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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
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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 easternAfrica • 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 • 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. Afterthe genocide and war, Rwanda has been a country of vulnerable women and children.
After the genocide, Rwanda had critical issues impeding its development: Mother-to-child transmission of HIV/AIDS
Criticalissues: • Treating HIV positivewomen • 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). • ZontaInternational’sSupport: • 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 gender-basedviolence 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
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!