{"id":36861,"date":"2018-01-25T10:10:10","date_gmt":"2018-01-25T10:10:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/rwf1-2-billion-project-to-enhance-rwanda-s\/"},"modified":"2018-01-25T09:55:50","modified_gmt":"2018-01-25T09:55:50","slug":"rwf1-2-billion-project-to-enhance-rwanda-s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/rwf1-2-billion-project-to-enhance-rwanda-s\/","title":{"rendered":"Rwf1.2 billion project to enhance Rwanda\u2019s reconciliation process launched"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dubbed \u2018Duhuze\u2019 (Connect), the project was launched on Wednesday in Kigali under the presence of the U.S. Ambassador to Rwanda, Erica Barks-Ruggles, the Executive Secretary of the National Unity and Reconciliation Commission, Fidele Ndayisaba, among other officials.<\/p>\n<p>The project will largely focus on young people who are victims of transgenerational trauma caused by the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi. <\/p>\n<p>The project aims to enhance citizens\u2019 participation in and ownership of reconciliation processes, thereby consolidating the Government of Rwanda\u2019s and other stakeholders\u2019 initiatives to build a peaceful and inclusive Rwandan society. <\/p>\n<p>The project will be implemented in partnership with two local Non-Governmental Organisations, the Youth Association for Human Rights Promotion and Development (AJPRODHO-Jijukirwa) and the Rwandese Association of Trauma Counsellors (ARCT Ruhuka). <\/p>\n<p>It will be active in the seven districts of Nyamagabe, Ngororero, Huye, Gisagara, Rubavu, Musanze and Gasabo.<\/p>\n<p>The Duhuze project will support a process of people-centered reconciliation by celebrating Rwanda\u2019s diversity as a source of its resilience. In particular, the project will aim to provide psychosocial support and counselling and improve trust among diverse groups through inclusive dialogues and joint economic initiatives. <\/p>\n<p>The project will also enhance the capacities of the Government of Rwanda, Civil Society Organizations and the private sector to effectively implement Rwanda\u2019s reconciliation policy and build peace.<\/p>\n<p>The project will last until July 2020 and intends to improve the lives of Rwandans across 1,260 communities and villages. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-23842 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/us_ambassador.jpg\" alt=\"U.S. Ambassador to Rwanda, Erica Barks-Ruggles\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-23841 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/ndayisaba.jpg\" alt=\"Executive Secretary of the National Unity and Reconciliation Commission, Fidele Ndayisaba participated in the event\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-23840 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/1v6a4854-58258.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the peace-building organization, International Alert has launched a new Rwf1.2 billion project aimed at enhancing Rwanda\u2019s reconciliation processes. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[75],"byline":[170],"hashtag":[],"class_list":["post-36861","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-homenews","byline-igihe"],"bylines":[{"id":170,"name":"IGIHE","slug":"igihe","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":8}],"contributors":[{"id":170,"name":"IGIHE","slug":"igihe","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":8}],"featured_image":null,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36861","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=36861"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36861\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36861"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=36861"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=36861"},{"taxonomy":"byline","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/byline?post=36861"},{"taxonomy":"hashtag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hashtag?post=36861"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}