RVCP For Menstrual Hygiene Awareness Day 2018
According to Obstetrical and Gynecological Survey, adequate management of menstrual hygiene is taken for granted in affluent countries; however, inadequate menstrual hygiene is a major problem for girls and women in resource poor countries, adversely affects the health and development of adolescent girls. Young girls often grow up with limited knowledge of menstruation because their […]
35th INTERNATIONAL CANDLE LIGHT MEMORIAL CAMPAIGN AND CELEBRATION DAY
The Candlelight Memorial Day is an international day commemorated globally on the third week of May, where the whole World is in memory of those who died and other victims of HIV/AIDS pandemic. The Candlelight Memorial Day commemoration was introduced in 1983, established by HIV positive people. In Rwanda, it was the first commemoration in […]
WORLD MALARIA DAY 2018 “READY TO BEAT MALARIA” HUYE DISTRICT
On the 25th May each year, the whole world celebrates the world malaria day. Malaria is a threatening disease worldwide especially in sub-Saharan countries in which Rwanda is included. In this year 2018, Rwanda Village Comunity Promoters(RVCP) through its maternal health program holding the malaria prevention project celebrated the world malaria day at HUYE sector […]
SCHOOL UNIFORM DISTRIBUTION PROJECT AT NKIMA PRIMARY SCHOOL, HUYE DISTRICT
SUD (School Uniform Distribution Project) is a project implemented in RVCP through initiative program, one of the six programs of RVCP it was designed to help primary school kids from underprivileged Families without uniforms obtain them. The project aims to improve the education system through creating a sense of belonging to the students by letting […]
RVCP CELEBRATED THE MOTHERS’ DAY 2018
Nowadays mothers are more likely to experience undesirable health conditions including violence, low access to health insurance, basic needs and intellectual capacity. These results from Culture and traditions in Rwanda which have never been fair to women. Until today in certain areas women are still perceived as housemaids with very low value in comparison to […]
RVCP LAUNCHED THE GENDER EMPOWERMENT PROJECT
Culture and traditions in Rwanda have never been fair to girls; till today girls and women are still perceived as housemaids with very low intellectual capacity in comparison to boys, for this reason girls have been left behind in all aspects and this brought girls to the loss of self-confidence. The National institute of statistics […]
WORLD ORAL HEALTH DAY WITH STUDENTS OF RANGO PRIMARY SCHOOL
Did you know? People who tend to drink 3 or more glasses of soda daily have 62% more tooth decay, fillings and tooth loss than others. The prevalence of oral cancer is also on the increase in Africa. Annual incidence figures for oral and pharyngeal cancer are estimated at twenty-five cases per 100,000 in developing […]
RVCPJOINT HUYE DISTRICT FOR INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’s DAY 2018
Women’s rights are still violated until today. Every minute, 27 girls are forced into early marriage according to World info graphics. Also, 40% of homicides of women are committed by an intimate partner. Globally, 1 in 4 women is physically or sexually abused during pregnancy and more than 100 countries have laws that restrict women’s […]