Rwanda

HIV/AIDS Programme

WER works in partnership with ARM Rwanda to help local people infected and affected by HIV/AIDS. WER believes in a holistic approach to help support communities living with HIV/AIDS.

ARM Rwanda is facilitating activities such as music and drama to raise awareness of HIV/AIDS in provinces, schools, prisons and barracks. By raising awareness of attitudes and behaviours that heighten the risk of spreading the virus, the project is helping to prevent ignorance and denial of the epidemic.

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Rwanda

Rwanda is the most densely populated country in Africa. It is commonly known for the genocide in 1994 in which an estimated 800,000 people were killed and much of the country’s infrastructure was destroyed. In more recent years the economy has stabilised and progress has been made to rebuild the social, economic and judicial infrastructure of the country.

Known as ‘The Land of a Thousand Hills’, Rwanda is now rapidly developing, with growth to the economy mainly driven by coffee and tea exports and an expanding tourism industry. However, poverty remains widespread. Nearly two thirds of the population live below the poverty line and the country as a whole is highly dependent on international aid.

The most recent Human Development Report ranks Rwanda at 167, with a low human development rating status. The Human Development Index (HDI) value is 0.460 compared to the HDI of the UK, which is 0.946.

WER works in Rwanda in partnership with African Revival Ministries (ARM), Rwanda.