In a joint effort to sustain the gains made in the fight against malnutrition for children under age of five in Karongi District, a team comprising African Evangelistic Enterprise Rwanda, World Vision International Rwanda, Local Leaders, and Health Staff conducted a field visit in Gishyita Sector, Umucyo Area Program. The purpose of this activity was…
In Nyamasheke District’s Bushekeri Sector, under the Jyambere AP, World Vision Rwanda and AEE Rwanda in collaboration with Nyamasheke District are addressing child malnutrition using the Positive Deviance Hearth (PDH) model alongside preventive measures. The approach identifies under-five malnourished children through community screenings and enrolls them in a 12-day community-based rehabilitation session. During these sessions,…
In a continued effort to combat child malnutrition, World Vision International Rwanda, in partnership with AEE Rwanda and Ngororero District, has intensified its commitment through the implementation of the Positive Deviance Hearth (PDH) model. This community-based approach focuses on sustainable rehabilitation of malnourished children by promoting the use of locally available resources and strengthening community…
World Vision International Rwanda and African Evangelistic Enterprise Rwanda are working together to support the standardization of Home-Based Early Childhood Development (ECD) centers in Karongi District (a district in western part of Rwanda) as part of the larger Professional Umuganda initiative, which aims to prevent and rehabilitate malnourished children. This component of Professional Umuganda aims…
In Kabusunzu Village, located in Bugarama Sector of Rusizi District, AEE Rwanda is implementing prevention and rehabilitation of malnutrition in the area where a 12-day of Positive Deviance (PD) Hearth model is used to combat malnutrition among young children under five. At this village PD Hearth site, recently, the parents completed 12 days of learning…
World Vision International Rwanda, through its implementing partner AEE Rwanda and in collaboration with Ngororero District, has launched an initiative aimed at rehabilitating malnourished children using the Positive Deviance/Hearth (PDH) model, under a district-wide campaign named “Professional Umuganda.” During a comprehensive screening, 12,107 children aged between 6 months and 5 years were identified as malnourished…
On the 1/5/2025, at Akagera cluster headquarter, Kiramuruzi, the team of WVR-Akagera cluster and Caritas Byumba as an implementing partner of WVR in PDH Project meet in the partner evaluation of these activities within last 6 months period. The each team introduced their selves so that to work both know each other and then The…
38 Head of home based ECD of Bushoki sector, Tare AP were trained on health, hygiene and sanitation to promote children’s health through PDH project. Date: 19/3/2025: The training aimed at equipping knowledge on health ,hygiene and sanitation to the participants to ensure proper functionality of ECDs in promoting children’s health Methodology Through group works,…
Early Childhood Development: This program plays a big role in Child development. This is Why through PDH project of Caritas Byumba and WVR conducted a training of Head of home -based ECD’s revising and learning different skills regarding the HBECD’s in promoting child’s well-being. On the 13th, 03,2025, in Burera district, Nemba sector of…
Through PDH project of World Vision Rwanda in partnership with Caritas Byumba, Caritas conducted a refresher training of Community Health Workers and volunteers on rehabilitation of malnourished children at Kivuruga sector, AP Kivuruga The training used both an open discussion to engaging all participants to discuss on PDH approach and challenges they face during monitoring…
