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Before arriving at DuHope, Jeanne had led a life as a sex worker. Escaping the confines of her village, she journeyed to Kigali in search of a bet...

Betty grew up in a loving home with her brother. Her parents provided all of their needs. When her dad passed away, she moved in with her brother....

Josephine had no idea about counseling before joining Duhope. The first time she underwent counseling, she felt like she was just wasting her time...

Watch an interview with Francine HERE! Francine is 43 years old and married. She and her husband have a blended family of 8 children. Her husband h...

Nyirampayimana Victoria is a 44-year-old single mother with 2 children. She is the second of 5 children and grew up with an abusive and alcoholic f...

Click the picture above for More from Jeanne! Prior to coming to DuHope, Jeanne was living as a sex worker. She was introduced to that kind of lif...

 Click the picture for More from Denise! Before coming to DuHope, Umutoni Denise wasn’t financially stable and depended on her partner for eve...

Juliette Munganyinka has been part of DuHope for 6 years. She is the mother of 5 children and before coming to DuHope she was in both sex industry ...

When Redempta, an artisan at DuHope, first arrived, she was a deeply hurt woman, who often lashed out in anger at those around her. She was addict...

  Alphonsine, an artisan at DuHope, has had one of the most incredible transformations of our artisans to date. As is true of all our artisans, sh...

Have you ever seen a 14-year-old take on full responsibility of a newborn? That is exactly what Redempta did. Before she got pregnant, she lived with her grandma but she found herself abruptly on her own. Looking for a quick income, she decided to go to the streets to look for money. She learned prostitution was a way she could. She needed to work to pay rent, buy food for herself, for her baby and clothes for the both of them.