Introduction

Réseau Culturel Sangwa promotes peaceful families and resilient communities through initiatives that strengthen peace building, gender equality and positive masculinity. Our work empowers women, men and youth to engage in constructive dialogue, prevent conflicts, challenge harmful norms, and build a culture of respect and shared responsibility.
Through community education, youth engagement, and partnerships with local structures, RCS supports inclusive leadership, reduces gender-based violence, and enhances social cohesion for sustainable development.

What We Do

1. Strengthening Family Dialogue & Community Peace

Réseau Culturel Sangwa mobilizes and sensitizes couples, youth, and community members to restore healthy dialogue and peaceful coexistence in households and communities.

Beneficiaries reached:

·         270 couples

·         508 school club members (207 males, 301 females)

·         276 out-of-school youth & adults

·         8,814 community members

·         80 cooperative members

Key Achievements

1. Creation of Safe & Transformative Spaces

·    Sangwa Center established at Rwikiniro Cell, in Rwimbogo Sector, a space for the Girls Get Equal Campaign, community discussions, human rights education, and vocational training.

2. Promoting Peace & Gender Equality Through Arts

·    Formation of “Ishema Rwikiniro”, a comedy and performing group (16 girls, 29 boys) advocating for peace, gender equality, and prevention of Sexual Gender Based Violence (SGBV).

3. Supporting Education & Reintegration

·       41 students improved school performance after receiving school feeding support.

·     15 teen mothers returned to school following Réseau Culturel Sangwa advocacy on Gender equality and children's right to education.

4. Empowering Teen & Young Mothers

Young mothers benefited from increased:

·         Participation in community associations and councils

·         Engagement in family work

·         Leadership and self-confidence

Results include:

·  26% now hold leadership positions at village or cooperative level

·  100% report increased freedom of speech in community meetings

·  100% of targeted teen mothers are reintegrated into their families

·   73% contribute to household basic needs.

5. Community Volunteers as Agents of Change

Trainees couples, youth, cooperatives, school clubs became community volunteers committed to:

·         Conflict prevention & management

·         Promoting gender equality

·         Preventing SGBV

·         Advancing human rights and SRHR

6. Sustaining a Culture of Peace

·    121 Community Facilitators and 87 Youth Ambassadors lead peace-building through dialogues, songs, poems, sketches and community mobilization.

·         Their efforts strengthen solidarity, safety, and development.

7. Intergenerational Culture for Peace

A group called “Ubumwe bw’Umuryango” of Mbogo Cell in Kiziguro Sector  composed by 48 members including 17 men, 31 women uses arts, dance, poetry, sketches to:

·         Fight against SGBV

·         Promote Gender equality and human rights

·         Encourage income generating activities

8. Young Mothers' Economic Empowerment

Several trained young mothers created their own businesses and strengthened financial resilience.

9. Youth Networking

Réseau Culturel Sangwa Youth Ambassadors’ (urban & rural) created networks to share skills in:

·         ICT

·         Gender equality

·         Leadership

·         Peace building

·         SRHR

·         Prevention of SGBV