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WEACT uses income made from selling handmade children’s dolls and other gifts to care for and support survivors of genocidal rape and sexual violence.  Women's Equality in Access to Care and Treatment is an association of 24 grassroots organizations in and around Kigali, Rwanda's capital. Created at the end of 2004 by Rwandan women in collaboration with international activists, WE-ACT is committed to providing care and support to survivors of genocidal rape and sexual violence, particularly women and children living with HIV. WE-ACT maintains three health clinics that provide free medical services including distribution of anti-retroviral medicine (ARVs), nutrition education, referrals to government AIDS clinics, voluntary counseling and testing, trauma counseling, outreach, and mobile services. Since its inception, WE-ACT has treated over 10,000 patients. In addition to its Medical Care Program, WE-ACT also offers psychosocial support; educates and cares for vulnerable families; conducts internationally recognized research; and raises awareness of HIV and AIDS, including prevention and treatment access. Additionally, WE-ACT works to address the stigma faced by children born HIV-positive through youth support groups, classes on reproductive health, and sports programs.While WE-ACT has been successful in connecting women to needed medical care and free ARVs, the organization faces the continued challenge of providing adequate nutrition support for the women it works with. Access to nutritious food is a vital compliment to any ARV regiment because the drugs cause patients to become extremely weak if not accompanied by sufficient caloric intake. Thus, WE-ACT's newest program, the Project to Empower Vulnerable People, is an income-generating initiative established to help women create and sell handicrafts to generate income for themselves and their families. From 9am to 3pm for five days a week, 25 HIV-positive women, most of whom are widows from the genocide, produce dolls, clothes, household goods, and purses for sale locally and abroad. One genocide widow, who not only supports her own two children but also two orphans, says that

WE-ACT Ineza & Solidarate

WEACT uses income made from selling handmade children’s dolls and other gifts to care for and support survivors of genocidal rape and sexual violence.  Women's Equality in Access to Care and Treatment is an association of 24 grassroots organizations in and around Kigali, Rwanda's capital. Created at the end of 2004 by Rwandan women in collaboration with international activists, WE-ACT is committed to providing care and support to survivors of genocidal rape and sexual violence, particularly women and children living with HIV. WE-ACT maintains three health clinics that provide ... more

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