Solidarité pour l’Épanouissement des Veuves et des Orphelins visant le Travail et l’Auto-promotion (SEVOTA) is a Rwandan organisation dedicated to supporting women, children, and families whose lives continue to be shaped by the long-term impacts of conflict. Founded in the years following the 1994 genocide, SEVOTA has become a trusted community partner in strengthening peace,...
Emerging from the support of genocide survivors, its work today focuses on disadvantaged youth, women with experience of violence and orphaned families...
For a long time, SEVOTA worked mainly with mothers in the context of the "Abiyubaka fo-rum". The conception described here now focuses on the psychosocial support for children from rape and includes two sides:
The project aims to economically empower vulnerable youth—especially those from conflict-affected backgrounds—through entrepreneurship training, vocational skills, and access to finance, while also promoting peacebuilding and social reintegration.
Many genocide survivors, especially orphans and isolated individuals, have been reintegrated into society through SEVOTA’s programs...
