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The celebration of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, held in Nyabihu District on Wednesday, December 3. Photo by Germain Nsanzimana
Health

Disability advocates demand retrofitting old buildings for accessibility

Thursday, December 04, 2025
Director General of Rwanda Basic Education Board, Nelson Mbarushimana, speaking at a conference to mark World Autism Awareness Day on April 2 this year. Photo by Craish Bahizi

Sacred struggles: Faith, disability and resilience in the silence of autism

Thursday, December 04, 2025
A student with disabilities sits attentively during a class session. As the country marks the International Day of Persons with Disabilities on December 3, under the theme “Fostering disability-inclusive societies for advancing social progress,” access to education continues to expand. Courtesy
Education

What is being done to improve access to inclusive education?

Wednesday, December 03, 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
A teacher trains a student with a disability in class. The high cost of specialised schools continues to push many children with disabilities out of the classroom. Courtesy
Education

High school cost derails education of special needs learners

Saturday, November 29, 2025
Lamunu’s fieldwork in Rwanda connected global health education with community realities, including hands-on training for professionals serving older adults. COURTESY.
Women

Shaping tomorrow’s social workers: Lessons from Rwanda’s ageing care model

Friday, November 21, 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
Providence Umurungi, Chairperson of the National Commission for Human Rights (NCHR), presenting the 20242025 annual activity report, on Wednesday, October 15. Courtesy
Rwanda

Nine key takeaways from new human rights commission report

Thursday, October 16, 2025
Pelagie Muhorakeye, President of RNADW, using sign language to communicate during the event. Courtesy.
Education

Deaf community calls for official recognition of sign language

Saturday, October 04, 2025
People assisting people with disabilities as they board a public bus in Kigali. Craish Bahizi
Health

Disability groups push for delayed prosthesis insurance coverage

Monday, September 22, 2025
According to the new bill, funds to compensate victims of non-insured accidents in Rwanda will now be drawn from 10 per cent of insurance premiums.
Law

Parliament passes compensation bill: This is what it says about calculation of damages, payments

Friday, September 19, 2025