sister and two of brothers in the Rwan...
Read ArticleRwanda 25 Years – A Perpetrators Perspective
“We ended up killing our friends”...
Read ArticleRwanda 25 Years – The Journey to Reconciliation
As part of the national move towards unity and reconciliation, Trócaire’s partner in Rwanda, the Commission for Justi...
Read ArticleShe supported her husband, Dismas, in helping to farm their land but never felt confident to take a lead within the home...
Read ArticleStronger together: communal garden in Rwanda benefits twenty five families
While Rwanda benefits from two rainy seasons, because of its location in the equatorial region, climate change has had a...
Read ArticleRwanda water project brings community together
Rwanda is one of the most densely populated countries in Africa. With over 11 million people living in a country smaller...
Read Article13 years after featuring on the Trócaire box, Josiane from Rwanda visits Ireland
In 2004 she was the girl on the Trócaire box. Back then, she was 12 years old and struggling after the Rwandan genocide...
Read ArticleEncouraging entrepreneurial spirit in Rwanda
Ten years ago Consilde Mukamudodo had nothing: no home or access to income. Today, thanks to her amazing entrepreneurshi...
Read ArticleBurundi: an unreported refugee crisis
Over the last year and a half, an estimated 300,000 Burundians have fled their homeland to seek refuge in neighbouring c...
Read ArticleA bridge between communities and local authorities: Gakenke District, Rwanda
As part of our ‘good governance’ programme in Rwanda, Trócaire works with citizens in four districts to ensure thei...
Read ArticleThe generation after genocide: Graduating in Rwanda
We first met Josiane Umumarashavu 12 years ago. She was 12 years old and living in a village in southern Rwanda. During ...
Read ArticleRwanda genocide anniversary: are we ever going to make the words ‘never again’ mean something?
By Éamonn Meehan, Executive Director Twenty years ago I witnessed one of the fastest migrations in human history, as a ...
Read ArticleHave we learned any lessons from the Rwandan genocide?
By Eithne McNulty, Regional Manager, Trócaire Belfast Today (April 7th) marks the 20th anniversary of the Rwandan genoc...
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