Abishyizehamwe

ISSUE:
Abishyizehamwe will fight domestic violence in their community of Byimana in the Ruhango sector. Husbands abuse their wives, and neither is aware that laws protect the woman from this situation. The problem is compounded by a lack of family planning. Wives are challenged to care for many children with very limited resources.

SOLUTION:
To reduce domestic violence, Abishyizehamwe plans to form an association of women to support one another and visit abusive husbands to educate them. They will also provide trainings on laws about women's rights to both women and men in their community. They will give women the skills to manage a small income-generating project so that their husbands respect them and stop beating them. Finally, they will teach women about family planning.

IMPACT:
The 15 members of Abishyizehamwe hope to decrease spousal abuse, lead more women to utilize family planning, and give women more power in their own households.