Artisan Spotlight: Juliette
December 29, 2021
Juliette is a 39-year-old artisan at DuHope. A mother of five, she estimates that she practiced sex work for 20 years, though she doesn’t remember...
Christmas in Rwanda
December 27, 2021
Christmas in Rwanda is an exciting season, filled with the joy of seeing loved ones after months apart. Christmas for our artisans is a time to sh...
Taking Help Back to the Villages
December 20, 2021
The biggest holidays in Rwanda are Christmas and the New Year. In Rwanda, this means gathering together as a family, sharing food, and sharing sto...
Pandemic Pivot
December 7, 2021
The Covid-19 pandemic has deeply impacted every sector of work in every corner of the world. As expected, the women at DuHope were also affected. ...
Redempta’s Journey through Counseling
October 31, 2021
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...
English Class
October 25, 2021
On August 31st 2021, our artisans at DuHope reached a long-awaited goal. For the past three years, our artisans have been working towards being ab...
The Savings Group
October 12, 2021
One of the most successful programs at DuHope has been the savings group program. Initially, the women in the cohort were not able to save money, ...
Artisan Update: Alphonsine
September 6, 2021
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...
Third Lockdown and DuHope was Ready
August 16, 2021
by Kirabo Diane, Operations Director
COVID-19 has had a significant and lasting impact on nearly all sectors in nearly every corner of the world. ...
Meet the Artisan: Victoria
June 17, 2021
Before Victoria joined DuHope, she was a street vendor of vegetable which is illegal in Rwanda. They are place she would not even think of going to sell his merchandise and also whenever she would be standing, the police would come anytime and take her if caught by surprise or run away and leave the merchandise there, loss now and then.
My First Time to Rwanda
June 4, 2020
My favorite part was always getting to sit out in the workshop and listen and watch as our artisans created jewelry that you guys are now wearing. I, quite obviously, couldn’t speak their language, but watching them work hard to produce a product that they can sign their name to, and be proud of, filled my heart with joy.
Reaching the 10,000
May 7, 2020
In Rwanda, there is more than 10,000 sex workers country wide. Let that sink in for a couple of seconds before you continue reading.
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