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Rwanda

1 May 2012

Thousands affected by heavy rains and floods in Rwanda

The Rwandan Red Cross Society is currently assisting displaced people in flood-affected areas of the country, including Musanze in Northern Province, and Nyabihu and Rubavu districts in Western Province.
Rwanda – successfully countering a secular tradition
8 March 2010

International Women’s Day: Rwanda – successfully countering centuries-old tradition

Countering centuries-old tradition is akin to swimming upstream in a strong current.
Rwanda : un imihigo pour la réduction des risques
17 June 2009

Rwanda: an imihigo for risk reduction

CEOs the world over seeking ways to boost their organizations’ productivity could do worse than take a look at the Rwandan concept of imihigo.
Red Cross updates risk-reduction plans as Nyiragongo stirs
26 May 2009

Red Cross updates risk reduction plans as Nyiragongo stirs

The Rwanda Red Cross (RRC) in Gisenyi, in the western district of Rubavu, is urgently updating the risk reduction plan for the communities that lie in the shadow of ...
Red Cross responds to Rwanda/DR Congo earthquake
4 February 2008

Red Cross responds to Rwanda/DR Congo earthquake

A powerful earthquake of magnitude 6 on the Richter scale hit the border area between the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda on the morning of 3 February.
Rwandans expelled from Tanzania come ‘home’
19 October 2006

Rwandans expelled from Tanzania come ‘home’

Agatha Kampirwa’s life will never be the same again.
6 July 2006

Rwanda: strangers in a strange land

Yvonne Kabagire, Rwanda Red Cross
Rwandan orphans given a chance in life
3 June 2004

Rwandan orphans given a chance in life

The genocide made Rwanda a nation of orphans as a generation of parents was killed.
Rwandan widows dream of peace and self-sufficiency
21 April 2004

Rwandan widows dream of peace and self-sufficiency

Red earth, turned to mud by spring rain, sticks to the soles of the women’s rubber slippers.
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