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Building Resiliency among Families in Rwanda

Published 07/25/2018 by Global Communities

USAID-funded Twiyubake Program makes an impact on vulnerable rural families
The Improved Services for Vulnerable Populations (ISVP) Program, locally known as USAID Twiyubake (“Build Together” in Kinyarwandan) aims to assist 50,000 vulnerable households in 12 districts on Rwanda. The program is designed to build and enhance lasting self-reliance in a way that promotes mutual support. The program objectives include increasing capacity of families and communities to provide better care for vulnerable individuals; improving household and community care and support practices for vulnerable populations, especially children; and increasing access to education and social services for vulnerable populations.

Published 07/25/2018 by Global Communities in Blog, Africa, Rwanda

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