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UWEZO Youth Empowerment

Development Agency in Gasabo

UWEZO Youth Empowerment is a Rwanda-based, disability-led organisation founded on 15 January 2013 to build the capacity of children and young people with disabilities for participation and…

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Kigali Gasabo Kimironko KG 206 ST, City of Kigali
Website
uwezo.org

Listed since 2026 · updated November 2026

About UWEZO Youth Empowerment

UWEZO Youth Empowerment is a Rwanda-based, disability-led organisation founded on 15 January 2013 to build the capacity of children and young people with disabilities for participation and dignified living. Its programmes cover inclusive education, health, independent living, work and employment, and youth economic empowerment. Services include identifying and re-enrolling out-of-school children, functional assessments, school mentoring, WASH and dignity materials, and entrepreneurship, financial literacy and market-linkage support through YEA‑R. In 2025, it reported supporting 1,386 children across six districts and engaging 159 schools; 378 children received WASH support. Its head office is in Kimironko, Gasabo, Kigali, with an ICT centre in Niboye, Kicukiro.

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