WOMEN’S SOCCER FOR UNITY, RWANDA
Genocide left many of women survivors traumatized and with no more value for life, at the bed rock of society. No hope for change.
Through sports, AKWOS helps women gain self-confidence, restore hope for the future, and transform into catalysts for other women. AKWOS trains female trainers, coaches, referees, and match commissioners and has pioneered Rwanda’s first Women Soccer Federation as a catalyst for unity and reconciliation.
Restoring hope, building confidence, transforming lives
HEALING
To use sports as a tool to heal the trauma caused by the 1994 Rwanda Genocide
PEACE-BUILDING
Create, through women's sports, a forum for intergration and reconciliation.
WOMEN'S RIGHTS
Assist Rwandan women to promote their rights and build self confidence
HIV / AIDS
Promote HIV / AIDS awareness among Rwandan women
COMMUNITY
Facilitate a meeting point between the elite and less educated women for exchange of ideas.