Elimination of New
Pediatric HIV Infection
& Prevention and
Response to Survivors
of Domestic and
Gender Based Violence
in Rwanda
2012-2014
Revised PowerPoint Summer 2013
Rwanda
(The Millenium Development Goals Report 2011)
 Republic in central and eastern
Africa
 Population: 10.5 million (August 2012)
 Ethnic groups: Hutu 84%, Tutsi
15%, Twa 1%
 One of the poorest countries in the
world
GDP per capita (PPP
US$): 1,032
Population below $1 (PPP)
per day: 76.8%
Human Development Index
Rank: 166 (1-187, 1 is
highest)
Rwanda in Statistics
(The Millenium Development Goals Report 2011)
 Seats held by women in Parliament: 56%
 Female enrollment in primary education: 97%
 Life expectancy at birth: women 60, men 57
years
 Maternal mortality ratio: 487 deaths per
100,000 births
 Infant mortality rate: 70 deaths per 1,000 live
births
 Births attended by skilled health personnel:
52.1%
 Contraceptive prevalence rate: 36.4%
 3% of the population HIV positive
90% infected during pregnancy
Children in Rwanda (Unicef 1/2011)
 Half of the population
children (48% 2012)
 21% of children under
18 years of age are
orphans
 60% of Rwandan
children live below the
poverty line
 11% of Rwandan
children are involved
in child labor
 One of the world’s
highest concentration
of orphans
Rwanda - History
 In the early 1990s, Hutu
extremists within Rwanda’s
political elite blamed the entire
Tutsi minority population for the
country’s increasing social,
economic and political problems.
 In 1994, the Rwandan genocide
exploded after the plane which
carried President Habyarimana,
a Hutu, was shot down.
 Under the cover of war, Hutu
extremists launched the
Rwandan genocide targeting the
extinction of the Tutsi people.
Rwanda 1994
After the genocide and war, Rwanda has been
a country of vulnerable women and children.
 In 100 days,
500,000 - 1,000,000
Tutsi and politically
moderate Hutu
were killed.
 Approximately
400,000 children
were orphaned.
 Women were raped.
 50% of health
workers were killed
or deported.
 3,700,000 refugees.
After the genocide,
Rwanda had critical issues impeding its development:
Mother-to-child transmission of HIV/AIDS
Gender-based violence
Critical issues:
 Treating HIV positive
women
 Preventing transmission of
the virus to their offspring
 Giving women healthcare
and reproductive health
services
 Preventing and responding
to the violence stemming
from the brutalization of
the society
In response to these urgent needs
Zonta International will provide US$1,000,000
to eliminate new pediatric HIV infections and prevent domestic and
gender-based violence in Rwanda
in cooperation with the United Nations Children´s Fund (UNICEF).
Zonta International’s Support:
 US$600,000 (2008-2010)
 US$500,000 (2010-2012)
 US$1,000,000 (2012-2014)
Zonta International has a unique opportunity to help win the war on
HIV and eliminate mother-to-child transmission of HIV/AIDS in
Rwanda!
Goals
 Eliminate mother-to-child
transmission of HIV in
Rwanda by 2015
 Reduce incidence and
lessen the impact of genderbased violence
Zonta International has a
unique opportunity to help
win the war on HIV and
eliminate mother-to-child
transmission of HIV/AIDS
in Rwanda!
What has already been done?
Two One Stop Centers (OSCs Isange and Rusizi)
The Family Package Program
Rehabilitation of the Matyazo Health Center
The Family Package Program
The story of Angelique Mukamusoni
Outcomes
• Improved access to HIV
testing
• Improved services for
approximately 600,000
pregnant women
• HIV prevention policies
and guidelines
• One Stop Centers in all
provinces
• 3,000 survivors of
violence will be served
The women
and children
of Rwanda
thank you
for your donations
to this program
and for
making a difference
in Rwanda!