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Tea pickers work in Nyabihu based tea plantation. Photo by Sam Ngendahimana
Law

Do workers in Rwanda know their rights?

Friday, May 01, 2026
Women with disabilities pose for a photo during a campaign, calling for an early warning system to cope with the effects of climate change. File
Women

Activists call for inclusive early warning systems for women with disabilities

Tuesday, April 28, 2026
(L-R) Pierre-Célestin Habiyaremye, President of PsorAfrica and Founder of the Rwanda Psoriasis, Media professional Janet Mbugua, and Frida Dunger Johnsson, Executive Director of IFPA. Courtesy
Featured

Africa’s first psoriasis forum to confront overlooked disease burden in Nairobi

Thursday, April 16, 2026
The World Autism Awareness Day 2026, was marked on April 2, under the theme, “Autism and Humanity Every Life Has Value.”

Not a curse: the hidden struggle of autism in Rwanda

Thursday, April 02, 2026
Rwanda joined other countries to mark World Braille Day on Sunday,  January 4. Courtesy
Rwanda

World Braille Day: Renewed call for tactile reading materials in schools, workplaces

Sunday, January 04, 2026
Participants during the launch of the Play the Full Deck campaign, launched by the National Union of Disability Organisations in Rwanda (NUDOR) under the regional We Can Work programme.
Featured

‘Play the Full Deck’ campaign urges employers to embrace on-job inclusion

Monday, December 15, 2025
A church member uses sign language to communicate with deaf congregants during a service. Net Photo

Faith, technology, and rights: Building inclusive communities for persons with disabilities in Rwanda

Wednesday, December 03, 2025
Miners on duty inside a tunnel in Rulindo District. Over 90 per cent of miners are still unaware of their legal rights, leaving many vulnerable to unsafe working environments. Craish Bahizi
Economy

What is needed to make mining safe for workers

Sunday, November 16, 2025
Officials during a consultative meeting on the new law regulating healthcare services that was adopted by the Cabinet. in Kigali. Courtesy
Featured

What Rwanda’s new health law means for access to sexual, reproductive services

Wednesday, November 12, 2025
Participants, including members of the Rwanda Union of Little People (RULP), officials, and supporters, gather during Rwanda’s first-ever celebration of International Dwarfism Awareness Day.
Rwanda

Rwandans with dwarfism call for more inclusion

Thursday, October 30, 2025
Minister of Gender and Family Promotion Consolee Uwimana and Emilie Fernandes, Country Director of Plan International Rwanda launch the new Country Strategy for 2026–2030. Kellya Keza
Featured

A look at Plan International Rwanda’s 2026–30 country strategy

Saturday, October 25, 2025
Victor Zinda was born without any disability as the firstborn in a family of ten children
Health

Man disabled by polio joins campaign against disease in Kigali

Sunday, October 19, 2025