Association pour la Promotions des Foyers Améliorés et la Protection de l’Environnement au Rwanda

APROFAPER stands for «Association pour la Promotions des Foyers Améliorés et la Protection de l’Environnement au Rwanda».

APROFAPER-NGO is a national non-profit making organization created in 2002 in NYAKIRIBA Sector, RUBAVU District in Western Province of Rwanda by a multidisciplinary team of specialists in agriculture, rural development, food and nutrition, health and community development, theology and rural economics. APROFAPER has its main office in Musanze District.

APROFAPER is registered under No 123/08.11 of July 24, 2011 of RGB.

APROFAPER received permit to conduct its operations from the local government authorities namely the Sectors, Districts, Provinces and also from the Ministry of Local Government (MINALOC), the Ministry of Justice (MINIJUST), MINISANTE/ RBC, Rwanda Red Cross (CRR), National Commission to Fight AIDS (CNLS), and the Fédération des Eglises Protestantes Réformées au Rwanda (FEPR).

APROFAPER is officially declared partner to MIGEPROF, particularly in the area of the protection of women and child rights. The memorandum of understanding was signed on November 23, 2011 by the Minister of Gender and Family promotion, No 0855/2100/FM/2011.

APROFAPER-NGO works in partnership with healthcare providers such as Community Health Workers (CHWs), health centres, hospitals, linking beneficiaries (female sex workers (FSW) and single mothers) with service providers both in public and private sectors with the aim of advocacy to curtail all forms of violence against them, and to assist them in obtaining services they deserve from legal entities.

APROFAPER-NGO was co-engaged with Global Fund/Ministry of Health (MoH) in the fight against new HIV/AIDS infections project.

Since 2009 up to 2021 through Global Fund (GF) /RBC/MINISANTE founds, APROFAPER operated in different Districts such as: Nyabihu, Musanze, Gicumbi, Burera, Gakenke and Rulindo.

APROFAPER-NGO has proven experience working with various international funding organizations namely UNAIDS, Aids Healthcare Foundation, Care International, Handicap International and the Christian Umbrella –FEPR (Federation of Protestant Reformed Churches in Rwanda).

The mandate of APROFAPER-NGO is Gender empowerment, Children rights, Environmental protection, Poverty eradication, Malnutrition and HIV/, TB and Malaria prevention and non-communicable diseases.