USAID Dreams Like Program

The USAID Twiyubake DREAMS-Like program is being implemented by YWCA-Rwanda in partnership with Global Communities in Kicukiro funded by USAID. The USAID Twiyubake DREAMS-Like program’s goal is to foster the development of Young women and girls to be Determined, Resilient, Empowered, AIDS-free, Mentored and Safe individuals with the ability to realize their full potential. The program also aims at ensuring that adolescent girls transition safely to adulthood by promoting HIV/AIDS risk avoidance activities for 10-14 year olds, combination of both risk avoidance and risk reduction for 15-19 year olds, and a focus on risk reduction on HIV/AIDS for the 20-24 year olds .On the other hand, the program focuses on fighting unplanned pregnancies among the young women and girls between the ages of 10 to 24 including teen mothers, in and out of school as well as the female sex workers(FSW).

Key Achievements

5026 Adolescent girls and Young Women (AGYW) enrolled in safe spaces and received SRHR education and HTC services
234 AGYWs supported with TVET scholarship
Rolled out the Family is Matters Program (FMP)with 790 parents completed the module