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Children with disabilities play at Jordan Foundation in Karuruma, Gasabo District. FILE
Education

How Rwanda is faring in special needs education

Monday, August 26, 2024
People with disabilities during the elections of their representative in the parliament on July 16. Photo by Craish Bahizi
Health

People with disabilities outline top issues that need advocacy

Tuesday, August 13, 2024
The elections of two parliamentary youth representatives in the Chamber of Deputies took place in Gasabo District in Kigali
Editorial

Youth must actively take interest in governance

Wednesday, July 17, 2024
Paul Kagame, the Chairman and flagbearer of RPF-Inkotanyi greets thousands of residents in the presidential campaigns, in Nyarugenge on Tuesday, June 25. Photo by Olivier Mugwiza

Here is why I will vote for Kagame in July elections

Wednesday, July 03, 2024
Some of teen mothers who are victims of unwanted pregnancies. File
Health

A call to action to tame teenage pregnancies in Eastern Province

Monday, June 17, 2024
Eric Irumva and Gisele Irabizi pose for a photo at Hillside Hope, a centre for the Visually Impaired in Musanze, Musanze, September 2018. Photo: UNDP Rwanda/Alice Kayibanda.
Featured

Shifting perceptions: Celebrating strengths and fostering inclusion for persons with albinism

Thursday, June 13, 2024
Participants during a three-day workshop on disability-inclusive climate change action in Rwanda from May 22.
Environment

Disability: Climate change stakeholders advocate for inclusive climate action

Thursday, May 23, 2024
L-R: State Secretary to the Prime Minister, Johan Jakobsson; Eugene Bushayija, a member of the Rwandan Community; Petra Mårselius, Director of the Living History Forum; Ambassador Diane Gashumba; Sweden’s Equality Ombudsman, Lars Arrhenius; Ambassador Jenny Ohlsson, Swedish Ambassador to Eritrea, and Ibuka-Sweden President Josine Kanamugire.
Kwibuka

Sweden’s Equality Ombudsman releases book on childhood in Rwanda, discrimination that led to 1994 Genocide against Tutsi

Wednesday, May 08, 2024
The New Times

Don’t despair, perhaps it’s a different ability

Tuesday, April 02, 2024
Oda Gasinzigwa, the Chairperson of the National Electoral Commission (NEC), shed light on the preparations and the significant developments leading to the preparation of synchronized Presidential and Parliamentary elections scheduled for July. File photo
Rwanda

We are ready to go – NEC boss on upcoming Presidential, Parliamentary elections

Thursday, February 22, 2024
Some women with disabilities who are beneficiaries of UNABU organization in Bugesera District. Courtesy
Women

A look at healthcare hurdles women with disabilities face

Monday, February 05, 2024
A mother helps her autistic child write on a flip chart at the Kigali Autism Centre in Kagugu, Gasabo District on December 23, 2022. Photo Craish Bahizi
Education

How hard is it for autistic children to go to school?

Thursday, January 18, 2024