Overview
In Rwanda, the Population Council has worked to improve the psychosocial well-being of youth-headed households, many of whom have been affected by HIV and AIDS. Currently, the Council is supporting a network of partners from several countries, including Rwanda, that approach the problem of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) from different fields of expertise.
Highlights of past and present research
- Providing technical assistance to a PEPFAR initiative to strengthen the delivery of comprehensive services, including postexposure prophylaxis, to victims of sexual violence.
- Developed and evaluated a community mentorship program to improve the psychosocial well-being of youth-headed households.
Projects
Special Initiative on Sexual and Gender-based Violence (more)
The Population Council led a pre-intervention assessment to evaluate health provider readiness to provide clinical sexual violence services, and discovered that providers are ill-equipped to provide care despite their willingness and knowledge of the issues.
(10/2009 - 11/2010)
Sexual and gender-based violence
Africa Regional Sexual and Gender-based Violence Network (more)
The Population Council is providing technical assistance to a PEPFAR initiative to strengthen the delivery of comprehensive services, including postexposure prophylaxis, to victims of sexual violence.
(8/2006 - 12/2008)
Integrating health services; Sexual and gender-based violence
Resources
Rape sentencing study: A review of statutory sentencing provisions for rape, defilement, and sexual assault in East, Central, and Southern Africa (PDF)Thompson,Jill; Simmonds,Felly Nkweto
Publication date: 2012
Comprehensive responses to sexual violence in East and Southern Africa: Lessons learned from implementation (PDF)
Keesbury,Jill; Askew,Ian; Wanjiru,Monica; Chiyaba,Grace; Wilson,Kate; Simmonds,Felly Nkweto
Policy Brief
Publication date: 2011
Provider-related barriers to accessing emergency contraception in developing countries: A literature review (PDF)
Williams,Katherine
Publication date: 2011
The prevention and management of HIV and sexual and gender-based violence: Responding to the needs of survivors and those-at-risk (PDF)
Raifman,Sarah; Askew,Ian; Amin,Sajeda; Keesbury,Jill; Mullick,Saiqa; Diers,Judith A.; Budiharsana,Meiwita P.; Undie,Chi-Chi; Zama,Mary; Menziwa,Mantshi; Hutchinson,Sherry; Rutenberg,Naomi
Publication date: 2011
A step-by-step guide to strengthening sexual violence services in public health facilities: Lessons and tools from sexual violence services in Africa (PDF)
Keesbury,Jill; Thompson,Jill
Publication date: 2010
Executive summary: A step-by-step guide to strengthening sexual violence services in public health facilities (PDF)
Keesbury,Jill; Thompson,Jill
Publication date: 2010
Looking back, moving forward: Improving the lives of orphans and other children affected by AIDS, Horizons studies 1998 to 2007 (PDF)
Schenk,Katie D.; Michaelis,Annie P.; Nelson,Tobey C.; Brown,Lisanne; Weiss,Ellen
Horizons Synthesis Background Papers
Publication date: 2010
PEPFAR special initiative on sexual and gender-based violence: Baseline report (PDF)
Elson,Lynne; Keesbury,Jill
Publication date: 2010
Adolescent experience in-depth: Using data to identify and reach the most vulnerable young people (HTML)
Series of 51 data guides by country
Publication date: 2009
Adolescent experience in-depth: Using data to identify and reach the most vulnerable young people--Rwanda 2005 (PDF) (HTML)
Publication date: 2009
Impact of a mentoring program on psychosocial wellbeing of youth in Rwanda: Results of a quasi-experimental study (abstract) (HTML)
Brown,Lisanne; Thurman,Tonya R.; Rice,Janet C.; Boris,Neil W.; Ntaganira,Joseph; Nyirazinyoye,Laetitia N.; De Dieu,Jean; Snider,Leslie M.
Vulnerable Children and Youth Studies 4(4): 288-299
Publication date: 2009
Barriers to the community support of orphans and vulnerable youth in Rwanda (abstract) (HTML)
Thurman,Tonya R.; Snider,Leslie M.; Boris,Neil W.; Kalisa,Edward; Nyirazinyoye,Laetitia N.; Brown,Lisanne
Social Science and Medicine 66(7): 1557-1567
Publication date: 2008
Depressive symptoms in youth heads of household in Rwanda (abstract) (PDF)
Boris,Neil W.; Brown,Lisanne; Thurman,Tonya R.; Rice,Janet C.; Snider,Leslie M.; Ntaganira,Joseph; Nyirazinyoye,Laetitia N.
Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine 162(9): 836-843
Publication date: 2008
Infants and young children living in youth-headed households in Rwanda: Implications of emerging data (abstract) (HTML)
Boris,Neil W.; Thurman,Tonya R.; Snider,Leslie M.; Spencer,Erin; Brown,Lisanne
Infant Mental Health Journal 27(6): 584-602
Publication date: 2007
Psychosocial benefits of a mentoring program for youth-headed households in Rwanda (PDF)
Brown,Lisanne; Rice,Janet C.; Boris,Neil W.; Thurman,Tonya R.; Snider,Leslie M.; Ntaganira,Joseph; Nyirazinyoye,Laetitia N.; Kalisa,Edward; Nshizirungu,Emmanuel
Horizons Research Summary
Publication date: 2007
Supporting volunteer mentors: Insights from a mentorship program for youth-headed households in Rwanda (PDF)
Brown,Lisanne; Thurman,Tonya R.; Kalisa,Edward; Rice,Janet C.; de Dieu Bizimana,Jean; Boris,Neil W.; Snider,Leslie M.; Ntaganira,Joseph
Horizons Research Summary
Publication date: 2007
Psychosocial support and marginalization of youth-headed households in Rwanda (abstract) (HTML)
Thurman,Tonya R.; Snider,Leslie M.; Boris,Neil W.; Kalisa,Edward; Mugarira,Eleazer Nkunda; Ntaganira,Joseph; Brown,Lisanne
AIDS Care 18(3): 220-229
Publication date: 2006
Evaluation of United Nations-supported pilot projects for the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV: Overview of findings (PDF)
Rutenberg,Naomi; Baek,Carolyn; Kalibala,Sam; Rosen,James
HIV/AIDS Working Paper
Publication date: 2003
Programme recommendations for the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV: A practical guide for managers (PDF)
Rutenberg,Naomi; Kalibala,Sam; Baek,Carolyn; Rosen,James
HIV/AIDS Working Paper
Publication date: 2003
Selected DHS data on 10-14-year-olds (HTML)
Annexes by country to Facts about Adolescents from the Demographic and Health Survey: Statistical Tables for Program Planning
Publication date: 2003
Selected DHS data on 10-14-year-olds: Rwanda (PDF) (HTML)
Annex to "Facts about adolescents from the Demographic and Health Survey: Statistical tables for program planning"
Publication date: 2003
Facts about adolescents from the Demographic and Health Survey--Statistical tables for program planning: Rwanda 1992 (PDF) (HTML)
Publication date: 2002
Facts about adolescents from the Demographic and Health Survey: Statistical tables for program planning (HTML)
Series of DHS data tables by country
Publication date: 2001
Ethnicity and child mortality in sub-Saharan Africa (PDF)
Brockerhoff,Martin; Hewett,Paul C.
Policy Research Division Working Paper (no. 107)
Publication date: 1998
Rwanda Fast Facts
| Population (millions) | 10.8 |
|---|---|
| Total fertility rate | 4.6 |
| Infant deaths per 1,000 live births | 50 |
| Maternal deaths per 100,000 live births | 540 |
| Girls aged 20-24 married by age 18 (%) | 8.1 |
| HIV/AIDS prevalence (%) | 2.9 |
| Living below US $2 per day (%) | 90 |
Country statistics from Demographic and Health Surveys, 1987–2011; UNAIDS and UNICEF websites (accessed 10/22/2012); "World Population Data Sheet" (Population Reference Bureau, 2012) | |
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