AVEGA AGAHOZO

AVEGA is an abbreviation of Association des Veuves du Genocide Agahozo, which translates as the Association of Genocide Widows. Agahozo is a Kinyarwanda word meaning, ‘a place where your tears dry.'... AVEGA is a non-profit organisation established in 1995 in the aftermath of the Genocide Against the Tutsi in Rwanda... AVEGA is working to foster social justice for widows of the 1994 Genocide Against the Tutsi as well as other vulnerable women, children and families affected by conflict. We do this through improving access to healthcare, socio-economic opportunities and by enhancing gender parity, allowing members to transform and rebuilding their lives.

Also known as: AVEGA

Primary location: Kigali Rwanda